Tampa Bay - Buffalo: NHL match betting tip and bets

Current form

Tampa Bay got in great shape and even managed to earn a winning streak of eight matches in a row. Nevertheless, the long string of successes of the club was interrupted. After defeating the current leader of the Eastern Conference in Washington (3:1), the Lightning went to visit Florida, where they had serious problems with the implementation of attacking chances, of which there were plenty. Of the 29 shots, only one reached the target, which eventually led to a defeat with a score of 1:2. Returning to the home arena, the club fully rehabilitated itself in front of the fans for the lost points, defeating Columbus with a four-goal difference (6:2). The whole first team showed an amazing game, which together managed to score as many as 11 points.

As you can see, the disappointing defeat by the Panthers and the interrupted series of victories did not affect the morale of the lightning in any way, and he continues to show his best hockey. In particular, it is worth noting how the club performs at home, where it has not lost for six matches, and all of them ended in regular time. Thanks to the huge number of points scored, Tampa has already risen to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference table and is quite capable of competing for the second position.

Disqualifications and injuries

Tampa Bay has absolutely no problems with the roster.

Interesting betting trends

• Tampa is averaging 3.6 goals per game.
• Lightning wins 50.3% of face-offs

Current form

Buffalo has been in great shape for a long time, but still a long string of successful performances has been replaced by a natural decline. The team has been unable to achieve the desired result for four consecutive matches, and almost all of them ended in regular time. Initially, the Sabres played away from Carolina, where they were defeated (2:5), and returning to the home arena, they could not give a worthy rebuff to an opponent of their level, Montreal, losing with a score of 2:4. Twice the defensive line showed itself as weak as possible, allowing the opponents to create and realize dangerous moments at their gates.

The blades were able to cling to one point only in the return meeting with Montreal, in which they equalized the score just a minute before the final whistle, and then suffered an insulting defeat in overtime (3:4). It seemed that by returning to the home arena, the Sabres would be able to cope at least with San Jose, but this time the hosts played as weakly as possible, suffering a defeat (2:6). Goalkeeper Luukkonen did not cope with his main task, reflecting only 81% of shots. At this rate, Buffalo will remain on the last line in the Eastern Conference table, having no chance of making the playoffs.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only Zacker is in the infirmary at Buffalo.

Interesting betting trends

• Buffalo is averaging 3.46 goals per game.
• On average, the blades receive a 10-minute penalty per match.