LiontipsTampa vs Dallas. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (May 8, 2021).
Command Analysis
Tampa lost their leadership in the Central Division and currently are on the second line of the standings. At the moment they have the same number of points as Florida, but catching up with Carolina is already impossible. But the Lightning have been showing good results recently.
In the last seven games, they only lost once in overtime. After that John Cooper's charges beat Detroit (2:1) and had a confident win over Dallas (6:2). The Lightning had no difficulties in the game against the Stars and used their chances well.
Dallas are in the fifth position in the standings and therefore run the risk of being left out of the playoffs this season. The team still has a theoretical chance of making the Top-4 as they are four points behind Nashville, but realistically they probably won't compete for the Stanley Cup.
The Stars are now in bad form and on a series of five defeats. Before the away game against Tampa, they lost to Nashville (0:1 OT) and Florida (4:5 OT). This season their away results are generally poor: they only won six games in regulation time and on average scored two goals.
Trends
Ставка1st Period: Total Under 1.5
Less than two goals were scored in the first period in four head-to-head games out of five.
Ставка2nd period: Tampa To Score
In four out of five games against Dallas, Tampa scored in the second period.
Tip and bets
Tampa are now in good form, while Dallas, on the contrary, are on a losing streak. The last game showed that at the moment the Lightning are a stronger team, and the Stars are unlikely to prove that wrong in the upcoming game. Their away performance this season is just not good enough.
First prediction - Tampa to win.
The fact that the previous game was such a barnburner is out of character for both teams. Tampa have been playing well in defense lately and conceded few goals, while Dallas don't usually score away. We think that the game will have less than six goals.
Second wager - total under 5.5 goals.
