Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia. NHL match prediction and bets

Current form

Tampa Bay had a fairly long road series of four games, which started very well. In the first game, the team met with Colorado and left no chance for their opponent, defeating them with a score of 5:2. Already at the end of the first period, the Lightning had a three-goal advantage, and during the game they only strengthened it. In particular, it is worth praising the club main forward, Kucherov, who gave two assists and also scored a goal. It seemed that the Lightning would continue to play in the same spirit, having confidence in their abilities, but this did not happen. The team went to visit Minnesota, where they suffered a defeat (3:5), and then completely lost to Winnipeg (4:7). Both goalies Vasilevskiy and Johansson showed themselves from the worst side, reflecting no more than 85% of the shots. But it is still worth noting that the goalie team has nothing to do with it, since the defensive line itself allowed the opponents to make a huge number of shots.

Next, the Lightning played a game away to St. Louis and this time they played much more reliably, but this again did not bring the desired result. This time, there were problems with both creating and implementing moments in attack, which ultimately led to another failure (2:3). The lost points led to the club already dropping to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings and currently has 14 points.

Disqualifications and injuries

It is worth noting that Tampa has no problems with the roster at all. All the club players are in action and only Brayden Point remains in the infirmary.

Interesting trends for betting

• On average, Tampa Bay scores 3.7 goals per game.

The Lightning hallmark remains their very active offensive play, which has carried over from last season.

• The Lightning average 11 penalty minutes per game.

The team still has problems with discipline, often breaking the rules and remaining in the minority.

Current form

It is safe to say that the start of the season for Philadelphia was a bust. At the moment, the team occupies the last line in the Eastern Conference standings, having only nine points. The main reason for such weak results for the club is the very low efficiency in attack, on average they score only 2.6 goals per game, which is clearly not enough for the NHL, especially considering the team far from reliable play in defense.

After another defeat, the Flyers went to visit Boston, where they were finally able to hold back the pressure of their opponent and won a confident 2:0 victory. Goalkeeper Ersson made a huge contribution to the success, preventing the Bears from gaining any points. Then the team met with St. Louis and again pleased the fans with success, winning with a minimal advantage of one goal (2:1). It seemed that Philadelphia had found its game and would be able to continue to play in the same spirit, but this did not happen. In the return match with the Bruins, they had to suffer a dry defeat (0:3). After which Tortorella charges went to visit Carolina, where they missed six goals, which ultimately led to another defeat with a score of 4:6. This time, goalkeeper Kolosov played in goal and was unable to cope with the huge number of shots.

Disqualifications and injuries

Of the serious losses for Florida, it is worth noting the injured forward Alexander Barkov. Also, Tomas Nosek remains in the infirmary.

Interesting trends for betting

• Philadelphia averages 2.6 goals per game

The main problem of the "hooligans" remains their very low attacking performance.

• The Flyers are averaging 24 shots per game.

It is also worth noting the club’s very low attack activity, which makes it impossible to compensate for the lapses in defense.