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Vegas Golden Knights Preview
The Golden Knights have 17 points this season with a 7-2-3 record, and are 5-7 ATS and 5-6 in over/under. They have a 4-1-1 home record and a 3-1-2 road record and are sitting 1st in the Pacific Division. They are coming off a 1-0 home win over the Red Wings and will face the Ducks, Panthers and Islanders next.
Offensively, the Golden Knights are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring 25.00% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 2.58 goals per game and are killing 81.25% of their opponent’s power plays.
Jack Eichel leads Vegas with 19 points, 8 goals and 11 assists, while Mitch Marner follows with 14 points, 3 goals and 11 assists. Akira Schmid is the starting goalie for the Golden Knights, and he has a 6-1-0 record, with 2.31 GAA and .908 SV%. Adin Hill is the backup goalie and he has a 1-0-2 record, with 2.73 GAA and .888 SV%.
Tampa Bay Lightning Preview
The Lightning have 14 points this season with a 6-5-2 record, and are 5-8 ATS and 5-8 in over/under. They have a 3-3 home record and a 3-2-2 road record and are sitting 5th in the Atlantic Division. They are coming off a 2-3 road loss to the Avalanche and will face the Capitals, Rangers and Panthers next.
Offensively, the Lightning are averaging 2.85 goals per game and are scoring 13.64% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 2.77 goals per game and are killing 88.64% of their opponent’s power plays.
Jake Guentzel leads Tampa Bay with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, while Nikita Kucherov follows with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy is the starting goalie for the Lightning, and he has a 3-4-2 record, with 2.67 GAA and .900 SV%. Jonas Johansson is the backup goalie and he has a 3-1-0 record, with 2.78 GAA and .916 SV%.
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends: November 6, 2025
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last eight home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Lightning have lost each of their last five games following a road loss.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against the Lightning.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six Thursday games.
- The favorites have won the second period in each of the Golden Knights’ last six games at T-Mobile Arena.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Lightning’s last five games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Lightning’s last eight games.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as home favorites.
- The Lightning have won the third period in each of their last five road games against Western Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Five of the Golden Knights’ last six games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the Lightning’s last six road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the last seven games between the Lightning and Golden Knights.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last three road games against the Golden Knights.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Mitch Marner has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 14 home appearances against the Lightning.
- Ivan Barbashev has scored a goal in four of the Golden Knights’ last five night games at T-Mobile Arena.
- Mitch Marner has recorded at least one point in each of his last 15 home appearances against the Lightning.
Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Hagel has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Lightning’s last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Nikita Kucherov has scored at least one goal in each of the Lightning’s last six games against the Golden Knights.
- Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one point in each of his 13 previous appearances against the Golden Knights.
- Nikita Kucherov has scored the last goal in each of the Lightning’s last four games against the Golden Knights.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 5th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.58).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.00%).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning rank 4th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (88.64%).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning rank 28th in the league in power play percentage this season (13.64%).
Lightning vs Golden Knights Prediction
In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Lightning won 2-1 in overtime at home and are 4-1 in their last 5 meetings against the Knights. Over is 7-2-1 in their last 10 meetings.
In this Lightning vs Golden Knights Prediction, the Knights are coming as -125 home favorites. Vegas might be 2-3 in its last 5 games, but has been extremely strong at home with a 4-2 record, while Tampa plays its third straight game on the road. Vegas is also better both offensively and defensively, has a better power play and Schmid has been a better option between the pipes than Vasilevskiy so far. Take the Vegas Golden Knights on the moneyline in this one.