Tampa Bay Lightning (38-25-6) vs. Los Angeles Kings (36-22-11)
March 23, 2024 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings -111 / Tampa Bay Lightning -111; Over/Under: +6
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Lightning vs Kings prediction.
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning recently beat the Panthers, Golden Knights and Sharks. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.49 goals per game and are scoring on 28.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 41 goals, Victor Hedman has 56 assists and Steven Stamkos has 199 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.32 goals per game and are killing 81.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonas Johansson has given up 81 goals on 720 shots faced, while Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 123 goals on 1,214 shots.
Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings recently beat the Blackhawks and Wild while losing to the Stars. The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 22.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Moore leads Los Angeles with 25 goals, Kevin Fiala has 39 assists and Adrian Kempe has 208 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.54 goals per game and are killing 86.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cam Talbot has given up 102 goals on 1,236 shots faced, while David Rittich has allowed 43 goals on 541 shots.
Los Angeles Kings Team Facts
- The Kings have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The favorites have won the second period in each of the Kings’ last four games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Kings’ last nine games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Tampa Bay Lightning Team Facts
- The Lightning have won each of their last four games as underdogs against the Kings.
- The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last five games.
- The Lightning have lost the second period in each of their last four games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last eight games.
Lightning vs Kings prediction
The Lightning haven’t been the dominant team we’re used to seeing over the years, and they’ve had their fair share of hiccups on the road. However, the Lightning are starting to make that playoff push with five straight wins and an offense that’s downright rolling. The Lightning have scored no less than three goals in each of their last seven games. The Kings haven’t been as good at home as they’ve been on the road for some strange reason, and they’ve lost 9 of their last 10 games against the Lightning. Cheap price. I’ll roll with the red-hot Lightning.
