Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Carolina Hurricanes NHL Betting Tips and Predictions

by | Mar 29, 2022

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Lightning vs. Hurricanes Betting Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Lightning (41-18-6) host the Carolina Hurricanes (43-15-7) on Tuesday, March 29, with both teams coming off a win in their last game. The Hurricanes are underdogs away from home, at +118, and the Lightning are -140. Find more below on the Lightning vs. Hurricanes betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Lightning vs. Hurricanes Betting Line

Lightning vs Hurricanes Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Lightning -1.5 5.5

Lightning vs. Hurricanes Game Info

  • Game Day: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Location: Tampa, Florida
  • Arena: Amalie Arena

Computer Predictions for Lightning vs. Hurricanes

Computer picks for Lightning vs Hurricanes
ATS Over/Under Score Prediction
Hurricanes (+1.5) Over (5.5) Lightning 4 Hurricanes 3

Lightning vs. Hurricanes Betting Trends

  • Through 55 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 39 times.
  • In 42 games with shorter than -140 moneyline odds this season, the Lightning have been victorious in 32.
  • Tampa Bay has a 58.3% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

    • Tampa Bay Lightning Leaders

  • Steven Stamkos has been a major player for Tampa Bay this season, with 70 points in 64 games.
  • Victor Hedman is another top contributor for Tampa Bay with 63 points (1.0 per game), scoring 18 goals and adding 45 assists.
  • Alex Killorn’s season total of 50 points has come from 20 goals and 30 assists.
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy (33-14-4) has a 2.4 goals against average and a .920 save percentage (ninth-best in the league).

    • Tampa Bay Lightning Season Stats

  • The Lightning are ranked 12th in the NHL with 213 goals this season, an average of 3.3 per contest.
  • The Lightning have allowed the seventh-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 178 (2.7 per game).
  • The team has the league’s eighth-best goal differential at +35 this season.
  • The 42 power-play goals the Lightning have recorded this season (on 203 power-play chances) rank 16th in the NHL.
  • The Lightning’s offense has the NHL’s 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.7%).
  • The Lightning’s offense has netted five shorthanded goals this season (18th among all teams).
  • The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (82.4%) is the NHL’s seventh-best.
  • The Lightning win 50.2% of their faceoffs (15th in the NHL).
  • The Lightning convert 10.9% of their shots, ranking fourth in the league.
  • The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 25.4 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.

    • Hurricanes vs. Lightning Betting Trends

  • The Hurricanes have been listed as the underdog 11 times this season, and upset their opponent seven times.
  • Carolina has not had a game with bigger moneyline odds than +118.
  • The moneyline implies a 45.9% chance of victory for the Hurricanes.

    • Carolina Hurricanes Leaders

  • Sebastian Aho’s 28 goals and 36 assists in 63 games give him 64 points on the season, making him a key part of his team’s offense.
  • Andrei Svechnikov is a top scorer for Carolina, with 57 total points this season. He has scored 25 goals and provided 32 assists in 63 games.
  • Carolina’s Teuvo Teravainen has 51 points, courtesy of 16 goals (fifth on team) and 35 assists (second).
  • Carolina’s Frederik Andersen is 31-10-3 this season, collecting 1133 saves and giving up 90 goals (2.1 goals against average) with a .926 save percentage (third-best in the league).

    • Carolina Hurricanes Season Stats

  • The Hurricanes have scored the 10th-most goals (215 goals, 3.3 per game) in the league.
  • The Hurricanes are the toughest defensive unit in the NHL this season, giving up 154 goals (just 2.4 per game).
  • Their fourth-best goal differential is +61.
  • The Hurricanes have scored 47 power-play goals this season (on 188 power-play chances). That’s the seventh-most in the NHL.
  • The Hurricanes have the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.0%.
  • The Hurricanes have recorded three shorthanded goals.
  • The 88.8% of opponent power plays the Hurricanes kill is the top penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Hurricanes win 53.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the fifth-best percentage in the NHL.
  • The 9.8% shooting percentage the Hurricanes have amassed ranks 13th in the league.
  • The Hurricanes have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

    • Lightning and Hurricanes Injury Report

    Lightning: Ryan McDonagh: Out (Upper-body)

    Hurricanes: Jordan Martinook: Out (Undisclosed), Ethan Bear: Day To Day (Lower-body), Jake Gardiner: Out (Hip/back)

    Betting Tips for Lightning vs. Hurricanes

    Our best bet is Lightning on the moneyline at -140 and Hurricanes (+1.5) against the spread after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will finish over the total of 5.5 goals.

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