Florida - Tampa Bay: NHL match betting tip and bets

Current form

The Panthers occupy the third position in the East and continue to fight for the first place in the Atlantic Division. The team from the state of the same name has 77 points in its piggy bank after 61 matches and is behind Toronto, only one point behind. The Canadians played one less game, so it's very important for Florida to keep winning. The second half of February began for Alexander Barkov's squad with a 1-2 defeat against Seattle, which was quite unexpected. The Cats won in Tennessee (4:1), and after returning home they confidently dealt with Edmonton (4:3) and Calgary (3:0). The Panthers couldn't score against the Canadiens for a long time, but they did a great job on their side of the ice.

The hosts have improved their chances and scored 17 accurate shots in the last five games. Sam Reinhart is the Panthers' top scorer throughout the regular season. The forward is constantly involved in the team's attacks and scored 64 points (31+33). He is followed by Matthew Tkachuk (22+35), who was injured and is currently in the infirmary.

Sergey Bobrovsky got into good shape and scored his third shutout of the season in a duel against Calgary. Bob didn't play very well in the fall, but now he has improved his deflected shots to 90.43% per game. Spencer Knight is still very young and he is just gaining experience from his distinguished colleague. The American made 90.71% of his shots and continues to stay on the bench.

Disqualifications and injuries

Matthew Tkachuk will not play in the match against the Lightning.

Interesting betting trends

• Florida gets 9.62 minutes of penalty time per match

On average, Americans are eliminated at least five times per game.

• Florida has 79.3% neutralization of the opponent's majority

The Panthers are not playing the best game in the minority and are ranked 15th in the league by this indicator.

Current form

Tampa Bay is not slowing down and is already on the fourth line in the conference table and may rise higher in the very near future. The Lightning have scored 74 points in 59 starts and are just three points behind Florida, which has played two more games. A victory in the next match will allow the guests to get close to their competitors. The Lightning have not lost for a long period of time and have won in the previous eight matches. After the break, John Cooper's team beat Seattle (4:1), Edmonton (4:1) and Calgary (3:0) at home. The current guest tour began for them with a psychologically important 3-1 victory in the US capital. 

Victor Hedman's team has been great offensively in recent matches. She scored 19 goals in the last five games, and in the previous eight starts she always scored more than two goals. Nikita Kucherov continues to drag his team forward and ranks third in the list of the league's top scorers. The Russian scored 87 goals this season (27+60).

Andrey Vasilevsky has gained excellent form and reflected more than 90% of shots in seven previous fights. The Russian made 92.12% of saves and scored four shutouts in 47 games. Jonas Johansson has no chance of dislodging the number one and remains on the bench. The Swede managed only 89.40% of attacks on his possessions and only once left the court without missing a goal.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the guest leaders are ready to play in the US capital.

Interesting betting trends

• Tampa has 69:56 on goals scored and conceded in the second period.

The second period is the worst for lightning in terms of reliability, but they score a lot on their own.

• Lightning wins 50.3% of face-offs

The guests look good on the spot and often win the puck for their partners.