Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 05 Jan 2025

Back Lightning to Win

There is merit in backing the Lightning on the 3-Way Moneyline, with our prediction being that they will beat the Ducks in regulation time. Especially as odds of -135 are on offer about this happening.

8 Victories for Lightning in Previous 9 H2H Games

Tampa Bay Lightning have suffered a defeat in their previous three games including a recent 2-1 loss. This occurred on the road at Crypto.com Arena against Los Angeles Kings. Lightning racked up 34 shots and Victor Hedman bagged the only goal.

Anaheim Ducks have secured back-to-back home victories. Their last game was on the road and a 3-2 loss occurred against Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. Jackson LaCombe and Brett Leason scored one goal apiece.

The Lightning beat the Ducks in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 3-2 scoreline at Honda Center. The Lightning have triumphed in their previous five meetings against the Ducks. On the head-to-head front, it has been 8 wins out of 9.

Starting Goalies

Jonas Johansson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	7-5-2	3.12	.896	1
23/24	12-7-5	3.37	.890	2

John Gibson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	11-10-2	2.72	.912	0
23/24	13-27-1	3.54	.888	0

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 19.5% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 2.3 goals from 29.7 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.7%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 16 points, 4 goals and 12 assists, with Brayden Point racking up 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevski have a 2.32 goal against average with a .920 save percentage.

The Ducks have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 29.6 shots on goal, with a 5.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.0 goals from 28.4 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.1%.

The top points scorer is Troy Terry with 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, while Robby Fabbri is next best after having 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Lukas Dostal have a 2.85 GAA with a .893 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together NHL forecasts. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available team, player and goalie stats and make predictions.

Key Lightning vs Ducks stats:

• Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
• Lightning have won 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
• Ducks have lost 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• Ducks have lost 12 of their last 20 games at home this season.
• Ducks have lost their last 5 games against Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction

There is -135 available when it comes to Tampa Bay Lightning on the 60-minute line. We believe that the visitors has a strong chance of winning this NHL encounter and the odds makes plenty of appeal.

Those who are looking for more value when backing Tampa Bay should consider the Puck Line. Place a bet on them to cover the line that makes the most appeal at the odds.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 57.4% chance of winning. After careful examination, our analysts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Mason McTavish Over 1.5 Shots -169

Mason McTavish (Ducks) has finished with Over 1.5 shots on goal in 8 straight games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -169 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

Latest Mason McTavish Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+250

First

+1500

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+150

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning 4 - 2 Ducks

You can secure odds of +1500 that the Lightning are able to land a 4-2 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Lightning

Ducks

1-0

Lightning

+7000

Ducks

+7500

2-0

Lightning

+6000

Ducks

+7500

2-1

Lightning

+1900

Ducks

+2200

3-0

Lightning

+3500

Ducks

+5500

3-1

Lightning

+2200

Ducks

+3000

3-2

Lightning

+950

Ducks

+1100

4-0

Lightning

+4000

Ducks

+7000

4-1

Lightning

+1400

Ducks

+2500

4-2

Lightning

+1500

Ducks

+2000

4-3

Lightning

+900

Ducks

+1100

5-0

Lightning

+6000

Ducks

+12000

5-1

Lightning

+2000

Ducks

+4000

5-2

Lightning

+1200

Ducks

+2200

5-3

Lightning

+1800

Ducks

+2500

5-4

Lightning

+1500

Ducks

+1800

6-1

Lightning

+4000

Ducks

+9000

6-2

Lightning

+2000

Ducks

+4000

6-3

Lightning

+1900

Ducks

+3300

6-4

Lightning

+3300

Ducks

+4500

6-5

Lightning

+3300

Ducks

+4000

7-1

Lightning

+6600

Ducks

+14000

7-2

Lightning

+5000

Ducks

+11000

7-3

Lightning

+3500

Ducks

+6600

7-4

Lightning

+4000

Ducks

+6000

7-5

Lightning

+7000

Ducks

+9000

7-6

Lightning

+8000

Ducks

+9000

8-4

Lightning

+7000

Ducks

+11000

8-5

Lightning

+9000

Ducks

+12000

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest a Close-Run Battle

Tampa Bay Lightning are regarded as having a 64% chance of winning this game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -179. For those wanting to back Anaheim Ducks, you will find +148 about the underdogs.

1.5 is the puck line and 7 is the total goals line. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you want to wager Over 7, there are odds of +114.

You can back the Lightning to make a fast start and hit the 3-goal mark first. The favorites are -135 to achieve this, with the Ducks +165 to win the race to this total.

The good news is that you can access a huge selection of game lines and team props for most National Hockey League encounters. The betting sites have a massive range of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Lightning

-179

Ducks

+148

3-Way Moneyline

Lightning

-111

Tie

+335

Ducks

+240

Puck Line

Lightning -1.5

+135

Ducks +1.5

-167

Total Goals

Under 7

-137

Over 7

+114

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Score the First Goal

There is +104 available that Nikita Kucherov finds the net at any stage. He is available at +750 to register the first goal which makes him favorite.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

First

+104

Anytime

+750

Brayden Point (Lightning)

First

+108

Anytime

+750

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

First

+125

Anytime

+850

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

First

+155

Anytime

+1000

Troy Terry (Ducks)

First

+175

Anytime

+1100

Frank Vatrano (Ducks)

First

+175

Anytime

+1100

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)

First

+190

Anytime

+1200

Mason McTavish (Ducks)

First

+250

Anytime

+1500

Leo Carlsson (Ducks)

First

+265

Anytime

+1600

Conor Geekie (Lightning)

First

+270

Anytime

+1500

Alex Killorn (Ducks)

First

+285

Anytime

+1600

Ryan Strome (Ducks)

First

+285

Anytime

+1600

Robby Fabbri (Ducks)

First

+285

Anytime

+1600

Cam Atkinson (Lightning)

First

+290

Anytime

+1600

Nick Paul (Lightning)

First

+290

Anytime

+1600

Cutter Gauthier (Ducks)

First

+325

Anytime

+1800

Michael Eyssimont (Lightning)

First

+350

Anytime

+1900

Gage Goncalves (Lightning)

First

+350

Anytime

+1900

Brett Leason (Ducks)

First

+410

Anytime

+2200

Mitchell Chaffee (Lightning)

First

+420

Anytime

+2200

Victor Hedman (Lightning)

First

+420

Anytime

+2200

Conor Sheary (Lightning)

First

+420

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-114

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-139

Under 2.5

+105

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

Troy Terry (Ducks)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-132

Frank Vatrano (Ducks)

Over 2.5

-185

Under 2.5

+140

Victor Hedman (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-135

Mason McTavish (Ducks)

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+150

Alex Killorn (Ducks)

Over 1.5

-135

Under 1.5

+104

Ryan Strome (Ducks)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Micro Betting

There are always opportunities to enjoy NHL micro betting. It’s generally the case that you will find team and player props in-game and bettors can use their insight to wager on outcomes such as the Next Goal or Next Goalscorer.

Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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