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Tampa Bay vs. Toronto: NHL Match Prediction
Tampa Bay will play at home again on December 1, where they will meet Toronto and will try to take advantage of not only the home advantage, but also the Maple Leafs' problems with the roster. Indeed, the Leafs are currently playing without a large number of key players, which will definitely affect their results in the near future. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a forecast in which they highlighted the most relevant bets
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay has completed a three-game home series that was far from successful. In the first game, the team met with Dallas and was unable to put up a worthy fight, losing 2-4. Goalie Vasilevskiy did not show his best, stopping only 85% of the shots. It seemed that the Lightning would also be unable to withstand Colorado, but this time they managed to convert almost all the dangerous moments in the opponent zone, thereby defeating the Avalanche by six goals (8-2), which was one of the biggest victories in head-to-head confrontations. The most productive was forward Hagel, who made five assists.
However, the team was unable to consolidate its success. In the match with Washington, problems in defense arose again, which ultimately led to a 4:5 defeat. Once again, goalie Vasilevsky did not show his best, once again reflecting 85% of the shots. Indeed, Tampa goal line has not shown its best this season. On the road to Nashville, the team was still able to rehabilitate itself for the lost points, albeit with great difficulty. This time, everything went to overtime, where the winning goal was scored by forward Point, who recently recovered from an injury. It is worth noting that at the moment, the Lightning are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, with 26 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
It is worth noting that Tampa Bay does not have any serious problems with its roster. Only Chaffee and Paul are in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay averages 3.8 goals per game
The Lightning have been playing great offensively this season and have been consistently scoring a lot of goals.
- The Lightning converted 23% of their power play attempts.
The team can also boast of a very confident game in the majority and quite often takes advantage of the opponents' deletions.
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto did end its winning streak, which had reached four games. The team played away to Florida, where it was unable to contain the opponent pressure, suffering a 1:5 defeat. Goalie Stolars showed his worst side, reflecting only 82% of the shots. What is especially noteworthy is that the attacking line did not seem to try to compensate for the lapses in defense, and in just three periods it managed to make 24 shots on target.
Before that, the Maple Leafs showed a much more reliable game in defense, thanks to which they were able to dryly beat a very powerful competitor, Vegas (3:0), and also beat Utah (3:2). Goalkeeper Wall showed his best side twice, reflecting 55 shots in both games. The Leafs also snatched victories from Edmonton and Washington in overtime with the same score of 3:2. In general, Toronto has been earning points for a long time and is currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, and the gap from the leader is only five points.
Disqualifications and injuries
It is worth noting that Toronto has huge problems with its roster. Nine players are currently in the infirmary, and one more remains in the infirmary. Domi, Jarnkron, Kampf, Klingberg, Nise, Matthews, Mermis, Pacioretty and Reaves will definitely not be able to participate in the upcoming match. Mac Mann is also questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Edinburgh concedes just 2.6 goals per game.
This season, Toronto can boast of a very confident game in defense, due to which they achieve success.
- On average, the Leafs receive nine penalty minutes per game.
But the team has serious problems with discipline, which gives an advantage to opponents.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Toronto
Toronto has opened the scoring in four of the six head-to-head matches
1.94Goal in each period bet – yes
In three of the four head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.45Tip and bets
Tampa Bay is back at home, where they will try to make up for the lost points to their fans. At home, the team has every chance to give a worthy rebuff to Toronto, which currently has huge problems with its roster. Indeed, the loss of a large number of players seriously affects the club play as a whole, which the Lightning will try to take advantage of. We believe that the home team will win the upcoming match, which is what we suggest betting on.
Our prediction is Tampa Bay victory in the match at 1.88
Bet on total
The upcoming matchup should definitely see a lot of goals scored, as both teams have been focusing on the offensive line throughout the season and often forget about defense. It is unlikely that anything will change in such a short period of time.
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Tampa Bay shows a confident game in the first period and due to this, they consistently earn an advantage already at the end of the starting segment, which they are quite capable of doing in the upcoming match.
Prediction: Tampa Bay wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.81
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