LiontipsBoston vs. Tampa Bay. NHL Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Boston has rarely pleased its fans with stable results this season and has experienced many problems. The team even changed the head coach in connection with this, and Joe Sacco came to replace him. At first, the results, as usually happens after changes, improved, but gradually everything returned to normal. Recently, the club has also shown mediocre play and faced a long series of defeats. If it continues in the same spirit, it will soon find itself outside the playoff zone.
It should be noted that earlier the Bears lost to the Islanders (4:5 OT), Edmonton (0:4) on their home ice, and after an away defeat to Tampa (1:4) they pulled themselves together and, unexpectedly for many, proved their superiority over Florida on the road with a score of 4:3 in overtime. In that confrontation with the Panthers, David Pastrnak scored a double again. If it weren't for the Czech forward, the team situation would be much worse than it is now, so it is very important for him to avoid injuries this year.
Compared to their competitors, the Bruins demonstrate rather mediocre efficiency and usually cannot open the opponents' defense more than twice. Incidentally, they have scored only 116 goals throughout the entire season. And this is not surprising, since even in the 5x4 and 5x3 formats, Sacco team shows mediocre play and has only 13.2% of the extra man conversion rate, occupying 30th place in the championship in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kastelic will not be able to take part in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Boston averages 10.51 penalty minutes per game.
The Bruins have had discipline issues this season and are routinely penalized at least five times per game.
- Boston has a 35-48 lead in goals scored and allowed in the third period.
The Bears perform the weakest in the third twenty minutes compared to the other periods.
Current form
Tampa Bay is clearly having more trouble this season than they did last year. Overall, they should be more or less happy with their current situation, especially considering how badly they started the season. Let emphasize that they are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 49 points. The Lightning have recently had a nasty run of bad luck, but they have now pulled themselves together.
So, in three previous meetings out of four they celebrated victory. On their ice they dealt with Carolina (3:2) and beat Boston (4:1), and after an offensive away match against New Jersey (2:3 OT), the Bolts confidently dealt with Pittsburgh with a score of 5:2. In the meeting with the Penn, John Cooper team did not play the best only in the opening twenty minutes, but in the second and third game segments they looked great, and scored all the decisive pucks at the end of the third period.
Although the first period, oddly enough, the club usually plays at a high level and has a 47:30 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. However, Tampa, of course, does not perform as successfully on foreign rinks as on its home ice, since before this it has only won eight victories within 60 minutes. Plus, usually at least three pucks end up in its net.
Disqualifications and injuries
Janis Moser will not be able to help his team in the upcoming confrontation
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay averages 8.61 penalty minutes per game.
The Lightning have not been known for their discipline this season and typically commit at least four fouls per game.
- Tampa has a 25.8% power play percentage to date.
The team currently ranks fourth in the league in that category and typically takes advantage of every fourth power play attempt.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 3rd period: away team win
In three out of five matches, the visitors achieved victory in the third period
2.65Tip and bets
In our opinion, Tampa has excellent chances for a favorable outcome in the upcoming match. The Lightning are currently in better shape than Boston, which has just come off a long losing streak and had a hard time dealing with Florida. In addition, previous matches between the clubs have usually been in favor of the Lightning. The last one ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of the visitors. The Bolts are much better at using their moments in attack and are very active in the opponent zone, and due to this activity they should beat the Bruins.
We bet on Tampa to win with a handicap (0) for 1.95
Bet on individual total
Boston has been mediocre over the long haul, allowing fewer than three goals in most games. Tampa Bay has allowed fewer than three goals in its last four games. Overall, the Bruins have struggled to score because everything this season revolves around David Pastrnak, and unless he playing fantastically, Boston hasn't been able to score much.
We bet on Boston individual total under 2.5 goals for 2.15
Total Bet
Previous meetings between the clubs were rather low-scoring. Tampa has recently tried to pay more attention to defense and managed with a small number of goals conceded. At the same time, Boston shows low efficiency, but in response in matches with similar opponents, it concedes few goals. The last three matches between the Bears and Lightning also ended with fewer than six goals scored.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.00
