The seventh-place team in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning (7-6), host the 16th-ranked Philadelphia Flyers (4-8-1) at Amalie Arena on Thursday at 7:30 PM ET.
Tampa Bay’s last game was a 3-2 road loss against the St. Louis Blues on November 5.
Philadelphia lost 6-4 on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes in its most recent game on November 5.
Prepare for this matchup with everything you need to know before Thursday’s hockey action.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Philadelphia Flyers odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:51 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Lightning (-220)
- Underdog: Flyers (+180)
- Over/under: 6
Lightning stats and trends
- Tampa Bay has gone 5-3 as the favorite this season.
- The Lightning have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -220 this season.
- The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 68.8% chance of winning this contest.
- Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6 goals eight of 13 times.
- In the past 10 games, the Lightning have secured 70.0% of the possible points with a 4-6-0 record.
- They have averaged 3.6 goals per game (36 total) over that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Lightning have allowed 3.3 goals per game (33 total) in those 10 outings.
Flyers stats and trends
- The Flyers have been an underdog in 10 games this season, with three upset wins (30.0%).
- Philadelphia has had moneyline odds of +180 or longer once this season and lost that game.
- The moneyline implies a 35.7% chance to win for the Flyers.
- So far this season, 53.8% of Philadelphia’s games (7/13) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.
- In the past 10 contests, the Flyers have gone 3-7-0 (65.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.6 goals-per-game average (26 total) over that span.
- Defensively, the Flyers have given up 34 goals (3.4 per game) in those 10 matchups.