A potential Stanley Cup preview is set for Saturday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning (73 points) visit the Vegas Golden Knights (70 points). Tampa is third in the Atlantic division but are just one point back of the second place Maple Leafs. Vegas is first in the Pacific, but it’s tight and they are just four points ahead of fourth. Below is my NHL best bet for Lightning vs Golden Knights.
Lightning vs Golden Knights Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Golden Knights Moneyline (-116) |
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This game will be played at T-Mobile Arena at 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
Why Bet the Golden Knights:
✅ Vegas is 4-1 in their last five games played.
✅ The Golden Knights are 8-4 in their last 12 home games.
✅ Tampa Bay is 3-3 in their last six games overall.
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Vegas Golden Knights
Team Records
| TB | Team Records | VEG |
|---|---|---|
| 16-10-2 | Overall | 20-8-3 |
| 0-1 | Shootout | 1-1 |
| 3-1 | Overtime | 2-2 |
| 8-4-1 | Home | 11-3-0 |
| 8-6-1 | Road | 9-5-3 |
| 5-4-2 | EAS | 4-5-1 |
| 11-6-0 | WES | 16-3-2 |
| 0-3-0 | ATL | 3-2-1 |
| 5-1-2 | MET | 1-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | CEN | 8-1-1 |
| 6-1-0 | PAC | 8-2-1 |
| 4-4-2 | ≤1 | 10-1-3 |
| 11-2-0 | ≥3 | 6-6-0 |
| 7-3-0 | Oct | 7-3-1 |
| 5-6-2 | Nov | 8-4-2 |
| 4-1-0 | Dec | 5-1-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| TB | Team Stats | VEG |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Goals For | 107 |
| 81 | Goals Agst | 91 |
| 3.04 | PP For GM | 2.45 |
| .86 | PP Goals GM | .68 |
| 28.24 | PP% | 27.63 |
| 2.79 | PP Agst GM | 2 |
| .57 | PP Agst Goals GM | .42 |
| 79.49 | PK% | 79.03 |
| 7.9 | PIM GM | 5.5 |
| 8.5 | oPIM GM | 6.0 |
Goalies
| A. Vasilevskiy | A. Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 7 |
| 10 | GS | 7 |
| 6-4-0 | W-L-T/O | 5-2-0 |
| 24 | Goals Allowed | 22 |
| 2.54 | GAA | 3.15 |
| 256 | Shots Against | 175 |
| .906 | SV% | .874 |
| 1 | SO | 1 |
| 5 | Quality Starts | 1 |
| .500 | QS% | .143 |
| 3 | Bad Starts | 3 |
| 92 | Goals All.% | 123 |
| 2.08 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -4.17 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 34 | 31 | .912 |
| 5/2/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | L0-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 |
| 4/29/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | W6-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
| 4/26/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
| 4/24/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 39 | 35 | .897 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/12/22 LA | Petersen ML N/A | W5-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 29 | 29 | 1.000 |
| 1/22/22 TB | Elliott ML N/A | L1-7 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 13 | 9 | .692 |
| 1/20/22 SEA | Grubauer ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 17 | 14 | .824 |
| 1/15/22 PIT | Domingue ML N/A | L1-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 27 | 25 | .926 |
| 1/13/22 NYR | Shesterkin ML N/A | L0-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 30 | 28 | .933 |
Betting Trends
| TB | Betting Trends | VEG |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2.33 | Avg Score | 4.67 |
| 1.67 | Avg Opp Score | 1.33 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2.33 | Avg Score | 5 |
| 1.67 | Avg Opp Score | 1.67 |
| TB | Betting Trends | VEG |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 1.8 | Avg Opp Score | 1.4 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 2.2 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
| 3.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
| TB | Betting Trends | VEG |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 3.1 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
| 2.9 | Avg Score | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.9 |
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Last time out, Tampa Bay visited the Arizona Coyotes and lost 1-0 in a shootout. Connor Ingram stood on his head for Arizona, making 47 saves, and the Coyotes scored on all three of their shootout attempts.
Tampa Bay outshot Arizona 47-26 and went 0-5 in the powerplay. A dominant performance in the defeat.
Nikita Kucherov is having one of the better seasons in the NHL as he leads Tampa Bay with 57 assists and 78 points. Brayden Point has a team high 32 goals. The Lightning are scoring 3.50 goals per game and allow 2.87.
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas hosted the San Jose Sharks and used a big third period to win 2-1. There was no scoring in the first period, but the Sharks led 1-0 after the second period. The Golden Knights tied the game up six minutes into the third and grabbed the regulation win with just 18 seconds left in the game.
Paul Cotter and William Carrier both scored on the night. Three Golden Knights recorded an assist in the victory.
Chandler Stephenson is having a nice season as he leads the team with 36 assists and 48 points. Reilly Smith has scored a team high 19 goals. Vegas is scoring 3.20 goals per game and allow 2.76.
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