LiontipsTampa vs Ottawa. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (March 2, 2022).
Command Analysis
Tampa are in optimal shape. They won in regulation in the last four matches and recorded high-scoring victories over Edmonton and New Jersey (5:3 and 6:3, respectively). Forward Kucherov had two fantastic games and chalked up four points.
The Lightning show their best performance at home, where they have suffered only one regulation-time defeat in 16 games and also lost twice in a shootout.
Ottawa played the last four games at home. They managed to get the upper hand over Minnesota (4:3), but in general showed very average results. Forward Chabot had a good game against the Wild and scored a double as well as gave an assist. The Senators also put up a fight against Boston but lost in overtime (2:3 OT).
The Senators have been inconsistent throught the season and are now occupying the 12th line in the table with 43 points to their name.
Trends
Ставка1st goal: Ottawa
In 3 out of 4 head-to-head games, Ottawa scored first.
Ставка1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last 4 games between the clubs, no more than 1 goal was scored in the first period.
Tip and bets
Tampa are head and shoulders above Ottawa and should get a landslide victory in this fixture. We believe that the Lightning will win by a large margin.
Our prediction - handicap (-1.5) to Tampa
The teams usually score a lot in head-to-head games. They scored less than five goals in just 2 out of 13 games.
Second bet - total over 5.5 goals
