Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/17/26

The Tampa Bay Lightning make the first stop on a 4-game road trip against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena. The Lightning are pursuing the Buffalo Sabres, 4 points back in the Atlantic Division — although Tampa Bay has 2 games in hand. The Lightning have been scuffling a bit, going 1-3-0 in the past 4 and 2-7-0 across the past 9 outings. The Sabres are 9-1-0 in the past 10 games. It’s not too late for Tampa Bat, but it needs to get going. That could happen in a potentially high-scoring game against the Kraken, who have struggled to stop the puck lately.

Tampa Bay has averaged 4.0 goals per game in the past 5 while allowing 4.0 gpg in the same span. The Over is 3-1-1 in the past 5 games and 8-2-3 in the past 13 outings. Seattle has won back-to-back games, averaging 5.5 gpg in the 2 wins over the Florida Panthers and Vancouver Canucks. The Over is 3-1-1 in the past 5 games for the Kraken, with Seattle averaging 3.4 gpg in the past 8 outings while allowing 4.0 gpg in the past 5. Let’s go Over on the total and feel rather confident in doing so.

Lightning vs Kraken prediction: Over 6 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable to -130.