Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Preview
Planning on watching today’s Golden Knights and Lightning game? Catch the action at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, as the Lightning hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on BSSU.
The odds for this non-conference game currently have the Lightning as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for Tampa Bay Lightning – Vegas Golden Knights odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Head-to-Head and Key Stats
Over their previous five games against the Lightning, the Golden Knights have put together a record of 4-1. The over/under record in the five most recent head to head games between the Golden Knights and Lightning is 4-1 with an average of 7 goals per game. The last three times that the Golden Knights have been on the road vs. the Lightning, the over/under record is 1-4.
- Vegas has played well in their previous three road games, going 2-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 5 goals per game while allowing 3. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.
- Through their last five home contests, the Lightning offense has averaged 3 goals per game while allowing an average of 4. Tampa Bay posted an overall record of 2-3 while going 1-4 ATS.
- The last five games that Tampa Bay was the underdog, they have an puck line mark of 2-3 while going 2-3 straight up.
- Although the Golden Knights have a strong straight up record in their last three games as the betting favorite, they have not done as well vs the puck line going 1-2.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction
The Golden Knights are set to face Tampa Bay with a 21-7-5 record. Their track record as favorites is 16-6-4, while they maintain 5-1-1 when considered underdogs. For away games this season, they have a 9-4-3 record, while they are 12-3-2 when playing at home.
For their offensive performance, the Golden Knights come in averaging 3.4 goals per game this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 2nd in the league. Looking at how the Golden Knights’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 6th in power play goals and 8th in shorthanded goals.
Heading into this matchup vs. Tampa Bay, goalie Jiri Patera has started one games in this season. His current record is 1-0, and his save percentage stands at 0.20618556701030927%.
Coming into their game vs. Vegas, the Lightning are 15-13-5. They are 8-7-1 when favored and 7-6-4 as the underdog. For away games this season, they have a 6-10-2 record, while they are 9-3-3 when playing at home.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Lightning are averaging 3.4 goals per game this season, putting them in the 5th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 7th in the league. This season, the Lightning have a 10-9 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. In games with fewer shots on goal, they hold a 5-4 record.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy comes into the game having made 11 starts this season. So far, his record is 6-5 and he has a save percentage of 0.4845360824742268%.
With the Lightning being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Lightning.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Tips
- Take the Lightning on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Golden Knights (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report
- Brent Seabrook – Shoulder/Back/Hip – Out
- Mikhail Sergachev – Lower Body – Questionable
- Logan Brown – Undisclosed – Out
Vegas Golden Knights Injury Report
- Keegan Kolesar – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Shea Theodore – Upper Body – Out
- Robin Lehner – Hip – Out
- Adin Hill – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Logan Thompson – Upper Body – Questionable
- Kaedan Korczak – Lower Body – Out
- Daniil Miromanov – Lower Body – Out
