NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 3/23/2025

Tampa Bay Lightning (40-24-5, 85 Pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (41-20-8, 90 Pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Sunday, March 23
Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSN DET/SCRIPPS
Radio:
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Tampa Bay: +1.5 ML +102
Vegas: -1.5 ML -122
O/U 6.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning had their three game winning streak snapped yesterday in a 6-4 loss to Utah. They dropped to 6-4-1 in March and are averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. Nikita Kucherov extended his point streak to four games with an assist in yesterday’s loss.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights picked up their second straight win with a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings last night. They improved to 6-2-2 in March averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Jack Eichel has six points in his last two games on a goal and five assists.

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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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Howden-Karlsson-Smith
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov this season has 96 points on 29 goals and 67 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 11 times in his career recording 21 points on five goals and 16 assists; he had two goals when these teams faced off earlier this season.  

Vegas Golden Knights

Ivan Barbashev this season has 45 points on 20 goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 14 times in his career recording seven points on three goals and four assists; one of those goals earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

Vegas Golden Knights

F Raphael Lavoie – Out
D Shea Theodore – Out

Next Game:

Tampa Bay – March 25 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Vegas – March 25 at Minnesota Wild

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