Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds, tips and betting trends

The Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, October 15 at 7:00 PM ET. The game will air on NHL Network and BSSUN.

Ottawa earned a 5-2 victory at home its last time out on October 14 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Tampa Bay played on the road its last time out on October 14, and lost 6-4 against the Detroit Red Wings.

Get ready for this matchup with what you need to know ahead of Sunday’s hockey action.

• Favorite: Senators (-117)
• Underdog: Lightning (-103)
• Over/under: 6.5

• The Senators were favored on the moneyline 37 times last season, and finished 23-14 in those games.
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -117 or shorter, Ottawa went 20-9.
• The Senators have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.9% in this game.
• Ottawa and its opponent posted more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 82 games last season.
• The Senators’ 259 goals scored last season (3.2 per game) ranked 18th in the league.
• Defensively, the Senators allowed 270 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 20th in league action.
• The 72 power-play goals the Senators put up last season (on 306 power-play chances) were the second-most in the NHL.

• The Lightning were an underdog in 21 games last season, with eight upset wins (38.1%).
• Tampa Bay went 5-12 last season when sportsbooks made them underdogs of -103 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Lightning, implied from the moneyline, is 50.7%.
• Tampa Bay combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 46 of 88 games last season.
• With 280 goals (3.4 per game) last season, the Lightning had the league’s eighth-best offense.
• The Lightning gave up 252 total goals (3.1 per game), 14th in the NHL.
• The Lightning had 71 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 280 chances.

• Game Day: Sunday, October 15, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: NHL Network
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)