This Thursday at 7:30 PM ET on Sportsnet, the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Vancouver Canucks to town in a rematch between teams that met less than a week ago. Vancouver will attempt to deliver some payback as a significant underdog on Lightning home ice.
Oddsmakers have Lightning as -260-moneyline favorites. The total is at 6Under -120.
Tampa Bay continues to impress. There are no better duos in the league than Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning stars have combined for 126 points through 53 games so far this season; it’s by far the highest point total of two teammates. Those numbers have buttressed the Lightning to the top offense in the league, which scores an average of 3.53 goals per game.
At the other end of the ice, the Vancouver Canucks’ hopes at a playoff position are over. They’re currently 15 points behind the Minnesota Wild for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, with five teams to leapfrog. It’s not all dark times in rainy Vancouver, however. Their rookie sensation, Brock Boeser (25 goals, 21 assists) is the early favourite to capture the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. The future is bright for the Canucks, but they’ll be looking for payback in an upset over Tampa this Thursday.
Recent Form
Team
Record
Money
Offense
Defense
Fave
Dog
O/U
Vancouver
21-26-6
-$280.00
2.60
3.23
0-8
21-24
30-23
Tampa Bay
36-14-3
$897.00
3.57
2.64
31-16
5-1
32-21
Team Records
Vancouver Canucks
Name
Record
Home
Away
Fave
Dog
O/U
Overall
21-26-6
10-14-3
11-12-3
0-5-1
21-21-5
30-23
Last 10
5-5-0
3-2-0
2-3-0
0-1-0
5-4-0
6-4
vs Div
5-9-1
3-5-0
2-4-1
0-1-0
5-8-1
10-5
vs EAST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
vs WEST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Tampa Bay Lightning
Name
Record
Home
Away
Fave
Dog
O/U
Overall
36-14-3
17-5-1
19-9-2
31-13-2
5-1-1
32-21
Last 10
5-5-0
0-2-0
5-3-0
4-5-0
1-0-0
7-3
vs Div
9-3-1
4-0-0
5-3-1
9-2-1
0-1-0
6-7
vs EAST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
vs WEST
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
2.60
29
2.64
6
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
2.65
24
2.74
16
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill
24.36
2
77.03
26
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
3.57
1
3.23
27
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
3.70
2
3.08
16
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill
25.00
7
75.56
26
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
O/U
AVG
shots
power play goals
power play percentage
penalty kill percentage
power play chances
Vancouver
4-5-1
7-2-1
2.80
27.50
4
12.12
86.05
33
Tampa Bay
6-3-1
7-2-1
3.10
30.20
6
13.95
87.88
43
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
Total
O/U
away shots
home shots
Away Power Play Goals
Home Power Play Goals
Away Power Plays
Home Power Plays
Away PP%
Home PP%
Away PK%
Home PK%
Feb 3, 2018
TB
4
VAN
2
152
5.5
O
28
33
1
0
4
3
25
0
100
75
Dec 16, 2016
TB
2
VAN
4
-102
5
O
27
24
1
1
2
2
50
50
50
50
Dec 8, 2016
VAN
5
TB
1
-223
5
O
30
41
0
0
3
3
0
0
100
100
Jan 9, 2016
TB
3
VAN
2
108
5
P
35
23
0
1
4
2
0
50
50
100
Dec 22, 2015
VAN
2
TB
1
-179
5
U
19
27
0
1
1
10
0
10
90
100
Jan 20, 2015
VAN
1
TB
4
-164
5.5
U
28
26
0
0
7
5
0
0
100
100
Oct 18, 2014
TB
4
VAN
2
-103
5.5
O
24
32
1
1
5
6
20
16.7
83.3
80
Mar 17, 2014
VAN
3
TB
4
-205
5
O
28
30
1
1
3
4
33.3
25
75
66.7
Jan 1, 2014
TB
4
VAN
2
-154
5
O
33
30
1
0
3
2
33.3
0
100
66.7
Jan 10, 2012
VAN
5
TB
4
135
5.5
O
28
31
0
0
4
3
0
0
100
100
NHL Betting Trends
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver’s last 6 games
Vancouver is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver’s last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Vancouver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver’s last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vancouver’s last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay’s last 15 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 11 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games when playing at home against Vancouver
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