Vegas Golden Knights vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction, October 17, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

The Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0) will face the Vegas Golden Knights (3-1-0) on Thursday at Amalie Arena.

The Vegas Golden Knights went home with a good game after picking up a 3-1 win over the Ducks in their last game. Vegas received two penalty minutes in this game. The Golden Knights offense showed they still have room for improvement in this win. They also had four power play opportunities and scored one goal. In the game, they scored on 3 of the 32 shots they attempted.

In terms of scoring, the Vegas Golden Knights have scored 17 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) and conceded 12 this season. For the current season, they have accumulated 6 points and their points percentage is 0.750. Vegas has 13 power play opportunities and has scored 4 goals on those attempts, a rate of 30.77%. At even strength, the Golden Knights conceded 9 goals and scored 13 on the offensive side of the ice. Vegas has attempted 107 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 15.9%. The Golden Knights have had 99 shots taken against them so far and have a save percentage of .879. The Vegas Golden Knights' opponents earned 9 power play opportunities (21st in professional hockey) and scored 3 goals on those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Adin Hill. During his career on the ice, Hill has accumulated 47 good starts and his good starts percentage is .516. His save percentage is currently .909 in his 5,628 minutes played. Hill had 2,769 shot attempts against him and recorded 2,516 saves. The opponent has scored 253 goals against Hill in his career and his goals-against average is 2.70. He has a win-loss record of 47-40-6 and has started 91 games. Hill has played 104 games on the ice over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Tampa Bay and the Hurricanes competed in a match in which the Lightning won with a final score of 4-1. The Lightning scored 4 goals from the 23 shots on goal they pursued. They had six power play attempts in the contest and recorded two of those attempts.

This year the Tampa Bay Lightning scored a total of 8 goals, 4 points and a points average of 1,000. They have allowed 2 goals to be scored, from a combination of 1 goal at even strength and 1 goal while shorthanded. The Lightning have scored 6 goals at even strength and 2 goals (18th in the NHL) while holding a power play advantage. They created 11 chances on the power play and achieved a power play rate of 18.18%. Tampa Bay took 51 shots (32nd in the league) and shot 15.69% while their opponent allowed 48 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 85.71% on the other teams' 7 power play attempts and their save rate is 95.8%.

On the other side of the ice you will see Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes. His opponents average 2.52 goals per game and he has scored a total of 1,053 goals. Vasilevskiy's percentage of good starts is 57.6% and he has made 240 good starts in his hockey career. He has played 417 games and his ice time is 25,106 minutes. Vasilevskiy compiled a lifetime record of 265-123-28 and appeared in 427 games. Of the 12,962 shots attempted, he made 11,909 stops, giving him a save percentage of .919.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Expert Tip: Take Tampa Bay

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