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Utah - Tampa Bay: NHL match betting tip
On March 22, in Salt Lake, the local Utah will try to stop the guests from the state of Florida, who won three matches in a row. The Lightning are in excellent condition and are back in contention for leadership in the Atlantic Division. The hosts intend to reach the playoffs in the very first season, but for this they need to perform more consistently and win more often. The teams have never met each other before. How will the first match turn out? About this in the betting tip for it
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
The Salt Lake team continues to try to catch up with the conference leaders and now occupies the 11th place in the West. Utah is four points behind eighth-ranked St. Louis, but the hosts played one less game. Currently, the team under the command of Andre Turigny has 73 points in its piggy bank after 69 games and may well qualify for the final part of the tournament in its first season. In the second half of March, not everything works out for beginners, and they alternate between victories and failures. On the road, the debutants lost to Edmonton (1:7), and after returning home they dealt with Buffalo (5:2).
Clayton Keller's squad is playing well offensively at this stage of the season, and the captain himself remains the team's top scorer. He scored 76 points (24+52) in the goal+pass system and doesn't even let his teammates get close to him. In the last seven games, Utah scored 20 goals and was good enough in terms of creating and realizing their moments.
Disqualifications and injuries
Connor Ingram, Liam O'Brien and Juuso Valimaki will not play against the Lightning. Robert Bortuzzo's participation is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah throws 28 times per game on average
- The hosts receive an average of 9.43 minutes of penalty time.
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay didn't start the season very confidently, but since the beginning of February, the Lightning have been playing a very powerful game and winning regularly. Currently, the Florida State team is in fifth place in the East, having scored 85 points in 68 matches. The Lightning are fighting for the first place in the division, lagging behind Toronto and Florida by only two scoring points, while the competitors played one more game. After a slight slump, John Cooper's team came to its senses and won three matches in a row. She beat Boston (6:2), Philadelphia (2:0) and Dallas (3:2, B).
The guests added reliability again, and Tampa immediately began to score points. In the last three games, the Lightning conceded only four goals, while during the season the red light outside the club's gates turns on only 2.66 times per meeting. Andrey Vasilevsky remains the starting goalkeeper of the team, reflecting 91.83% of shots. In this regular season, he played five matches to zero.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan McDonagh may not play in Salt Lake.
Interesting betting trends
- Lightning bolts are thrown 28 times per game on average
- Lightning wins 50.6% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four of the six matches involving Tampa, the first period was not productive.
1.93Bet 3rd period: Tampa will score
The Lightning scored in the third period in three out of four games.
1.45Tip and bets
Utah is playing well on its ice this season, but now the Salt Lake team is not in optimal shape. Rookies alternate between wins and failures and have often failed defensively in past games. Tampa Bay has picked up momentum again and has been playing great defense lately. The Florida State team intends to break out on the first line in the division, and the lightning has everything for this. We think that the history of these teams' rivalries will begin with a success for the Lightning. We offer a bet on winning the second one with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that Tampa will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.77
Betting on an individual total
Utah is playing well offensively at home, but now a very reliable team from Florida is coming to visit the newcomers. Tampa Bay has conceded only four goals in the last three matches, and Andrei Vasilevsky has gained excellent form and often helped out his partners in previous matches. We do not believe that the guests will miss a lot.
Prediction - Utah's individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 2.00
Bet on the total
Both teams try to act with a constant eye on their own goal and think about defense. Tampa Bay returned to the pattern of the game, which brings the desired result and has not missed in large numbers in recent games. We believe that both opponents will play accurately and the meeting will be closed. We don't expect more than five accurate shots from the clubs.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 2.00
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