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Tampa Bay Lightning
21 Dec 2023 19:00
Vegas Golden Knights

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Over 5.5

 
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction & Betting Tips - NHL

 by Matthew Newman in NHL Predictions

The 21-7-5 Vegas Golden Knights play game two of a four-game road trip at the 15-13-5 Tampa Bay Lightning in the early hours of Friday morning. These teams have appeared in five of the last six Stanley Cup Finals between them, although they have never matched up in the playoff finale. The Lightning have won two and the Knights are the defending champions so this should be a quality matchup. The visitors never managed to get into a rhythm at the Carolina Hurricanes last time, giving up three powerplay tallies and three goals in a touch over eight minutes in the middle period. They have been missing their goalie Adin Hill who was such a key part of their postseason success. He tried to come back for a recent game against Ottawa but managed just seven minutes before leaving the ice. Logan Thompson has done his best to cover but a gap the size of the leader in goals against average is a difficult one to fill. The goals continue offensively, 2nd in the league but too many are being conceded over the last five games, powerplays 6/14 against them in that time.

Without their number one netminder, Andre Vasilevskiy, things were tough for the Lighting in the opening few weeks of the season. He is still working his way back up to full speed and has been a long way short of his very best but there were signs in the 6-1 win over the St Louis Blues that he might be about to go on a run where he becomes his unstoppable best. The Lightning were 2-3 on a recent road trip, ending the eight-game unbeaten run of the Edmonton Oilers and winning in Seattle but suffered heavy defeats to the Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames. That inconsistency is holding them back but if Vasilevskiy can find his stride, that will make things easier for them. They are 4th in goals for but 30th in goals against so there is plenty for neutrals to enjoy when they play and they have been a stronger team at home as they showed last time.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Form

Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights's standings in the NHL

Teams Pts P W L GD
6
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
98 82 45 37 23
8
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights
98 82 45 37 22

Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights Last Matches

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning Last matches
L W L W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

4 Dec 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  0
Dallas Stars

2 Dec 2023 - NHL

Dallas Stars
8 :  1
Tampa Bay Lightning

28 Nov 2023 - NHL

Arizona Coyotes
3 :  1
Tampa Bay Lightning

24 Nov 2023 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
2 :  8
Tampa Bay Lightning

18 Nov 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
6 :  4
Edmonton Oilers

14 Nov 2023 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
5 :  0
Tampa Bay Lightning
W L L W W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

4 Dec 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  0
Dallas Stars

18 Nov 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
6 :  4
Edmonton Oilers

21 Oct 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
3 :  4
Toronto Maple Leafs

13 Apr 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  0
Detroit Red Wings

2 Mar 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  5
Pittsburgh Penguins

7 Feb 2023 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
3 :  4
San Jose Sharks
L L W L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

2 Dec 2023 - NHL

Dallas Stars
8 :  1
Tampa Bay Lightning

28 Nov 2023 - NHL

Arizona Coyotes
3 :  1
Tampa Bay Lightning

24 Nov 2023 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
2 :  8
Tampa Bay Lightning

14 Nov 2023 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
5 :  0
Tampa Bay Lightning

6 Nov 2023 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
6 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

18 Apr 2023 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
3 :  7
Tampa Bay Lightning
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights Last matches
W W W L W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

17 Dec 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
6 :  3
Ottawa Senators

15 Dec 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
2 :  5
Buffalo Sabres

12 Dec 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
5 :  4
Calgary Flames

6 Dec 2023 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
3 :  6
Vegas Golden Knights

30 Nov 2023 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
1 :  4
Vegas Golden Knights

25 Nov 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
0 :  2
Arizona Coyotes
W L W W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

17 Dec 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
6 :  3
Ottawa Senators

15 Dec 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
2 :  5
Buffalo Sabres

12 Dec 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
5 :  4
Calgary Flames

25 Nov 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
0 :  2
Arizona Coyotes

8 Nov 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
1 :  4
Los Angeles Kings

4 Nov 2023 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
7 :  0
Colorado Avalanche
L L W W W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

6 Dec 2023 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
3 :  6
Vegas Golden Knights

30 Nov 2023 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
1 :  4
Vegas Golden Knights

19 Nov 2023 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
3 :  0
Vegas Golden Knights

18 Nov 2023 - NHL

Philadelphia Flyers
4 :  3
Vegas Golden Knights

16 Nov 2023 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
5 :  6
Vegas Golden Knights

12 Oct 2023 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
1 :  4
Vegas Golden Knights

Players list

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
J. Johansson A. Vasilevskiy V. Hedman C. De Haan H. Fleury E. Cernak N. Perbix D. Raddysh T. Motte L. Glendening A. Barre-Boulet N. Kucherov S. Stamkos C. Sheary B. Hagel T. Jeannot A. Cirelli N. Paul B. Point M. Eyssimont
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights
J. Patera A. Hill I. Saville Z. Whitecloud B. Hutton N. Hague B. McNabb A. Pietrangelo A. Martinez I. Barbashev N. Roy J. Eichel B. Howden M. Amadio P. Cotter M. Stone P. Dorofeyev J. Marchessault W. Carrier C. Stephenson W. Karlsson

Tampa Bay Lightning - Vegas Golden Knights Key Points

  1. The Lightning are 9-3-3 at home this season.
  2. Vegas has conceded 22 goals in their last five games.
  3. 30.2% of powerplay opportunities are being converted by the Lightning, 3rd best in the NHL.
  4. There have been nine goals in three of Vegas’s last five road games.
  5. Only four of the Lightning’s last 13 games have been on home ice.

Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction

An excellent clash in prospect with the winners of three of the last four Stanley Cup Finals meeting. They are similar teams who are excellent offensively but have had some issues on the blue line. Our Tampa Bay Lighting vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction is over 5.5 goals.

Prediction :

 

Over 5.5

 
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