Vancouver Canucks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction NHL Picks 10/15/24

The Vancouver Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Tuesday night in NHL action from the Amalie Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Vancouver Canucks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction.

Vancouver Canucks Recap

The Vancouver Canucks come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last time out, falling to 0-0-2 on the year. After this game, the Canucks will continue their road trip with a matchup against the Florida Panthers.

Canucks Trying To Find Last Season’s Form

Brock Boeser leads the Canucks with 2 goals and Quinn Hughes has 2 assists while J.T. Miller, Conor Garland, and Nils Hoglander each have a goal and an assist for their two points. Teddy Blueger and Daniel Sprong each have a goal while seven more Canucks have contributed an assist so far this season. Kevin Lankinen is 0-0-1 in goal for Vancouver with a 1.85 GAA and a .935 save percentage while Arturs Silovs is 0-0-1 with a 5.94 GAA and a .769 save percentage.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• The Canucks have won each of their last eight road games after coming off overtime.
• The Lightning have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in 13 of the Canucks’ last 14 games.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as favorites.

Tampa Bay Lightning Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this one looking to build off of a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes last time out. After this game, Tampa Bay will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to town.

Lightning Looking To Build Momentum

Nikita Kucherov has 4 points with 3 goals and an assist while Victor Hedman has 3 assists. Jake Guentzel has 2 assists while Brayden Point has a goal and Nicholas Paul and Erik Cernak each have an assist. Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 1-0 record with a 1.00 GAA and a .952 save percentage after getting the win for the Bolts in the opener.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The favorites have won each of the last eight games between the Canucks and Lightning.
• The Canucks have lost each of their last four games.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games after coming off a shootout.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine night games following a road win.

Canucks vs. Lightning Prediction

I’m on the Lightning here. I have to think that the Lightning have been looking forward to their home opener which was pushed because of Hurricane Milton, and realistically, the Lightning looked good in their opener while defense continues to be an issue for the Canucks who are clearly missing Thatcher Demko. I think the Lightning open their home tenure with a victory so give me the Lightning.