Lightning vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 19

The Tampa Bay Lightning got a hat trick from Nikita Kucherov in their last game, and now will visit the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, March 19. Lightning (-290) at Canucks (+235) appears lopsided, according to the moneyline odds.

Tampa Bay won 6-2 on the road its last time out on March 17 against the Seattle Kraken. Kucherov led the Lightning with five points (three goals and two assists).

Vancouver won its most recent game 5-2 at home over the Florida Panthers on March 17. The Canucks were led in that matchup by Brock Boeser (three assists) and Marco Rossi (one goal and two assists).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our pick for which team will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Lightning vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Lightning 5 - Canucks 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.00 goals)
  

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Lightning vs. Canucks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Lightning-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Lightning (-290)
• Underdog: Canucks (+235)

Lightning Betting Insights

• The Lightning have won 61.8% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (34-21).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -290 or shorter, Tampa Bay has put together a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Lightning have a 74.4% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 30 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been an underdog in 55 games this season, and won 17 (30.9%).
• Vancouver has not won as an underdog of +235 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 29.9% chance to win.
• Vancouver has played 36 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Lightning Key Stats

• Tampa Bay's 233 total goals (3.5 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Lightning have given up 182 total goals (2.8 per game), the third-fewest in NHL play.
• Its +51 goal differential is the second-best in the league.
• The 44 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season rank 12th in the NHL (on 204 power-play chances).
• Tampa Bay has the league's 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.57%).
• The Lightning have recorded three shorthanded goals this season (24th among NHL squads).
• Tampa Bay kills 81.9% of opponent power plays, the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Tampa Bay has the 27th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.3%.
• The Lightning have a 12.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks third in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• With 171 goals (2.6 per game), Vancouver has the NHL's 31st-ranked offense.
• The Canucks have conceded 246 total goals this season (3.7 per game), 32nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -75, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 37 power-play goals (on 199 chances), 19th in the NHL.
• Vancouver has the NHL's 22nd-ranked power-play percentage (18.59%).
• This season, the Canucks have seven shorthanded goals (fifth in NHL).
• Vancouver's has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.43%).
• Vancouver is 20th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49%).
• The 9.7% shooting percentage of the Canucks is 29th in the league.