Tampa will host the next regular season match of the National Hockey League in Pennsylvania. Our sports portal gives a forecast for the game.
Philadelphia Flyers
The Pilots played the previous match in the regular season on November 30 and beat the New York Islanders on their site with a score of 3:1. Travis Sunheim and Kevin Hayes (he has a double) scored accurate shots as part of the winners. Russian defender Ivan Provorov scored an assist, and goalkeeper Carter Hart blocked 23 shots out of 24. With this victory, John Tortorella's team broke a terrible series of 10 defeats. The Flyers are currently ranked 13th in the Eastern Conference table. This season, the team played 23 matches in the regular season and scored 21 points.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning played the previous match in the regular season in Boston, where they lost to the local Bruins with a score of 1:3. Steven Stamkos scored an accurate throw as part of the losers, who realized a numerical advantage. With this defeat, John Cooper's team interrupted a mini-series of two victories. Tampa is currently ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference table. This season, the Lightning played 22 games in the regular season and scored 27 points.
Statistics and figures:
- "Tampa" is the favorite of the match according to the bookmakers.
- In the last face—to-face meetings, "lightning" won 28 victories, "pilots" - 16.
- The previous game ended 3-2 in favor of Philadelphia.
Forecast
I will bet on the victory of the "lightning". In my opinion, the meeting will be tense, but the victory will still be taken by the Tampa hockey players.