Lightning(-108) take on the Flames(-110) on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 10:00pm EST at the Scotiabank Saddledome Stadium.
On Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to face the Calgary Flames in the season's first head-to-head matchup. The Flames are favored on the moneyline, while
Game outlook
On Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to face the Calgary Flames in the season's first head-to-head matchup. The Flames are favored on the moneyline, while the teams split the two contests between each other last year, with the home team winning both matchups. The puck drops at 10:00 PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Lightning -108 | Flames -110
Spread: Lightning +1.5 (-256) | Flames -1.5 (+210)
Total: Over/Under 6.5 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Calgary will win straight-up is 52%.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Steven Stamkos led the way to the Lightning's 7-4 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. With the victory, the team 2-2-0 through the first four games of their five-game road trip. Vasilevskiy stopped 53 of 57 shots. Off to a hot start was Nikita Kucherov, becoming the first player in the NHL to reach 50 points this season with 20 goals and 30 assists through the first 30 games. Tampa Bay also has the third-best power play in the NHL at 29.4%.
Calgary Flames Analysis
Penalty-killing units were relatively successful, scoring 88.1%, but the power-play was hard-pressed to get any goals with just 12.1% success. The Flames are looking to improve upon their game moving forward.