Tampa Bay vs. New Jersey. NHL Match Prediction and Bets

Current form

Tampa Bay had been showing excellent results for a long time, but the rise was followed by a natural decline. The team could not achieve the desired result for four games in a row, and most of them ended in regulation time. The Lightning played on the road, where they could not cope with Minnesota, suffering a defeat with a score of 3:5. Goalie Vasilevsky did not show his best, reflecting only 85% of the shots. Then the team went to visit Winnipeg, where they suffered a complete rout (4:7). This time, Johansson stood in goal, but he was also unable to save the club from failure. In the match with St. Louis, Cooper charges played a little better, but still lost by one goal (2:3).

Returning to their home arena, the Lightning began to cling to points and in the first match with Philadelphia they were one step away from victory, but they could not hold on to the advantage, allowing the Flyers to tie the score at the end of the game, and then lost in a shootout (1:2). Then the team played an excellent match with Winnipeg and due to the advantage of home walls, Tampa was able not only to impose a fight, but confidently won with a score of 4:1. In particular, it is worth praising forward Guentzel, who scored twice. Still, due to a weak performance on the road and the loss of a large number of points, the club left the playoff zone, dropping to ninth place in the Eastern Conference table.

Disqualifications and injuries

Tampa Bay continues to play without one of the club most productive forwards, Point, who remains in the infirmary and will not be able to take part in the upcoming match.

Interesting trends for betting

• Tampa Bay averages 3.5 goals per game

The team remains one of the most productive in the league, which is mainly why it achieves success.

• The Lightning average 10 penalty minutes per game.

The Lightning still have serious problems with discipline, which leads to frequent removals.

Current form

New Jersey has had a great start to the new season and continues to consistently beat almost all opponents on its way. Due to such successful results, the team occupies first place in the Eastern Conference standings, having an advantage over its closest competitor by three points. The distinctive feature of the club remains its reliable play in defense, on average, it allows only 2.6 goals per match. However, it is worth noting that if the Devils want to maintain their position, then they need to continue to earn points, since the team has played many more matches than its competitors, due to which it is in first place in the standings.

The Devils are currently playing an away series, which they started at the current Stanley Cup champion, Florida. In the first game, the team played quite reliably in defense, which is largely due to goalie Marktrem, who reflected 97% of the shots. Thanks to this, they managed to win confidently (4:1). In the return game with the Panthers, New Jersey showed its full attacking potential and crushed the opponent with a difference of four goals (6:2). Three forwards showed great play: Hasher, Bratt and Hughes, who scored three points each.

Disqualifications and injuries

New Jersey does not have any serious losses in its roster. Only two forwards, Bastian and Lazar, are in the infirmary.

Interesting trends for betting

• The Devils are allowing an average of 2.6 goals per game.

The club high scoring rate is not the only distinguishing feature. The team also consistently copes with the pressure of opponents and rarely misses a large number of goals.

• The Devils converted 30% of their power play attempts.

Also worth noting is one of the best numerical advantage implementations among all clubs in the league.