Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Preview
Planning on watching today’s Lightning and Flyers game? Catch the action at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA, as the Flyers hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on NBCS.
The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Flyers are the home favorites against the Lightning in a Eastern conference matchup. Check out BetCoco for Philadelphia Flyers – Tampa Bay Lightning odds
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Lightning and Flyers did not have any head-to-head matchups last season. But over the last three times playing each other, the Lightning have a record of 2-1. The Lightning also had the edge vs. the puck line in these games, at 2-1. These games averaged a combined total of 5 goals per game leading to an over/under record of 1-2.
- Across their ten previous road games, Tampa Bay has an puck line mark of 3-7. Their straight up record in these matchups was 5-5 while averaging 2 goals per game.
- Across their five previous home games, Philadelphia has an puck line mark of 1-4. Their straight up record in these matchups was 2-3 while averaging 3 goals per game.
- Through their last five games as the underdog, the Flyers have an puck line record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 3-2.
- In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Lightning have a strong straight up record of 4-1. In addition, their puck line record was 3-2 in these scenarios.
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
On the season, Tampa Bay is 8th in the Eastern Conference and 5th in the Atlantic Division with 53 points. They have a record of 24-18-5 and are 10-12 against the Eastern Conference. On the road, the Lightning are 9-13-2 and have gone 7-3 in their last ten games.
As the underdog, Tampa Bay has gone 8-9-4 this year and 4-1 in their last five games. In the Eastern Conference, the Lightning are 26-21-1 when favored.
On the offensive side, the Lightning are scoring an 3.3 goals per game this season, ranking 7th in the NHL. When it came to shots on target per game, they are 16th in the league. Coming into the game, the Lightning have a 15-11 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 9-6.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy comes into the game having made 23 starts this season. So far, his record is 13-10 and he has a save percentage of 0.699%.
At home this season, the Flyers have gone 11-10-2 and have dropped their last two games. In the Eastern Conference standings, Philadelphia is in 4th place and has a record of 25-16-6.
Against other teams in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers have gone 11-11 on the year. Over their last ten games, Philadelphia has gone 6-4 and has been favored in 14 of their 47 games.
Offensively, the Flyers come into the game at 2.9 goals per contest placing 19th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 1st position in the league. The Philadelphia offense is ranked 25th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 3rd in the NHL.
Goalie Carter Hart comes into the game having made 25 starts this season. So far, his record is 12-9 and he has a save percentage of 0.782%.
Even though they are considered 1.5-goal underdogs, our projection points to a 4-3 win for the Lightning.
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Tips
- We like the Lightning on the moneyline (-109)
- The Lightning are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Philadelphia Flyers Injury Report
- Ryan Ellis – Back – Out
- Owen Tippett – Lower Body – Questionable
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report
- Haydn Fleury – Hand – Out
- Brent Seabrook – Shoulder/Back/Hip – Out
- Erik Cernak – Upper Body – Questionable
- Mikhail Sergachev – Lower Body – Out
- Logan Brown – Undisclosed – Out
- Tanner Jeannot – Upper Body – Out
