Philadelphia Flyers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Philadelphia Flyers are traveling to Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Philadelphia is 33-23-8 this season and sits sixth in the Eastern Conference. Tampa Bay is eighth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 33-25-6. So far this season, these teams have each won a game against the other. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST.
Philadelphia's Number One Penalty Kill
The Philadelphia Flyers are traveling to Tampa Bay after their win on Thursday against the Florida Panthers with a final score of 2-1. Philadelphia this season has been defending well allowing an average of 2.88 goals against per game. This is mainly due to their penalty kill which is number one overall with a percentage of 86.6%. On offense the Flyers are averaging 2.94 goals per game.
Samuel Ersson will likely be starting in net for the Flyers on Saturday. Ersson has a record this season of 18-12-5 with a goals against average of 2.52 and a save percentage of .901. In his last five starts, Ersson has a goals against average of 2.18 and a save percentage of .910.
Tampa Bay's Top Powerplay
The Tampa Bay Lightning are coming off a loss on Thursday against the Calgary Flames with a final score of 3-6. This would be the third loss in the last five games for the Lightning. Tampa Bay is seventh in scoring averaging 3.34 goals per game. This is because of their powerplay which ranks number one in the league with a powerplay percentage of 28.3%. On defense the Lightning are allowing an average of 3.42 goals against per game.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has taken the majority of the starts in net this season and will likely start on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has a record this season of 21-16-1 with a goals against average of 3.03 and a save percentage of .894. In his last five starts, Vasilevskiy has a goals against average of 3.39 and a save percentage of .879.
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Full-Game Side Bet
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The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-4 against the puck line as underdogs on the road this season. Tampa Bay is only 9-14 against the puck line as favorites at home this season. The Flyers have more to gain from this win as they are fighting to retain a wild card spot and I have to side with them in this matchup.
I am taking the Flyers at +1.5.
Prediction: Philadelphia Flyers +1.5 ( -188 )
Full-Game Total Pick
Rating:
The Tampa Bay Lightning have an over/under record of 15-7-1 as favorites at home this season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has not been playing well as of late with him allowing an average of 3.39 goals against in his last five games. In Samuel Ersson last meeting against the Lightning, he allowed two goals but the game still managed to take us over the total.
I am taking the over at 6.5.
Prediction: Over 6.5 ( +100 )
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