Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

The Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0) will take on the Vegas Golden Knights (3-1-0) at Amalie Arena on Thursday.

The Vegas Golden Knights went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-1 win against the Ducks in their previous game. Vegas garnered 2 penalty minutes in this game. The Golden Knights offense showed they have some room for improvement in this win. They also had 4 power play opportunities and netted 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 32 shots they attempted.

With regard to their scoring, the Vegas Golden Knights have notched 17 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) on the season and have given up 12. For the current campaign, they have racked up 6 points and their points % is .750. Vegas has 13 power play opportunities and they have notched 4 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 30.77%. At even strength, the Golden Knights have given up 9 goals while notching 13 on the offensive side of the ice. Vegas has attempted 107 shots and holds a shot percentage of 15.9%. The Golden Knights so far have had 99 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .879. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 9 power play opportunities (21st in pro hockey) and have notched 3 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Adin Hill. During his career on the ice, Hill has accumulated 47 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .516. His save percentage currently is at .909 in his 5,628 mins played. Hill has had 2,769 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,516 saves. The opposition has notched 253 goals versus Hill in his career and his goals against average is 2.70. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 47-40-6 and he started in 91 games. Hill has taken the ice for 104 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay faced off against the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Lightning got the win by a final score of 4-1. The Lightning recorded 4 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued. They had 6 attempts on the power play in this contest and recorded 2 out of those tries.

On the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a total of 8 goals, 4 points, and a points percentage of 1.000. They have permitted 2 goals to be scored by of a combination of 1 goal at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. The Lightning have scored 6 goals at even strength and 2 goals (18th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 11 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 18.18%. Tampa Bay has taken 51 shots (32nd in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 15.69%, while allowing the opposition 48 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 85.71% on the other teams 7 power play tries, and their save percentage is 95.8%.

Across the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per game and he has yielded 1,053 goals overall. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts comes in at 57.6% and he has earned 240 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has started in 417 games and his ice time sits at 25,106 mins. Vasilevskiy has compiled a lifetime record of 265-123-28 and has played in 427 games. He has gathered 11,909 stops out of the 12,962 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .919.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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