LiontipsNew Jersey vs. Tampa Bay: NHL Match Prediction
New Jersey will meet Tampa on home ice on January 12. The Devils have shown mediocre results before this and have suffered five defeats in six matches. The Lightning have not been doing well lately either, but they broke the losing streak with two victories in a row. The last meeting between the clubs also ended in favor of the Bolts with a score of 4:0. Nevertheless, bookmakers still consider the hosts the favorites of this confrontation. Is it worth betting on their success? You will find out from the betting tip
Match announcement
New Jersey Devils
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New Jersey is in third place in the Eastern Conference and has a total of 51 points. The team has been showing fairly stable results for most of the season and has often had winning streaks. However, things have not been going well for them lately and they have started losing much more often than before. Let us recall that the Devils have lost four of their previous five meetings.
It should be noted that they failed to cope with Los Angeles (0:3) and San Jose (2:3), and only in the confrontation with Seattle did they pull themselves together and turned out to be stronger with a score of 3:2. However, they were not destined to get a successful series of matches, since in the next confrontation with the Rangers, the Devils lost with a score of 2:3 in overtime, although they were considered favorites. By the way, in that meeting they even had a minimal advantage, but they were unable to convert it into two full points. At the same time, they did not act as actively in the opponent zone as usual, and made only 23 shots on the opponent goal.
By the way, Sheldon Keefe team continues to rely most on the second twenty minutes, in which today they have a ratio of 52:34 in goals scored and goals conceded, so we can safely say that he feels extremely comfortable in the game with the far benches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Erik Haula will not be able to help his team in the upcoming meeting
Interesting trends for betting
- New Jersey averages 30 shots on goal
The Devils usually try to play first number and spend a lot of time in the opponent zone, so they take a lot of shots on the opponent goal
- New Jersey has a 28% majority implementation rate
According to this indicator, the team is one of the best in the league and currently occupies the second line.
Tampa Bay Lightning
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Tampa is definitely not doing as well this season as the previous one. At least, in the regular championship, it certainly doesn't look as bright. That why it in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and could end up outside the playoff zone in the near future, especially if it faces a long losing streak. Incidentally, the team recently lost four games in a row.
After unsuccessful matches against Los Angeles (1:2) and Anaheim (1:4), the Lightning finally pulled themselves together and in a tough fight at home, they first dealt with Carolina (3:2), and then beat Boston with a score of 4:1, while in both cases they got away with less than three missed pucks. Credit should be given to Andrei Vasilevskiy, who even in the match with the Bruins parried a total of 27 shots and showed an extremely reliable game.
However, John Cooper team has had big problems with away games this season. Thus, for the entire time, the Bolts have managed to win only seven victories within 60 minutes. Tampa scores a lot of their own goals, but also misses a lot in response. Thus, on average, they allow their opponents to score at least three times away. Fortunately, the club demonstrates exemplary play in the minority and currently has 82.7% neutralization of the opponent majority, occupying eighth place in the league in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Janis Moser will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay averages 8.74 penalty minutes per game.
Typically, lightning bolts are removed at least four to five times per game.
- Tampa has a 46-28 goal-to-goal ratio in the first period.
The Bolts are playing at a high level in the first twenty minutes and are looking to take an early advantage.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.95Bet 3rd period: away team win
In three out of four games against New Jersey, the visitors celebrated success in the third period
2.95Tip and bets
Bookmakers are overestimating New Jersey chances again. The Devils are currently in mediocre form and even lost to the Rangers the day before, who are going through a deep crisis. Tampa has pulled itself together after a series of failures and has begun to show decent results. Home wins over Carolina and Boston should have given it confidence in its own strength. Plus, we should not forget that previous matches between the clubs often ended in favor of the Lightning, and they usually achieved success within regular time. Based on this, we suggest betting on the victory of the guests with a handicap.
Prediction - Tampa win with handicap (0) for 2.35
Bet on individual total
New Jersey has had trouble creating and converting chances in previous games and has usually been unable to penetrate the opponents' defense more than twice. The Lightning, on the contrary, have been playing well in defense in recent games, and Andrei Vasilevskiy has been doing a great job with his duties. The teams have already met this season, and then the Devils were unable to penetrate their opponent defense even once. We think that they will also have trouble scoring in the upcoming match.
We bet on New Jersey individual total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Total Bet
Recently, Tampa games have been quite low-scoring. After a series of poor away performances, the team will probably pay more attention to defense. New Jersey also often adheres to a rather closed style of play and is not used to taking risks. The Devils have played all of their last five games with fewer than six goals scored. Given this fact, we suggest betting on the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 goals for 2.20
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