Tampa Bay Lightning

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  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Will the Scoreboard Tick Over?

The Lightning and the Blue Jackets are likely to regularly light the lamp and make Over 6.5 goals happen. Take the attractive odds of -110 on offer.

Lightning Are 8 From 10 on the Head-to-Head

Tampa Bay Lightning have triumphed in their previous three games. The latest was on the road where Pittsburgh Penguins were beaten 3-2 (OT) at PPG PAINTS Arena. Brayden Point registered two goals, with Anthony Cirelli scoring one.

Columbus Blue Jackets won their last game 5-1. This was a road victory at TD Garden against Boston Bruins. There were five different goalscorers including Dmitri Voronkov. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins had a great game and ended up with 28 saves (.966).

The Lightning have beaten the Blue Jackets in the last two encounters. They won 4-2 at Nationwide Arena and triumphed 5-2 at Amalie Arena. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen eight the Lightning wins.

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
Elvis Merzlikins (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 23-19-5 3.03 .896 1
23/24 13-17-8 3.45 .897 1
Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.2 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 13.5% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 2.3 goals from 28.6 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 89.5%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 13 points, 3 goals and 10 assists, with Jake Guentzel racking up 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevski have a 1.53 goal against average with a .944 save percentage, including two shutouts.

Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

The Blue Jackets have 3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 33.3 shots on goal, with a 13.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.7 goals from 28.7 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.3%.

Kevin Labanc and Zach Werenski have scored the most points on 6, with each player managing 1 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 2.71 GAA with a .907 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL predictions are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant player and goalie stats to get the full picture.

Key Lightning vs Blue Jackets stats:

  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Lightning games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 9 Lightning games on the road this season.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Blue Jackets games at home.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Blue Jackets games at home.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Blue Jackets games at home this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction

The two teams can combine to go over the 6.5 goal line. We’re sweet on this pick and odds of -110 are available when it comes to this NHL encounter.

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Over 6.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Anthony Cirelli To Score +265 bet365 logo

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning) has scored at least one goal in 3 straight games. There are odds of +265 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Bet Builder Tips

Totals Over 6.5
To Score Anthony Cirelli
Shots on Goal Brandon Hagel Over 2.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets 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.

Tight Affair Likely According to the Books

With a 67% chance of securing victory, Tampa Bay Lightning are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -200. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +163 about Columbus Blue Jackets.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 6.5. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are -122.

Some bettors might want to back the Lightning at -135 to reach the 3-goal total before their opponents. However, a third option is to back neither team to make this goals amount at +550.

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Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Nikita Kucherov is the favorite to be First Goalscorer at +650. If you’re interested in backing him to find the net at anytime, then the price is -108.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
First
-108
Anytime
+650
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Brayden Point (Lightning)
First
+110
Anytime
+750
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Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
First
+128
Anytime
+850
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Brandon Hagel (Lightning)
First
+155
Anytime
+950
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Player Shots

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)
Over 3.5
+120
Under 3.5
-156
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Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Over 3.5
-130
Under 3.5
-100
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Brayden Point (Lightning)
Over 2.5
-125
Under 2.5
-103
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Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
Over 2.5
-185
Under 2.5
+140
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets Stats

Moneyline

  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
86 Nikita Kucherov 17 21.74 11 15 26 9
59 Jake Guentzel 17 20.51 7 10 17 10
38 Brandon Hagel 17 20.71 8 9 17 7

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
86 Kirill Marchenko 18 18.19 6 10 16 5
23 Sean Monahan 18 19.11 6 9 15 3
8 Zach Werenski 18 25.67 4 10 14 -1

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Nick Paul
Injured

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Erik Gudbranson
Injured
Boone Jenner
Injured

Starting Lineups

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

90
Elvis Merzlikins
8
Zach Werenski
15
Dante Fabbro
10
Dmitri Voronkov
23
Sean Monahan
86
Kirill Marchenko
86
Nikita Kucherov
71
Anthony Cirelli
38
Brandon Hagel
90
Janis Jerome Moser
77
Victor Hedman
31
Jonas Johansson

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

90
Elvis Merzlikins
2
Jake Christiansen
9
Ivan Provorov
21
James van Riemsdyk
19
Adam Fantilli
91
Kent Johnson
93
Gage Goncalves
21
Brayden Point
59
Jake Guentzel
81
Erik Cernak
27
Ryan McDonagh
31
Jonas Johansson

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

90
Elvis Merzlikins
3
Jack Johnson
78
Damon Severson
59
Yegor Chinakhov
4
Cole Sillinger
24
Mathieu Olivier
41
Mitchell Chaffee
14
Conor Geekie
13
Cam Atkinson
48
Nicklaus Perbix
78
Emil Lilleberg
31
Jonas Johansson

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

90
Elvis Merzlikins
27
Zach Aston-Reese
7
Sean Kuraly
17
Justin Danforth
23
Michael Eyssimont
11
Luke Glendening
28
Zemgus Girgensons
31
Jonas Johansson

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

19 Nov NHL
Lightning 3-2 Penguins
16 Nov NHL
Devils 0-4 Lightning
14 Nov NHL
Jets 1-4 Lightning
07 Nov NHL
Flyers 2-1 Lightning
05 Nov NHL
Lightning 2-3 Blues
03 Nov NHL
Lightning 4-7 Jets
01 Nov NHL
Lightning 3-5 Wild
30 Oct NHL
Lightning 5-2 Avalanche
28 Oct NHL
Predators 2-3 Lightning
26 Oct NHL
Capitals 0-3 Lightning

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

18 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 5-1 Bruins
16 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 1-5 Canadiens
15 Nov NHL
Penguins 2-6 Blue Jackets
12 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 2-5 Kraken
10 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 2-4 Ducks
09 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 2-5 Kings
05 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 1-2 Sharks
02 Nov NHL
Blue Jackets 2-7 Capitals
01 Nov NHL
Jets 6-2 Blue Jackets
30 Oct NHL
Islanders 0-2 Blue Jackets

NHL Standings

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 - -