Tampa vs Philadelphia: prediction for the NHL game

The Tampa Bay Lightning started a series of home games with a 3:5 defeat to New Jersey. The Lightning were in the lead after the first 40 minutes, but in the third period they made too many mistakes and conceded four goals. Tampa's goaltender Vasilevskiy gave a subpar performance and stopped only 84% of the shots.

In the second home match, the Lightning went against Minnesota. The game was pretty close, and the Lighting once again experienced problems in the third period, allowing the Wild to level the score 40 seconds before the final siren. Nevertheless, Tampa prevailed in the shootout (5:4 SO). 

The Philadelphia Flyers played three home games in a row. The Flyers managed only one victory - they got a tough win against Calgary in overtime (2:1 OT). Philadelphia's goalie Hart was confident and saved 97% of the shots. The Flyers also put up a fight against Tampa, but the Lightning were more precise in the shootout.

In the last game, Philadelphia suffered a crushing defeat to Boston (2:5). The defensive line couldn't withhold the onslaught of the Bruins and allowed them to convert too many chances.