Penguins vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 3/25/2025

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Tuesday when visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pittsburgh is 29-32-11 with 69 points. Pittsburgh trails the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference by six points with 10 games remaining. Pittsburgh lost to the Florida Panthers 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday and has lost two of the last three. Keep up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

Rickard Rakell leads Pittsburgh in goals scored with 32. Sidney Crosby is the leader in assists with 53 and points with 78. In goal, Tristan Jarry is 12-9-5 with a goals-against average of 3.12 and a save percentage of .895. Pittsburgh has a goals-for average of 2.94 and a goals-against of 3.54. Pittsburgh's power play is 9th in the NHL and its penalty kill is 18th. 

The Tampa Bay Lightning look to snap a two-game losing streak with a victory at home on Tuesday when hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tampa Bay is 40-25-5 with 85 points and third in the Atlantic division, just four points behind first-place Florida. Tampa Bay lost to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. Tampa Bay has lost five of the last eight.

Brayden Point is the leader in goals scored for Tampa Bay with 34. Nikita Kucherov is the leader in assists with 68 and points with 98. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 33-19-3 with a goals-against average of 2.23 and a save percentage of .920. Tampa Bay has a goals-for average of 3.47 and a goals-against 2.70. Tampa Bay's power play is 5th in the NHL and its penalty kill is 7th.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday at home but the play here is UNDER. Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 2.23 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage. The UNDER has cashed in six of Tampa Bay's last nine versus an opponent from the Metropolitan Division. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins by our best play is UNDER 3-1.