Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 3/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-104) Golden Knights (-117)

The Vegas Golden Knights (36-24-7) will play the Tampa Bay Lightning (36-25-6) at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -104 while Vegas is sitting at -117. The over/under is set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 5-3 victory over the Panthers in their last outing. Tampa Bay accounted for 28 mins in the box in this outing. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in the victory. Furthermore, they had 7 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. For the outing, they tallied a score on 5 of the 16 shots they attempted.

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While at even strength, the Lightning have given up 189 goals while scoring 173 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 191 power play opportunities (27th in pro hockey) and have a total of 36 goals in those chances. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 232 goals (5th in the NHL) on the campaign and have conceded 225. Tampa Bay has taken 1,949 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.9%. For the current season, they have earned 78 points and their points percentage is .582. The Lightning thus far have had 1,990 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .887. Tampa Bay has 204 power play opportunities and they have scored 59 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 28.92%.

The player in the crease for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 466 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has earned a mark of 287-139-29 and he was named the starter in 456 games. Opponents have notched 1,170 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his career and his goals against rate is 2.56. Vasilevskiy has had 14,079 shot attempts against him and has recorded 12,909 saves. His save percentage sits at .917 during his 27,399 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Vasilevskiy has compiled 259 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .568.

When they were on the ice last, Vegas went up against the Devils in a game where the Golden Knights took home the victory by a final score of 3-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Golden Knights converted 3 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they attempted.

During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have a total of 212 goals, 79 points, and a points percentage of .590. They have granted a total of 198 goals to be scored by of a combination of 164 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have racked up 172 goals at even strength and 40 goals (18th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 211 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.96%. Vegas has put up 2,085 shots (16th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.17%, while allowing their opponents 2,068 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 80.79% on the other teams 177 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Adin Hill in net. His opponents are averaging 2.65 goals/game and he has allowed 315 goals in total. Hill's rate of quality starts comes out to 55.1% and he has made 65 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has been a starter 118 games and has accumulated 7,137 mins. Hill is the owner of a career mark of 62-48-8 and has participated in 131 contests. He has a tally of 3,253 saves out of 3,568 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-104)

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