The Lightning will play the Golden Knights on Sunday, March 23rd, 2025. Your timezone's face off time is 7:08 pm CDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
We're now in the back half of the 2024-25 NHL regular season. Face off for the matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights happens on Sunday, March 23rd, 2025. Review each team's performance trends and insights below. Finally, recall that each team's point tally determines their playoff eligibility and seed. Stacking up as many wins as possible is key to securing an optimal NHL playoffs berth.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - The Tampa Bay Lightning now have a 95.00 SportsBetting3.com power ranking with the Vegas Golden Knights starting this game with a 96.67 power ranking. Generally speaking, the team with the higher power ranking will be the moneyline favorite.
- Away Tampa Bay Lightning - The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 16-16-3 record as an away team. That standing puts them 7th in the league for away team wins. However, the Tampa Bay Lightning now rank 6th for away team losses.
- Home Vegas Golden Knights - The puck drops for the Vegas Golden Knights with a 26-7-3 record as a home team. That result ranks them 2nd in the league for home team wins. But, they now sit at 12th for home team losses.
- Goals Scored - Heading into the second half of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Tampa Bay Lightning rank 2nd (243) for goals scored. The Vegas Golden Knights currently rank 5th (233) in the league for goals scored.
- Goals Against - Teams that allow fewer goals have better defensive players and goalies. The Tampa Bay Lightning rank 25th (187) in the league for goals allowed. As for the Vegas Golden Knights, they've allowed 188 goals this season, resulting in a 24th league ranking.
- Shootout Records - A tie following 3 periods of regulation time and overtime mean a shootout will be held to determine the winner. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 2-2 shootout win-loss record, with the Vegas Golden Knights owning a 1-3 shootout record.
- Team Records - The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 40-24-5 record and the Vegas Golden Knights hold a 41-20-8 at this point in the 2024-25 NHL regular season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hear ye, hear ye! Lightning face Knights in Vegas showdown Sunday...
Tampa 40-24-5... Vegas 41-20-8... NHL playoff seeds at stake...
0.580 win percentage for Lightning... 0.594 win percentage for Knights...
Standings: Lightning 85 points... Knights 90 points...
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Best Lightning at Golden Knights Odds
| Underdog Tampa Bay Lightning | Favorite Vegas Golden Knights |
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| Underdog Tampa Bay Lightning | Favorite Vegas Golden Knights |
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Matchup Odds FAQs
The Vegas Golden Knights are the -120 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and the Tampa Bay Lightning are the +102 moneyline underdog at BetRivers.
The best over line is 6 -109 goals at BetRivers, which means you risk $109 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 6 -105 goals at BetMGM, and that means you risk $105 to win $100 betting the under.
The Vegas Golden Knights are -1.5 +200 puck line favorites at BetRivers, while the Tampa Bay Lightning are +1.5 -235 puck line underdogs at BetMGM.
NHL Odds Example
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Game |
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Lightning
Golden Knights
3/23/25 7:08pm CDT | +100-120 |
- Tampa Bay Lightning bettors risk $100 to win $100 at +100 odds. The implied probability for Tampa Bay Lightning is 50%.
- Vegas Golden Knights bettors risk $100 to win $83.33 at -120 odds. The implied probability for Vegas Golden Knights is 54.55%.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights Prop Bets
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Lightning
Golden Knights
Both Teams Score 2+ Goals
3/23/25 7:08pm CDT | Yes -185No +135Bet |
Lightning
Total Goals
TBL at VGK 3/23/25 7:08pm CDT | 3 o -1053 u -135Bet |
Golden Knights
Total Goals
TBL at VGK 3/23/25 7:08pm CDT | 3 o -1353 u -105Bet |
Jack Eichel
To Score 3 Goals
TBL at VGK 3/23/25 7:08pm CDT | Yes +6600Bet |
Team Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | wPct | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | Diff | Home | Away | SO | L10 | Strk |
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| y - Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 0.610 | 110 | 49 | 275 | 219 | +56.0 | 29-9-3 | 21-13-7 | 1-5 | 6-2-2 | W1 |
| x - Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 0.573 | 102 | 45 | 294 | 219 | +75.0 | 29-8-4 | 18-19-4 | 2-3 | 5-2-3 | L1 |
Tampa Bay Lightning & Vegas Golden Knights Futures Odds
Latest Stanley Cup odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how Stanley Cup betting works. See past Championship results and learn how to bet NHL teasers, props and parlays.
Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Odds|
Team | BetMGM |
 BetRivers |
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| Lightning | +1100 Bet | +1200 Bet |
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Team | BetMGM |
BetRivers |
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| Golden Knights | +850 Bet | +900 Bet |
Tampa Bay Lightning & Vegas Golden Knights Team Pages
Review each team's season point total odds, futures odds, betting bonuses and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights NHL Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
Review our list of sports betting sites. Open a new account before the game starts on Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 at 7:08 pm CDT, making sure to enter all your personal details correctly. Don't forget to add your bonus code.
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Visit the sportsbook’s cashier, banking, or deposit page.
Navigate to the sportsbook's deposit page. Use your Visa card or MasterCard, or deposit with a bank transfer, or other methods like Paypal.
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Tap to the sportsbook's NHL page, look for the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Game.
Navigate to the sportsbook's NHL page. Next, look for live or upcoming matchups. Select the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.