NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 3/27/2025

Utah Hockey Club (32-28-11, 75 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (41-25-5, 87 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tonight – Thursday, March 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FDSSUN, Utah16
Radio:
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Utah +1.5 ML +210
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -198
O/U 5.5

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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah is coming off a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The Hockey Club has the NHL’s 15th-ranked power play. Utah defeated the Lightning 6-4 in their previous meeting.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning are coming off a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. The Bolts have the league’s 7th-ranked power play. Tampa Bay is two points out in the Atlantic Division race.

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines

Keller-Cooley-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
Kerfoot-Stenlund-Maccelli

Sergachev-Marino
Durzi-Maatta
Cole-Kesselring

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul
Bjorkstrand-Gourde-Goncalves
Girgensons-Glendening-Raddysh

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller has registered 24 goals and 54 assists for Utah this season. Nick Schmaltz has 17 goals and 40 assists.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov has contributed 31 goals and 70 assists this season. Brandon Hagel has chipped in 33 goals and 46 assists for the Lightning.

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR   
G Connor Ingram – Out Indefinitely (NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program)
F Liam O’Brien – Out

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

Next Game

Utah Hockey Club – March 28 at Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning – March 29 vs New York Islanders