Hockey Club vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 3/27/2025

The Utah Hockey Club will be visiting Amalie Arena on Thursday, where they will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Get the rest of our free NHL picks here! The Utah Hockey Club comes into this game with a 32-28-11 record which places them sixth in the Central. After earning consecutive victories, the Hockey Club would suffer a 5-1 loss against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Karel Vejmelka will be Utah’s starting goaltender on Wednesday, he’s posted a 2.56 goals against average to go along with his 21-19-6 record. Utah is scoring 2.84 goals per game, while giving up 2.92 defensively.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have climbed up to third seed in the Atlantic division, coming into Thursday night’s game with a 41-25-5 record. Tampa Bay is coming off a massive 6-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday, led by Anthony Cirelli’s two goal performance. Andrei Vasilevskiy will be Tampa Bay’s starting goaltender on Tuesday, he’s posted a 2.22 goals against average to go along with his 34-19-3 record. Nikita Kucherov currently sits third in the entire NHL with 101 points through just 67 games played. The Lightning are the third highest scoring team in the NHL at 3.45 goals per game, while giving up 2.78 defensively.

Tampa Bay looks to build off a win over Pittsburgh and to further cement their playoff spot in the Eastern conference, while Utah continues to stay competitive amongst a rebuilding season. Expect the Lightning to get it done in this game, as they cover the -1.5 spread. Final score prediction, Lightning win 4-2.