Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 3/19/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet Pacific

The Tampa Bay Lightning (41-21-4) are en route to Rogers Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Vancouver Canucks (21-38-8).

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-2 win over the Kraken in their previous contest . The Lightning had a solid offensive output and it showed in the victory. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 6 out of the 25 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities and netted 1 goal. Tampa Bay accumulated 11 mins in the box in this game.

Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 210 power play opportunities (7th in the league) and have scored 38 goals in those attempts. The Lightning have seen 1,784 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .898. Tampa Bay has taken 1,854 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.6%. When at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 144 goals while earning 188 of their own. Tampa Bay steps onto the ice with 204 power play chances and they have tallied 45 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 22.06%. For the year, they have recorded 86 points and their points % is .652. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 233 goals (5th in the NHL) for the year and have conceded 182.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 586 contests throughout his NHL career. He has a mark of 362-175-38 and he has gotten the start in 576 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,439 goals against Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has seen 17,301 shots against him and has recorded 15,862 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .917 in his 28,733 minutes in the crease. In his career, Vasilevskiy has tallied 338 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .587.

The last time they were on the ice, Vancouver squared up with the Panthers in a game where the Canucks took home the win by a final score of 5-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this matchup and tallied 2 out of those chances. The Canucks netted 5 goals of the 22 shots on goal they pursued.

The Canucks are sitting with 134 goals at even strength and 37 goals (20th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Vancouver has tried 1,763 shots (25th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.70%, while allowing the other team 1,988 shots. For the year, the Vancouver Canucks have notched a total of 171 goals, 50 points, in addition to a points percentage of .373. They have allowed 246 goals to be scored by of a combination of 190 goals at even strength and 56 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 199 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.59%. They have a penalty kill rate of 71.43% on their opponents 196 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.6%.

Across the ice you will find Kevin Lankinen defending the net. He is sitting with 5,131 stops out of 5,704 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .900. Lankinen has accumulated a career mark of 78-79-27 and has been in net for 200 games. He got the starting nod in 184 games and has racked up 8,723 minutes. Lankinen's rate of quality starts comes out to 50.5% and he has made 93 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 3.11 goals per game and he has yielded 573 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver

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