Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Preview
The Lightning and Flyers are set to face off at 7:00 ET on NBCS. The Flyers will host the game at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.
In this Eastern matchup, the Lightning are favored by -1.5 goals against the Flyers. The over/under for the game is 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for Philadelphia Flyers – Tampa Bay Lightning odds
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head-to-Head and Key Stats
Over their previous five games against the Flyers, the Lightning have put together a record of 4-1. When looking back over the last ten head to head meetings between the Lightning and Flyers, the Lightning hold the edge with an puck line record of 6-4.
- Tampa Bay has played well in their previous 5 road games, going 4-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 2. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 4-1.
- The Flyers are 3-2 puck line in their last home games and 3-2 straight-up.
- Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Flyers have gone 4-1 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-4.
- As the betting favorite, the Lightning have an puck line mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. Tampa Bay posted a straight up mark of 1-2 in these matchups.
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
As the seventh-place team in the Eastern Conference, the Lightning have gone 32-23-5 this season. In the Atlantic Division, Tampa Bay is in fifth place with a record of 6-10.
On the road, the Lightning have gone 14-15-2 this season and have won four straight games away from home. As the favorites, Tampa Bay has been favored in 34 of their 60 games, going 22-11-1 in those games.
Offensively, the Lightning come into the game at 3.4 goals per contest placing 5th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 18th position in the league. The Tampa Bay offense is ranked 1st in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 29th in the NHL.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy gets the start and has made 34 starts this season. His record at this point is 20-14, and his save percentage is 0.785%.
At home this season, the Flyers have gone 14-13-2 and are currently on a two-game losing streak. In the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia sits in 8th place and 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. So far this year, the Flyers have gone 30-22-7.
When playing as the underdog, Philadelphia has gone 19-17-6, including a three-game losing streak. Over their last ten games, the Flyers have gone 5-5, and they are 1-4 in their last five games. Against other teams from the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia has gone 12-18.
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. This season, the Flyers have a 21-13 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. In games with fewer shots on goal, they hold a 7-9 record.
Heading into this matchup vs. Tampa Bay, goalie Samuel Ersson has started 30 games in this season. His current record is 16-11, and his save percentage stands at 0.692%.
With the Lightning being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Lightning.
Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Tips
- Take the Lightning on the moneyline
- On the puck line, we like Flyers (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Philadelphia Flyers Injury Report
- Ryan Ellis – Back – Out
- Travis Konecny – Upper Body – Questionable
- Rasmus Ristolainen – Upper Body – Out
- Carter Hart – Personal – Out
- Jamie Drysdale – Upper Body – Out
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report
- Haydn Fleury – Upper Body – Questionable
- Brent Seabrook – Shoulder/Back/Hip – Out
- Mikhail Sergachev – Leg – Out
- Logan Brown – Undisclosed – Out
- Tanner Jeannot – Lower Body – Out
