The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Minnesota Wild at Amalie Arena on Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+ and Hulu.
Tampa Bay secured a 5-1 victory at home its last time out on January 13 against the Anaheim Ducks.
In its most recent game on January 15, Minnesota earned a 5-0 home victory against the New York Islanders.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Thursday’s hockey action.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-172)
- Underdog: Wild (+140)
Lightning Stats and Trends
- Tampa Bay has gotten the victory in 14 of the 23 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Lightning have a record of 5-1 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -172.
- The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 63.2% chance of winning this game.
- In the past 10 games, the Lightning have gone 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 2.9 goals per game (29 total) during that stretch.
- On the defensive end, the Lightning have allowed 2.8 goals per game (28 total) in those 10 matchups.
Wild Stats and Trends
- The Wild have been made the underdog 23 times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
- Minnesota has five games this season playing as an underdog by +140 or longer, and is 1-4 in those contests.
- The moneyline set in this contest implies a 41.7% chance for the Wild to win.
- Over the past 10 games, the Wild have gone 2-7-1 (55.0% of possible points).
- They have put up 20 goals over that span.
- Over on the defensive side, the Wild have allowed 36 goals (3.6 per game) over those 10 matchups.
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