Lightning Vs Red Wings: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 21, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 21, 2022

The Tampa Bay Lightning (20-10-1) visit the Detroit Red Wings (13-11-7) — who’ve lost six in a row — on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET. Bookmakers give the Red Wings +128 odds to pick up a win and list the Lightning at -153 on the moneyline for this matchup. This game has an over/under of 6.5 goals.

This article uses betting data updated as of December 21, 2022 at 3:17 PM ET. See all the latest odds for this outing in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Lightning Vs Red Wings Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 21

Lightning: Rudolfs Balcers: Out (Upper Body)

Red Wings: Robert Hagg: Out (Undisclosed), Mark Pysyk: Out (Achilles), Robby Fabbri: Out (Knee), Tyler Bertuzzi: Out (Upper Body), Matt Luff: Out (Wrist), Filip Zadina: Out (Lower Body)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Lightning
Total Pick Under (6.5)
Spread Pick Red Wings (+1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Lightning Vs Red Wings Team Stats

Lightning Avg. (Rank) Red Wings Avg. (Rank)
3.58 (3rd) Goals Scored 2.94 (24th)
2.87 (14th) Goals Allowed 3.19 (18th)
31.2 (17th) Shots 29.1 (29th)
30.8 (12th) Shots Allowed 31.6 (16th)

Lightning Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nikita Kucherov 31 12 34 46 111 5 +1
Steven Stamkos 31 16 21 37 103 7 +5
Brayden Point 31 16 15 31 93 5 +2
Brandon Hagel 31 12 14 26 58 3 +10
Mikhail Sergachev 29 5 21 26 48 2 +1

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Red Wings Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Dylan Larkin 30 10 18 28 98 4 +5
Dominik Kubalik 31 10 16 26 82 5 -5
Filip Hronek 31 7 18 25 69 3 +13
David Perron 31 10 13 23 84 2 0
Andrew Copp 31 3 15 18 42 1 -3

Betting Trends

  • The Lightning have put together a 19-7 record when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Lightning have an implied win probability of 60.5%.
  • This season the Red Wings have won seven of the 19 games, or 36.8%, in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.9% chance of victory for the Red Wings.
  • In 15 of 31 matches this season, Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • Detroit has played 13 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.
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