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Tampa Bay vs. Winnipeg: NHL Match Prediction
Tampa Bay will play another match in the NHL regular season on November 15. The team will once again play at home, where it will try to break its losing streak. This time, the Lightning will face the leader of the Western Conference, Winnipeg. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a forecast in which they highlighted the most relevant bets for this period of time
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay continues to be in decline and has not been able to achieve success for four games in a row. At first, the team played away, where they met very serious opponents, suffering a defeat from Winnipeg (4:7), and also losing to Minnesota (3:5). The club defensive line showed its worst side twice, which has often been a problem throughout the season. Both goalies Johansson and Vasilevskiy also did not play their best, reflecting no more than 85% of the shots. Then the Lightning went to visit St. Louis, where, it would seem, they should have interrupted the series of failures, but they failed to do so. This time the team played poorly in attack, only being able to make 23 shots on goal, and ultimately lost by a difference of only one puck (2:3). Once again, the goalie played unreliably.
Returning to their home arena, the Lightning had a great opportunity to break their losing streak, as they faced one of the league biggest underdogs, Philadelphia. But the Lightning couldn't take advantage of their opponent weak form and suffered another disappointing defeat, only this time in a shootout (1:2). Oddly enough, the high-scoring Tampa Bay once again had problems creating moments in attack, which is completely unusual for the club. Due to the lost points, the club has already left the playoff zone, dropping to tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
One of the club most productive players, forward Brayden Point, is still in the Tampa Bay infirmary. Also, Eric Cernak may not play in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Tampa Bay scores 3.5 goals per game.
The Lightning hallmark remains their very active offensive play, which has carried over from last season.
- The Lightning average 10.5 penalty minutes per game.
The team still has problems with discipline, often breaking the rules and remaining in the minority.
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg approached this season in excellent shape and throughout the regular championship consistently beat almost all opponents on their way, with most matches ending in regulation time and with a difference of more than one goal. Thanks to such a successful start, the Jets are currently in first place in the Western Conference standings, with a significant gap of seven points over their closest competitor, which will allow the club to compensate for the expected decline. However, so far there are no prerequisites for a natural series of failures, and the winning streak has already reached seven matches in a row. The "fighters" have two distinctive features at once, due to which they achieve the desired result. The attacking line consistently realizes its potential, and the defense does not allow opponents to score a large number of goals.
What is especially noteworthy is that the team performs confidently on the road, where they have not lost a single match all season, and problems arose only in one match with Stattle, in which they managed to snatch a victory in overtime (4:3). Winnipeg slowed down a bit in the third period, which allowed the Krakens to tie the score a few minutes before the final whistle. Indeed, Arniel charges seem invincible for now, which they proved once again by defeating the Rangers in a recent match with a score of 6:3.
Disqualifications and injuries
The club successful results are due to the fact that it has no problems with its roster. Almost all players are in the lineup, and only defenders Logan Stanley and Ville Heinola remain in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Winnipeg allows 2.1 goals per game.
The Fighters are showing excellent defensive play and are not allowing their opponents to realize their attacking potential.
- The Jets converted 42% of their power play attempts.
The team also shows better implementation of the numerical advantage.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay has opened the scoring in four of the six head-to-head games
1.97Goal in each period bet – yes
In four of the six head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.50Tip and bets
Oddly enough, bookmakers are giving very high odds for Winnipeg to win in the upcoming match, despite its excellent form. Indeed, Tampa Bay will play at home, where it would seem to have a better chance of success, but one cannot ignore the club serious decline, which has not allowed it to achieve success for four games in a row. As we have already noted, the Jets are showing excellent play on the road, so we suggest not taking risks and making a confident bet in their favor.
Our prediction is a Winnipeg victory with a handicap of (0) at 2.04
Bet on total
In the upcoming match we should definitely expect a lot of goals scored. Winnipeg will clearly not sit back in defense and will try to once again demonstrate its attacking potential to the fullest extent. Tampa, if it wants to give a worthy response, must play on the counter courses, which will also have a positive effect on the overall performance of the match.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.70
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Winnipeg has been playing great in the first period and consistently creating serious problems for their opponents early on, allowing them to gain an early advantage.
Prediction: Winnipeg wins first period with handicap (0) for 1.76
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