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Tampa Bay vs. Vegas: NHL Match Prediction
Tampa Bay will play their third game of the new NHL season on October 18, and this time they will face Vegas. The Lightning have had a successful start to the regular season and will try to continue their winning streak in the upcoming match. Will the Lightning be able to take advantage of their home advantage? You will find the answer in our forecast, which also contains the most relevant bets
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
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After Tampa Bay less than successful preseason, questions could have arisen about the club readiness for the new season, but they were completely resolved after the first game of the NHL regular championship. The Lightning played away against a very serious opponent in the form of Carolina and were able to secure a confident 4-1 victory without any problems. Forward Kucherov had a great start - he scored a hat trick and also made an assist. It is impossible not to note the efforts of goalkeeper Vasilevsky, who reflected 95% of the shots.
In the second game of the new season, the Lightning returned to their home arena, where they once again met a very strong competitor and won the same confident victory over Vancouver (4:1). Cooper charges seized the initiative at the beginning of the first period due to another goal scored by Kucherov, and by the third twenty minutes, Tampa was leading with a score of 3:0 and easily finished off the opponent. Vasilevsky distinguished himself again, this time reflecting 96% of the shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tampa Bay has no problems with the roster, all players are in action.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Tampa Bay scores four goals per game.
So far, the Lightning have been delighting fans with very productive attacking play.
- The Lightning are averaging 25 shots per game.
Despite the club high scoring rate, they don't shoot on goal very often.
Vegas Golden Knights
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Vegas also started the regular season very successfully and left Colorado with no chance in the first match, defeating them with a score of 8:4. What is noteworthy is that the Golden Knights made only 21 shots on goal, and they managed to achieve success only due to the excellent implementation of moments in attack and serious mistakes of the opponent in defense. It is worth praising the entire first line, and in particular forward Barbashev, who scored twice and also gave two assists. Cassidy charges did not stop there and continued to please fans at home, winning two more victories over St. Louis (4:3) and Anaheim (3:1).
True, in the first away match the "knights" had serious problems both with creating and realizing moments in attack, which ultimately led to the first defeat of the season from Washington (2:4). This time, goalkeeper Hill played in the goal, and he did not show himself as he should, since he reflected only 81% of the shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vegas has no problems with its roster, all players are in good shape.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vegas averages 4.5 penalty minutes per game
The Golden Knights have been very disciplined at the start of the season and rarely get penalties.
- The Knights converted 31% of their power play attempts.
Vegas also excels at using their extra man and consistently takes advantage of their opponents' penalties.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Vegas
Vegas has opened the scoring in four of the five head-to-head matches
1.99Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of five head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.46Tip and bets
Tampa Bay, unlike Vegas, showed a great game both at home and away, which speaks of the club excellent form. The only problem so far is the low number of shots on goal, which is fully compensated by their quality. The Golden Knights, on the contrary, have so far pleased fans only on their home court, and in their first away match they suffered a defeat, and to a far from serious opponent. So far, it seems that the arena is of significant importance for the Knights, which means we suggest betting on the home team, but to be on the safe side, it is better to take their victory, including OT and shootouts, since it is not worth writing off the guests.
Our prediction is Tampa Bay victory in the match at 1.80
Bet on total
It seems that we shouldn't expect a lot of goals scored in the upcoming match. Both clubs have few shots on goal, which should already have a negative impact on their performance.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.75
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Tampa Bay, due to its superiority over its opponent, has every chance to create serious pressure on Vegas already in the first period, and the home walls will help the Lightning win in the opening period.
Prediction - Tampa Bay win in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.77
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