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Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay: NHL Match Prediction
On November 20, Pittsburgh will play at home again, where they will try to earn important points. This time, the team will face a very serious opponent in the person of Tampa Bay. The Lightning are in excellent shape, so it will be very difficult for the Penguins to achieve the desired result. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a forecast in which they will help determine the current bets
Command Analysis
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
Few could have expected such a protracted decline from Pittsburgh, as the team started the season very confidently and consistently earned points, however, this did not last long. After another unsuccessful away series, the team returned to the home arena, where in the first match they met with Dallas and suffered a defeat with a score of 1:7. The defensive line showed a terrible game, and in particular both goalies Bloomquist and Nedeljkovic, who reflected only 82% of the shots between them. The Penguins were unable to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans and lost again in the match with Detroit, but this time in overtime (2:3). Then the team went on the road again, where they met with one of the outsiders of the league in the person of Columbus, but were unable to give even such a weak competitor a worthy rebuff, suffering another defeat (2:6). This time, Jarry was in goal, but he played no better than his teammates.
After a series of lost points, the Penguins returned to their home arena, where they were still able to win against a far from serious opponent in the person of San Jose. Pittsburgh earned a significant advantage of three goals and seemed to leave no chance for the Sharks, but due to lapses in defense, they allowed them to make a comeback and transfer the game to overtime. Still, in extra time they managed to snatch a victory with a final score of 4:3. Due to such weak performances, the club has already dropped to 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings, having only 17 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Pittsburgh continues to have problems with its roster. Three players are in the infirmary: Glass, Hayes and Lizotte. Letang is also questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Pittsburgh allows four goals per game.
The Penguins are not known for their reliable defensive play and constantly allow their opponents to realize their attacking potential.
- The Penguins are averaging 31 shots per game.
The team is trying its best to compensate for the lapses in defense and consistently creates a large number of dangerous moments in the opponent zone.
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay had a slight slump, due to which the team could not achieve success for four games in a row. The Lightning played on the road, where they were unable to give a worthy response to Minnesota (3:5) and Winnipeg (4:7). The team showed a weak game in defense twice and allowed opponents to freely enter the zone and realize dangerous moments near their goal. Then the team began to play more closed, but this did not bring the desired result, as the effectiveness of the attack suffered greatly, which ultimately led to two more failures in games with St. Louis (2:3) and Philadelphia (1:2 SO).
However, the home stadium helped the Lightning to recover and in the match with the leader of the Western Conference the team showed its best game, due to which it defeated the Jets with a score of 4:1. Goalkeeper Vasilevsky showed an excellent game, and forward Günzel also distinguished himself, scoring twice. The team was able to consolidate its success in the match with New Jersey, in which it won a dry victory (4:0). This time the first link showed itself: Kucherov, Sireli and Hedman scored two points each. Thanks to the fact that Tampa returned to its previous form in time, it remained in the playoff zone. At the moment, the club is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings, having 19 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
One of the club most productive players, forward Point, remains in the infirmary at Tampa. All other players remain in action.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Tampa Bay scores 3.56 goals per game.
The team continues to be distinguished by its very effective attacking play, which allows it to achieve success.
- Lightning Allow 11 Shorthanded Goals
The club often has problems when playing short-handed. Tampa rarely copes with the pressure of opponents after a penalty.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay has opened the scoring in four of the six head-to-head games
1.85Goal in each period bet – yes
In six head-to-head matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.45Tip and bets
As you can see, Pittsburgh continues to be in terrible shape and earns points only in matches with the league outsiders. Even home walls do not help the team cope with the opponent pressure, and it consistently misses a huge number of goals. Tampa Bay achieves success mainly due to its efficiency, which will be a serious problem for the Penguins. It is also worth considering that the Lightning are in optimal condition, due to which they should easily win the upcoming match.
Our prediction is Tampa Bay win at 2.28
Bet on total
The upcoming match promises to be very productive. Pittsburgh remains a team with one of the weakest defensive lines, and it is trying to rehabilitate itself through active actions in attack. Tampa Bay is also not used to sitting back in defense, which means we should expect a large number of goals scored.
Forecast - total over six goals for 1.75
Bet on the outcome of the first period
In the first period, Tampa Bay has every chance to earn an advantage, taking advantage of its significant superiority over the opponent, as well as its terrible play on defense, which is what we suggest betting on.
Prediction: Tampa Bay wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.78
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