Tampa Bay Lightning vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction 3/22/25 NHL Picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Utah Hockey Club meet Saturday in NHL action at the Delta Center. Here’s a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction. This article will include a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Utah Hockey Club Pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview 

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Flyers and Stars, and they play the Golden Knights, Penguins, and Hockey Club next. The Lighting have won 13 of their last 17 games since February 4.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.49 goals per game and are scoring on 25.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake Guentzel leads Tampa Bay with 33 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 67 assists and Brandon Hagel has 196 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.63 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 119 goals on 1,479 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 45 goals on 431 shots.

Utah Hockey Club Betting Preview 

The Utah Hockey Club lost to the Oilers, beat the Sabres, and they play the Red Wings, Lightning, and Panthers next. Utah looks to win two straight games for the first time since February 25-27.

The Utah Hockey Club are averaging 2.83 goals per game and is scoring 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Guenther leads Utah with 25 goals, Clayton Keller has 52 assists and Nick Schmaltz has 154 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Hockey Club is allowing 2.96 goals per game and is killing 80.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Ingram has given up 66 goals on 558 shots faced, while Karel Vejmelka has allowed 111 goals on 1,207 shots.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The Lightning have lost three of their last four games as road favorites following an overtime win.
• Utah has won four of its six previous games as an underdog following a home win.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven road games after coming off a shootout.
• The home team has covered the puck line in four of the Lightning’s last five games.
• The Lightning have lost the second period in four of their last five road games when tied after the first period.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The Lightning have won five of their last six games against Central Division opponents.
• Utah has lost four of its last five home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last four games following a win.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last four games following a road win.
• Utah has lost the third period in each of its last four games as an underdog following a win.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Utah Hockey Club Injury Report 

The Utah Hockey Club will be without Tij Iginla.

Ryan McDonagh is questionable for the Lightning after getting hit in the head with a puck.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction

The Utah Hockey Club just haven’t had a lot of success this season stepping up in competition and that includes losing 11 of their last 14 games as an underdog. The Lightning are having a nice week with three straight wins and the defense has allowed a combined four goals in those games. The Lightning have been one of the hotter teams over the last month and it’s going to take steeper prices for me to fade them most nights. Utah hasn’t been consistent enough for me to back against quality teams and its constantly losing games oddsmakers expect them to lose. The price feels like a steal. Give me the Lightning on the road on Saturday afternoon.