The Tampa Bay Lightning (41-21-4) take on the Vancouver Canucks (21-38-8) at Rogers Arena on Thursday, March 19 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning defeated the Seattle Kraken 6-2 in their most recent outing, while the Canucks are coming off a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a look at which club we think will bring home the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

In the past 10 contests, the Canucks have put up a record of 3-5-2. They have scored 26 goals, while their opponents have scored 35. They have gone on the power play 23 times during that span, and have capitalized with five goals (21.7% of opportunities).

Lightning vs. Canucks Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this matchup expects a final tally of Lightning 4, Canucks 3.

Moneyline Pick: Lightning (-294)
Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
Spread Pick: Canucks (+1.5)

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Lightning Splits and Trends

The Lightning are 41-21-4 overall and 9-4-13 in overtime contests.
Tampa Bay is 8-9-2 (18 points) in its 19 games decided by one goal.
Looking at the seven times this season the Lightning ended a game with only one goal, they have a 2-4-1 record, good for five points.
Tampa Bay has taken 11 points from the 15 games this season when it scored two goals (4-8-3 record).
The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 42 games (35-7-0, 70 points).
In the 24 games when Tampa Bay has scored a lone power-play goal, it picked up 32 points after finishing 15-7-2.
In the 36 games when it outshot its opponent, Tampa Bay is 22-11-3 (47 points).
The Lightning's opponents have had more shots in 29 games. The Lightning finished 18-10-1 in those contests (37 points).

Canucks Splits and Trends

The Canucks have a 7-8-15 record in overtime matchups this season and a 21-38-8 overall record.
In the 21 games Vancouver has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 20 points.
This season the Canucks scored just one goal in 11 games and they finished 0-10-1 in those matchups.
When Vancouver has scored exactly two goals this season, they've earned 12 points (4-13-4 record).
The Canucks have scored three or more goals in 30 games, earning 37 points from those contests.
This season, Vancouver has scored a lone power-play goal in 21 games has a record of 8-10-3 in those matchups.
When it outshoots its opponent this season, Vancouver has posted a record of 4-18-2 (10 points).
The Canucks have been outshot by opponents 42 times this season, and earned 40 points in those games.

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