The Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 26 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 32 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 57 assists and Steven Stamkos has 187 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 80.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 101 goals on 1,258 shots faced, and Brian Elliott has allowed 41 goals on 428 shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Reilly Smith leads Vegas with 19 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 36 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 160 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 94 goals on 1,093 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 49 goals on 554 shots.

Lightning vs Golden Knights Trends 

The Lightning are 19-7 in their last 26 Saturday games and 28-12 in their last 40 overall. The Golden Knights are 3-7 in their last 10 Saturday games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Lightning last 5 overall. The under is 5-2-1 in Golden Knights last 8 overall. The underdog is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The road team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the cheap price are always attractive given their consistency and ability to win anywhere. However, the Vegas Golden Knights have the home ice advantage, they’re enjoying a good week and this feels like a statement game where they can convince themselves they’re still legit contenders. Home ice matters in this matchup. Give me Vegas and the cheap price.