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Tampa Bay vs. Florida: NHL Match Prediction
Tampa Bay will play at home again on December 23, where they will try to continue their winning streak. This time, the Lightning will meet Florida, which has also picked up a great pace and has not lost in three games in a row. Our experts have prepared a forecast in which they will help to highlight the most relevant bets
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay finished the away series perfectly, leaving no chance for their competitors. First, the team crushed Calgary with a score of 8:3. Forward Kucherov showed a great game, giving five assists, and also scoring a goal himself. On the road against Seattle, the Lightning also showed their full attacking potential, winning an easy victory (5:1). Forward Kucherov distinguished himself again, giving two assists. The Lightning were able to consolidate their success already at home, where they met Columbus and easily achieved another success (5:3). The home team created serious pressure on the Blue Jackets throughout the match, thanks to which they won.
Continuing to play at home, Cooper charges fought St. Louis and this time were unable to show such high attacking efficiency, but this did not prevent them from winning their fourth game in a row with a score of 3:1. Goalie Vasilevskiy made a huge contribution to the success, reflecting 31 shots and not allowing the Blues to cling to a comeback. Indeed, Tampa has been in excellent shape for a long time, thanks to which it was able to rise to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tampa has no problems with its roster. Only Moser is in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay averages four goals per game
The club remains the most productive in the league at the moment.
- The Lightning converted 28% of their power play attempts.
It is also worth noting the excellent implementation of numerical superiority.
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
It might have seemed that Florida was in another slump, as the team failed to give a worthy rebuff to its competitors in two games in a row, suffering dry defeats from Vancouver (0:4) and Calgary (0:3). The Panthers created a large number of dangerous moments in the opponent zone and consistently shot at the goal, but the puck stubbornly refused to fly into the target. The team was also able to break the losing streak on the road, where they won against a very serious opponent in the person of Edmonton (6:5). This time, the club showed its attacking potential to the fullest, rehabilitating itself in front of the fans. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, as many distinguished themselves with effective actions.
Next, the Panthers fought another strong competitor and this time crushed Minnesota with a score of 6:1. This time, the most productive was forward Ekblad, who scored a goal and also gave two assists. One cannot help but praise the efforts of goalie Bobrovsky, who reflected almost all the shots. Returning to the home arena, Maurice charges played St. Louis and with great difficulty snatched victory in overtime (2:1). Once again, Bobrovsky made a big contribution to the success. The points scored allowed the club to rise to fourth place in the Eastern Conference table, and the gap from the leader is only three points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Florida has no serious problems with its roster. Adam Boqvist and Jesper Boqvist remain in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida averages 3.6 goals per game
The Panthers have been playing great offensively all season.
- The Panthers are averaging 10 penalty minutes per game.
But the club has problems with discipline, which leads to frequent removals.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Florida
Florida has opened the scoring in three of the four head-to-head games
1.90Goal in each period bet - yes
In four of the six head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.46Tip and bets
It is very difficult to determine the winner in the upcoming match, as both teams are in excellent shape and beat every opponent on their way. However, it is worth considering that Florida has met much more serious opponents and left them no chance, and crushed competitors on the road. Once again, the Panthers will play away, where they show themselves from the best side and are quite capable of also winning against Tama, which is what we suggest betting on. But for additional insurance, we take a zero handicap for the guests.
Our prediction is a Florida win with a handicap of (0) at 1.93
Bet on total
The match promises to be very productive, as both teams have been betting on the attacking line throughout the regular season and have been consistently scoring a huge number of goals, which is what we suggest making the second bet on.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.73
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Tampa Bay has been playing great in the first period and has been steadily gaining an advantage lately. We believe that with the home advantage, the Lightning can once again create serious problems for their opponent at the start of the match.
Prediction - Tampa wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.85
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