NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 3/22/2025

Brandon Hagel skating for the Tampa Bay Lightning
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Utah Hockey Club

Venue: Delta Center
Date: Saturday, March 22
Time: 5:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / FDSNSUN / Utah16
Radio:
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Tampa Bay -1.5 +205
Utah +1.5 ML -250
O/U 5.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

Tampa Bay has a three game winning streak coming into this evening’s matchup. Tampa’s goal in this road trip should be to get 4-5 out of 6 points. The Atlantic Division is packed tight at the top, with Florida and Toronto tied with 87 points and the Lightning right behind them at 85.

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

While Utah isn’t near the bottom of the standings, a Wild Card berth seems far away. While the point gap is only four, there are three teams they’d have to pass. The likelihood of them all losing as Utah continues to gather points is not high.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Guentzel-Point-Gourde
Bjorkstrand-Paul-Goncalves
Girgensons-Glendening-Raddysh

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Cooley-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
Kerfoot-Stenlund-Maccelli

Sergachev-Marino
Maatta-Durzi
Cole-Kesselring

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brandon Hagel has five points in the last five games and a whopping 75 points in 68 games this season. Hagel’s benefited from more opportunities in the lineup as the Lightning moved on from some franchise pillars.

Utah Hockey Club 

Nick Schmaltz has a goal, three assists in the last five games, and 54 points on the season. Kevin Stenlund has three goals in the last four games.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR   
G Connor Ingram – Out Indefinitely (NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program)
C Liam O’Brien – Out 4-6 Weeks

Next Game

Tampa Bay Lightning – March 23 at Vegas Golden Knights
Utah Hockey Club– March 24 vs. Detroit Red Wings

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