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Tampa Bay has not lost a single point on its court so far and intends to maintain this result in the confrontation with Chicago. The situation is much worse for the guests. The team suffered four defeats in a row, and now they are forced to play their second away match in two days. Moreover, in the previous meeting with Florida, the hockey players again failed to start and almost escaped only in the final period. This is a good opportunity for the Lightning to strengthen their position in the Atlantic Division. In our betting tip, we will look at the state of the rivals and determine the appropriate bid
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
Seven consecutive home wins were Tampa's top achievement at the start of the season. John Cooper's team feels confident in front of their fans and regularly scores several goals. This was especially noticeable against Winnipeg (6-4), when the hosts managed to take advantage of the opponent's numerous mistakes. Nikita Kucherov remains the leading organizer of the attack, while Brayden Point, Jake Gunzel and Brandon Hagel help maintain a high tempo.
In the last meeting with Detroit, the Lightning quickly seized the initiative again. Already in the first period, the hosts created a two-goal advantage, and then increased the difference to three goals. The opponent tried to return to the game, reducing the gap to a minimum, but Tampa brought it to a victory with a score of 4:2. This result made it possible to extend the successful home streak and improve after losing to Nashville (4:5 B).
Chicago Blackhawks
It was especially alarming for Chicago that the team regularly fails to start matches. The Blackhawks quickly took a 2-0 lead against Colorado, but then conceded five goals in a row and lost 2:5. In the next match against Florida, the situation turned out to be reversed. By the middle of the second period, the visitors were losing 0-3, after which they had to spend a lot of effort trying to win back. As a result, the fourth defeat in a row significantly complicated the team's position in the Central Division.
However, there were some positive points against the Panthers. Frank Nazar scored a double, and scored one goal in the minority. Roman Kanzerov also scored, and Connor Bedard scored two assists. In the third period, Chicago reduced the gap to one goal, but Sam Rinehart hit an empty net and set the final score to 5:3. Now the guests will have their second match in two days, and against an opponent who is still winning exclusively at home.
Chicago's main problem now is not so much the sheer number of defeats as the nature of those failures. The team is able to have a good period, but then loses the initiative for a long time and allows the opponents to create too many chances. Against Tampa, such failures are especially dangerous, since Kucherov and his partners are able to quickly use free space. The hosts regularly gain an advantage even before the first break, and then they can act on the score. At the same time, the Blackhawks have accumulated fatigue after a tense meeting with Florida, which further complicates the task.
Tampa has every opportunity to continue the home series. Even if the guests manage to organize several dangerous attacks, it will not be easy for them to maintain a high tempo throughout all three periods. The hosts have a deeper squad and make much better use of their chances. We do not exclude that Chicago will be able to score a couple of goals, but this is unlikely to be enough to fight for victory. We expect the Lightning to hold the meeting with confidence and achieve success with an advantage of at least two goals.
Our prediction is that Tampa Bay will win with a handicap of (-1.5) goals in 1.57
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