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Tampa Bay - Columbus: NHL match betting tip
On March 5, Tampa Bay will perform at its home arena, where it will try to rehabilitate itself in front of the fans for the lost points. This time, the team will face far from the most serious opponent in the face of Columbus. What kind of bets should I choose? Our experts will answer this question and many others in the betting tip
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay has been in amazing shape for a long time and even managed to earn a winning streak of eight matches in a row. What is especially noteworthy is that absolutely all of them ended in regular time and most with a difference of more than one goal. Basically, the team faced not the most serious competitors, such as Ottawa, Seattle and Montreal, beating obvious outsiders without any problems. But the club also coped with much more powerful competitors and even the league leaders. Indeed, the Lightning played in their home arena, where they first defeated Edmonton (4:1), and then did not miss a single goal from Calgary at all, gaining the upper hand dryly (3:0). Goalkeeper Vasilevsky showed a great game twice, reflecting a huge number of shots in both meetings.
After that, the Lightning went to visit Washington, where they played just as well. Tampa showed the most reliable defensive game, allowing the capitals to make only 21 shots in three periods. The guests themselves were also not particularly active, but this did not prevent them from winning a landslide victory with a score of 3:1. Once again Vasilevsky showed himself in all his glory. It seemed that nothing could stop the team and it would continue to smash everyone in its path, but this did not happen. Visiting Florida, they suddenly had huge problems with the implementation of attacking chances. The puck stubbornly did not fly to the target, which led to an insulting defeat (1:2) and an interrupted long winning streak. Nevertheless, thanks to such successful performances, the team was able to powerfully strengthen its position in the playoff zone and has already risen to fourth place in the Eastern Conference table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tampa Bay has absolutely no problems with the roster.
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.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus has started a natural rise after an interrupted series of defeats, and it has not lost for four matches in a row. As expected, in the first match with Chicago, the team was able to take advantage of their opponent's weakness and left him no chance, defeating him with a score of 5:1. Forward Verensky showed a great game, scoring the puck and giving two assists. Johnson also scored a double. In the last match of the home series, the Blue Jackets faced a serious opponent, Dallas. Many fans and experts expected the visitors to gain the upper hand, but the hosts showed an impressive offensive performance, managing to neutralize defensive deficiencies. As a result, the jackets won a landslide victory with a score of 6:4. Several players of the team showed their best, but especially worth noting is striker Nikolai Marchenko, who scored two goals and made an assist.
After a successful home game, Columbus traveled to Detroit, where he faced the Red Wings. Once again, the team showed a high level of activity and effectiveness in attack. Thanks to this, we managed to win a landslide victory over the wings with a score of 5:2. The most productive was forward Jenner, who provided three assists. Returning to the home arena, the club once again fought with Detroit and this time again realized its full attacking potential, which allowed it to compensate for defensive failures and achieve another success (5:3). The points scored helped the Jackets maintain their position in the playoff zone. But the team's position is still quite precarious.
Disqualifications and injuries
Columbus has four players in the infirmary: Chinakhov, LaBank, Gudbranson and Monahan. Also, the Sillinger remains in question.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Columbus concedes 3.29 goals per match.
The club's main problem remains its poor defensive play.
- Blazers completed 21.3% of the majority attempts
The team has a good game with an advantage of one player and consistently enjoys the removal of opponents.
Trends
First Goalbet: Tampa Bay
In four head-to-head matches in a row, Tampa Bay opened the scoring
1.771The goalratein each period is yes
In five face-to-face matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.45Tip and bets
Tampa Bay did not perform very well in the match with Florida, although it had every chance of another victory. An interrupted series of successful performances should not affect the moral component of the team. The Lightning are clearly determined to rise as high as possible in the Eastern Conference table and continue to be in great shape. In addition, the club will be playing in its home arena, where, with the support of the fans, it has an even better chance of success. Lightning is also much more likely to achieve success in face-to-face meetings. It is for these reasons that we are betting in favor of the owners of the ice.
Our prediction is that Tampa Bay will win in 1.91
Bet on the total
The upcoming match promises to be very productive. Columbus has been relying on an offensive line lately and can't boast of a reliable defensive game. Tampa Bay is also not used to holing out on defense, which means that we choose the total more as the second bet.
Betting Tip - total more than six goals in 1.69
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Tampa Bay will try to take advantage of its superiority over its opponent in the first period. We believe that the home walls will help the zippers achieve success in the starting segment.
Prediction - Tampa Bay won in the first period with a handicap (0) in 1.60
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