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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres: NHL match betting tip
Tampa Bay will play at home on April 14, where they will face a clear outsider, in the person of Buffalo. Both teams have been experiencing serious problems lately and have been unable to succeed, which is why it is not so easy to determine the bids. Our experts will help you with this by preparing a betting tip, as well as collecting all the most relevant bets at the moment
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay continues the home series, which did not start in the best way. In the first match, the team faced a very serious opponent, in the person of Toronto, and allowed him to earn a significant advantage in the third minute of the meeting, conceding two goals. The Leafs maintained their superiority almost to the end of the meeting, but the lightning were able to realize the majority and equalize the score, although they were defeated in overtime with a final score of 3.:4. Goalkeeper Vasilevsky did not play reliably enough, reflecting only 87% of shots.
Continuing to perform at home, the Lightning fought with Detroit and this time they themselves had the advantage over their opponent and did not hold it, missing the puck seven minutes before the final whistle and allowing the Red Wings to take the game into overtime. In extra time, Tampa played too weakly and did not make a single shot at the wings' goal, which eventually led to a defeat (3:4). It is worth noting that the team has long received a ticket to the playoffs, but still has the opportunity to rise higher in the Eastern Conference table before the end of the regular season. At the moment, the club occupies the fourth place, and the gap from the nearest competitor is only one point.
Disqualifications and injuries
Glendening will definitely not play in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Tampa statistically gets eight minutes of penalty time.
- Lightning wins 50.4% of face-offs
Buffalo Sabres
USACurrent form
Buffalo has been in great shape for a long time and even managed to earn a winning streak of five matches in a row, and almost all of them ended in regular time, and problems arose only in a duel with Tampa Bay, snatching Victoria in a shootout (3:2). Nevertheless, the club's string of successful performances was interrupted. Visiting Columbus had serious problems with the implementation of attacking chances, out of 41 shots only two reached the goal, which led to a setback (2:3).
Next, the Sabres went to visit Florida, where they showed an excellent game in unequal squads and realized two majorities, which allowed them to even the score and put the game into overtime, where they again had to concede with a final score of 2:3. Despite the defeat, it is worth praising defender Dahlin, who scored the puck and provided an assist. Goalkeeper Luukkonen also scored, thanks to whom the club was able to get at least one point. Due to the form gained at the end of the regular season, the team rose from the last place in the table and is currently in 14th position, with 77 points, and there has been no chance of reaching the playoffs for a long time.
Disqualifications and injuries
Greenway, Kozak and Norris will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Buffalo concedes 3.2 goals per game.
- The Sabres completed only 18% of the majority attempts.
Trends
First Goalbet: Tampa Bay
In four out of five head-to-head matches, Tampa Bay opened the scoring
1.58The goalratein each period is yes
In four face-to-face matches out of five, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.49Tip and bets
Yes, things haven't been going well for Tampa Bay lately, but if you look at the team's performance as a whole, it's clearly not going to give up, as it gives absolutely every fight a worthy rebuff to its competitors and is just one step away from success. It's just that the opponents were a little more lucky with the realization of dangerous moments in attack. The same can be said about Buffalo. The team earns points in almost every match, but the Sabres clearly perform worse on the road, which adds to the chances of success for the home team. We must not forget about the fact that the Lightning are outperforming the Blades in all pairs this season, so we suggest not taking any chances and making a confident bet in favor of Tampa.
Our betting tip is a victory for Tampa in 1.63
Bet on the total
Tampa Bay remains one of the most productive clubs in the league and continues to delight fans with active hockey in almost every match. Buffalo, in turn, also does not sit back defensively and tries to compensate for defensive failures precisely at the expense of its own offensive line. It is for these reasons that we should expect a large number of abandoned pucks.
Betting Tip - total more than six goals in 1.76
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Tampa Bay is characterized by a very confident game at the start of the match, which allows the team to gain an advantage over its opponents at the end of the first period. We believe that Buffalo will not be able to cope with the pressure of lightning and will allow them to win in the opening twenty minutes.
Betting Tip - Tampa's victory in the first period in 2.14
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