Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings: NHL match betting tip
Tampa Bay will play at home on April 12, where they will face Detroit. Both teams have been showing mediocre results lately and are having a hard time earning points, which makes it difficult to choose the best bets. Our experts in forecasting will help with this

Command Analysis

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current form
Tampa Bay completed a four-match away series, which began with a 4-1 victory over the Islanders, but this was immediately followed by two consecutive defeats, and from far from the most serious rivals. The Lightning were unable to cope with Ottawa (1:2), and also lost offensively to Buffalo in a shootout (2:3). They managed to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans and regain some of the lost points away from the Rangers, where the Lightning took advantage of the opponent's terrible form and defeated him with a score of 5:1. The attacking three of the first link showed a great game, scoring a total of nine points.
However, returning to the home arena, the team could not consolidate its success. I had to fight a very serious opponent in Toronto and failed in overtime (3:4). Goalkeeper Vasilevsky did not play the best way, reflecting only 87% of shots. Due to a slight decline, the club dropped one place in the Eastern Conference table and is now in fourth position.
Disqualifications and injuries
Gunzel will definitely not play in the upcoming match. Glendening is also in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Tampa statistically gets eight minutes of penalty time.
- Lightning wins 50.4% of face-offs

Detroit Red Wings

Current form
Detroit, playing in the home arena, showed excellent results, and coped not only with opponents of its level, but also managed to prevail over Carolina with a score of 5:3. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, as many have distinguished themselves by their effective actions. However, it turned out to be impossible for the Red Wings to continue to please the fans on the road. In their first away match, the club suffered a crushing defeat from Montreal (1-4). The guests tried to show a very active offensive game, but the puck stubbornly did not want to fly to the target: out of 36 shots, only one was effective.
Next, the wings went to visit Florida, where they again failed to realize their attacking potential. They managed to score the only goal at the very beginning of the meeting, to which the Panthers responded with three goals in the second twenty minutes, and then consolidated the advantage at the end of the meeting. As a result, I had to concede with a score of 1:4. With such a game, Detroit will soon be left without even the slightest chance of making the playoffs.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kopp, Gustavsson and Mazur remain in the infirmary. Mrazek is also in question.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the wings concede 3.14 goals per match.
- The Red Wings completed 27% of the majority attempts
Trends
First Goalbet: Tampa
In three out of five head-to-head matches, Tampa opened the scoring
1.58There is no goalbetin each period.
In four face-to-face matches out of five, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.62Tip and bets
Tampa Bay got a great opportunity to take advantage of Detroit's terrible form and earn extra points, and they definitely won't miss this chance. Although the Lightning are not in their best condition, they are still steadily earning points, and besides, they will perform in the home arena, where they show their best with the support of the fans, so they should be able to cope with a clear outsider without any problems.
Our prediction is that Tampa will win in 1.64
Bet on the total
Tampa Bay has been very effective offensively this season, which may well be demonstrated in the upcoming match. Detroit, in turn, cannot boast of a reliable defensive game, so we should expect a large number of abandoned goals.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.70
Betting on the outcome of the first period
From the start of the match, Tampa Bay will begin to create powerful pressure on Detroit due to its significant superiority over the opponent, as well as the advantages of the home walls. We believe that the hosts will win in the opening 20 minutes.
Prediction - Tampa's victory in the first period in 2.18