Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 23 Mar 2025

Knights Look a Great Bet to Win

It’s time to side with the Golden Knights to secure a victory over the Lightning. They should have the upper hand and the -128 for our Moneyline prediction looks a great price.

4-3 Win for Lightning in Last H2H Battle

Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a defeat in their previous game. A 6-4 scoreline occurred on the road at Delta Center against Utah Hockey Club. Brayden Point bagged two goals, while Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel scored once.

Vegas Golden Knights last game was a 6-3 home win. This victory over Detroit Red Wings at T-Mobile Arena made it back-to-back victories. Jack Eichel had 4 points which includes 1 goal and 3 assists.

The Lightning won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 4-3 triumph when facing the Knights at Amalie Arena. The Lightning have three straight victories against the Knights. They have won 5 of the 10 previous head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	34-19-3	2.22	.919	5
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Ilya Samsonov (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-9-3	2.78	.892	2
23/24	23-7-6	3.13	.890	3

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 29.1 shots on goal, with a 13.9% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 3.0 goals from 26.2 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.9%.

Jake Guentzel is the top points scorer with 11 points, 7 goals and 4 assists, with Nikita Kucherov recording 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.55 goal against average with a .897 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Knights have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 27.9 shots on goal, with a 30.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.1 goals from 27.1 shots, averaging 2.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.9%.

The top points scorer is Jack Eichel with 16 points, 3 goals and 13 assists, while Tomas Hertl is next in line after having 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Adin Hill have a 2.14 GAA with a .927 SV%, including two shutouts.

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are aware of injuries that could affect the outcome along with the form guide. We also leave no stone unturned when it comes to analyzing the latest player and goalie stats.

Key Lightning vs Golden Knights stats:

• Golden Knights have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• Golden Knights have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• Golden Knights have won 2 consecutive games.
• Lightning have lost 12 of their last 20 games on the road.
• Lightning have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction

We can’t resist going for Vegas Golden Knights on the Moneyline, with our pick made with confidence and there is -128 available that the home team win this NHL encounter.

We’d recommend checking out the Puck Line, 3-Way Moneyline and Match Winner & Total Goals lines if you’re interested in siding with Vegas but want bigger odds.

Knights Moneyline Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 56.2% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our cappers calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Jake Guentzel Over 2.5 Shots +115

Jake Guentzel (Lightning) has totaled Over 2.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the +115 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

Latest Jake Guentzel Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+188

First

+1050

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning 1 - 3 Golden Knights

There could be merit in backing the Golden Knights to win 3-1. Odds of +1800 are available about a correct score bet where a nice potential return is on the cards.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Lightning

Golden Knights

1-0

Lightning

+5000

Knights

+5000

2-0

Lightning

+4500

Knights

+4500

2-1

Lightning

+1400

Knights

+1400

3-0

Lightning

+3300

Knights

+3000

3-1

Lightning

+1900

Knights

+1800

3-2

Lightning

+850

Knights

+850

4-0

Lightning

+4500

Knights

+4000

4-1

Lightning

+1700

Knights

+1500

4-2

Lightning

+1600

Knights

+1500

4-3

Lightning

+1050

Knights

+1000

5-0

Lightning

+8000

Knights

+6600

5-1

Lightning

+2800

Knights

+2400

5-2

Lightning

+1800

Knights

+1600

5-3

Lightning

+2500

Knights

+2200

5-4

Lightning

+2000

Knights

+2000

6-0

Lightning

+12000

Knights

+10000

6-1

Lightning

+6600

Knights

+5500

6-2

Lightning

+3500

Knights

+3000

6-3

Lightning

+3300

Knights

+2900

6-4

Lightning

+5000

Knights

+4500

6-5

Lightning

+5000

Knights

+5000

7-0

Lightning

+5000

Knights

+14000

7-1

Lightning

+11000

Knights

+9000

7-2

Lightning

+9000

Knights

+7500

7-3

Lightning

+6600

Knights

+5500

7-4

Lightning

+7000

Knights

+6600

7-5

Lightning

+11000

Knights

+10000

7-6

Lightning

+12000

Knights

+12000

8-1

Lightning

+12000

Knights

+14000

8-2

Lightning

+12000

Knights

+12500

8-3

Lightning

+12000

Knights

+13000

8-4

Lightning

+13000

Knights

+11000

8-5

Lightning

+13000

Knights

+14000

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights 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 Think Knights Likeliest to Win

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Vegas Golden Knights are -120 favorites to win and that means a 55% chance of landing a victory. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get -100 about Tampa Bay Lightning.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. Having a bet on Totals is one of the most popular NHL wagers. If you're keen on Over 6.5, this selection is available at +108.

If you want to back favorites Knights to score the first goal, then you can get odds of -120. However, the Lightning are a bigger -120 to light the lamp ahead of their opponents.

There are a huge selection of game lines and team props when it comes to wagering on the National Hockey League and we recommend visiting the top betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the game.

Moneyline

Lightning

-100

Knights

-120

3-Way Moneyline

Lightning

+160

Tie

+330

Knights

+130

Puck Line

Lightning +1.5

-250

Knights -1.5

+198

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-132

Over 6.5

+108

Jack Eichel Favorite to Find the Net First

Those interested in Jack Eichel to light the lamp at anytime are able to get +148. There is the chance to back the favorite to score the first goal at odds of +850.

Player Goals

Jack Eichel (Knights)

First

+148

Anytime

+850

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

First

+150

Anytime

+900

Brayden Point (Lightning)

First

+150

Anytime

+900

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

First

+188

Anytime

+1050

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

First

+195

Anytime

+1100

Mark Stone (Knights)

First

+205

Anytime

+1100

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

First

+210

Anytime

+1150

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

First

+310

Anytime

+1600

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

Oliver Björkstrand (Lightning)

First

+330

Anytime

+1700

William Karlsson (Knights)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Reilly Smith (Knights)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Brandon Saad (Knights)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Keegan Kolesar (Knights)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Nick Paul (Lightning)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Yanni Gourde (Lightning)

First

+380

Anytime

+1900

Tanner Pearson (Knights)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Brett Howden (Knights)

First

+390

Anytime

+1900

Nicolas Roy (Knights)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Mitchell Chaffee (Lightning)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Jack Eichel (Knights)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+110

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+150

Mark Stone (Knights)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

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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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