Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 12 Jan 2025

Why We’re Expecting Lightning to Win

The prediction is that the Lightning will outscore the Penguins in 60 minutes, with odds of -100 currently available on the 3-Way Moneyline. That looks a price worth taking on this value pick.

Penguins Have Won 7 Out of 10 on the H2H

Tampa Bay Lightning have been defeated in their previous four road games. They recently suffered a 3-2 (OT) loss against New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored one goal each.

Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated last time out. PPG PAINTS Arena saw them beaten at home to Ottawa Senators by a 5-0 scoreline. They managed 29 shots on goal, with goalie Tristan Jarry making 5 saves (1.000).

The last encounter between the Lightning and the Penguins saw the former win. It was a 3-2 scoreline at PPG PAINTS Arena. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Penguins have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Jonas Johansson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	7-5-2	3.12	.896	1
23/24	12-7-5	3.37	.890	2

Tristan Jarry (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-10-5	3.23	.890	0
23/24	19-25-5	2.91	.903	6

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.6 goals from 28.3 shots on goal, with a 13.3% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 2.5 goals from 30.0 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 94.3%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, with Brayden Point recording 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevski have a 2.16 goal against average with a .925 save percentage.

The Penguins have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 25.3 shots on goal, with a 28.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.5 goals from 30.2 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 74.2%.

The top points scorer is Sidney Crosby with 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, while Rickard Rakell is next in line after having 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Tristan Jarry have a 2.48 GAA with a .908 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Getting the lowdown on injuries and studying the form guide are important duties ahead of making NHL picks. We also place great emphasis on the player and goalie stats and a data-led approach can be effective.

Key Lightning vs Penguins stats:

• Lightning have won 22 of their last 40 games this season.
• Lightning have won 11 of their last 20 games.
• Penguins have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
• Penguins have lost 7 of their last 10 games.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

Tampa Bay Lightning look great value on the 60-minute line and our pick is that the visitors will claim a victory in this NHL game. We’re happy to take the -100 that they win in regulation time.

If you’re looking to squeeze more juice from the odds, consider Tampa Bay on the Puck Line. There are some great options when it comes to our pick covering the various betting lines.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 50% likelihood of this pick winning. In the opinion of our cappers, there’s actually a probability of success between 55-60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Rickard Rakell Under 2.5 Shots -143

Rickard Rakell (Penguins) hasn't covered the 2.5 shots on goal total in 7 of the past 10 games. We think that he will fail to cover the line and this Shots on Goal bet can be backed at -143.

Latest Rickard Rakell Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+190

First

+1150

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning 4 - 1 Penguins

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Lightning to win 4-1. We can’t pass up the odds of +1500 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Lightning

Penguins

1-0

Lightning

+6600

Penguins

+7000

2-0

Lightning

+6000

Penguins

+7000

2-1

Lightning

+1700

Penguins

+1900

3-0

Lightning

+3500

Penguins

+4500

3-1

Lightning

+2200

Penguins

+2800

3-2

Lightning

+900

Penguins

+1050

4-0

Lightning

+4000

Penguins

+6000

4-1

Lightning

+1500

Penguins

+2200

4-2

Lightning

+1500

Penguins

+1900

4-3

Lightning

+900

Penguins

+1050

5-0

Lightning

+6000

Penguins

+10000

5-1

Lightning

+2200

Penguins

+3500

5-2

Lightning

+1400

Penguins

+2000

5-3

Lightning

+1900

Penguins

+2400

5-4

Lightning

+1600

Penguins

+1800

6-0

Lightning

+9000

Penguins

+14000

6-1

Lightning

+4500

Penguins

+8000

6-2

Lightning

+2400

Penguins

+4000

6-3

Lightning

+2200

Penguins

+3000

6-4

Lightning

+3500

Penguins

+4500

6-5

Lightning

+3500

Penguins

+4000

7-1

Lightning

+7000

Penguins

+13000

7-2

Lightning

+5500

Penguins

+10000

7-3

Lightning

+4000

Penguins

+6000

7-4

Lightning

+4500

Penguins

+6000

7-5

Lightning

+7500

Penguins

+9000

7-6

Lightning

+8000

Penguins

+9000

8-2

Lightning

+9000

Penguins

+14000

8-3

Lightning

+9000

Penguins

+14000

8-4

Lightning

+8000

Penguins

+11000

8-5

Lightning

+10000

Penguins

+12500

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Predicting a Close Encounter

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Tampa Bay Lightning are -156 favorites to win and that means a 61% chance of landing a victory. Pittsburgh Penguins are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +128.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at -127.

The Lightning are favorites to score first at odds of -130. Conversely, if you think opponents Penguins will open the scoring, they are -110 to do so.

You can find a huge selection of game lines and team props for every National Hockey League encounter, with the betting sites creating many different options. Check out the pre-game and in-game selections before placing your bets.

Moneyline

Lightning

-156

Penguins

+128

3-Way Moneyline

Lightning

+102

Tie

+335

Penguins

+205

Puck Line

Lightning -1.5

+160

Penguins +1.5

-192

Total Goals

Under 6.5

+105

Over 6.5

-127

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Nikita Kucherov is available at -102 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favorite is now priced at odds of +700 to find the net first.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

First

-102

Anytime

+700

Brayden Point (Lightning)

First

+117

Anytime

+800

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

First

+133

Anytime

+900

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

First

+160

Anytime

+1000

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

First

+163

Anytime

+1000

Rickard Rakell (Penguins)

First

+190

Anytime

+1150

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

First

+200

Anytime

+1200

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)

First

+205

Anytime

+1200

Michael Bunting (Penguins)

First

+245

Anytime

+1400

Evgeni Malkin (Penguins)

First

+245

Anytime

+1400

Conor Geekie (Lightning)

First

+285

Anytime

+1600

Cam Atkinson (Lightning)

First

+310

Anytime

+1700

Nick Paul (Lightning)

First

+310

Anytime

+1700

Michael Eyssimont (Lightning)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Gage Goncalves (Lightning)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Anthony Beauvillier (Penguins)

First

+370

Anytime

+2000

Drew O'Connor (Penguins)

First

+400

Anytime

+2000

Sam Poulin (Penguins)

First

+440

Anytime

+2200

Blake Lizotte (Penguins)

First

+440

Anytime

+2200

Kevin Hayes (Penguins)

First

+440

Anytime

+2200

Mitchell Chaffee (Lightning)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Victor Hedman (Lightning)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Conor Sheary (Lightning)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Over 3.5

+110

Under 3.5

-143

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-118

Under 2.5

-110

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Rickard Rakell (Penguins)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-103

Victor Hedman (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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