LiontipsMontreal - Tampa Bay. Betting Tip (cf 1.84) and bets on the NHL match
Command Analysis
Montreal has made it clear from the very start of the series that it is in no way inferior to its upcoming opponent. The Canadiens retained one of their first two away games. We couldn't get two wins at home, we lost one game. However, that home defeat did not knock Martin San Louis's team out of their usual rut, and in the fifth match of the away series they achieved an important victory with a score of 3:2. Before the third period, the score on the scoreboard was 2:2, and Texier scored the decisive goal. For the last three minutes, the opponent played without a goalkeeper with six field players, but the Canadiens held out.
Throughout the entire series, Tampa Bay performs unstably, playing to the maximum only when there is nowhere to retreat. This was the case in the fifth game, when John Cooper's team did not use many chances, including in the majority, but scored their two goals, taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes. Only three minutes before the end of the match, when there was nowhere to retreat, the lightning staged a real assault, made a huge number of shots, but could not save the game. Now there is nowhere to retreat, only a victory today will leave the team in the series.
Trends
Betting period 1: draw
In three of the last four face-to-face meetings, a draw was recorded at the end of the first period.
Bet period 2: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the three previous face-to-face meetings, such a bet played out
Tip and bets
It cannot be said that the series is taking place with a tangible advantage of Montreal, you can see an equal tight fight, the rivals take turns exchanging victories. Tampa Bay has added more than once in key moments, taking advantage of mistakes by the Canadiens. The away match factor is not the key: in the previous five face-to-face meetings, the Lightning have beaten Montreal three times away. Taking into account the huge motivation, we expect in the betting tip that Tampa will achieve an important victory today, and the fate of the series will be decided in the seventh match.
Our prediction is that Tampa Bay will win the match by a factor of 1.84
