Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Preview
Betting on today’s Flyers and Lightning game? Catch the action at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL, as the Lightning hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on NBCS.
The over/under for this game is set at 6.5 goals, and the Lightning are the -1.5 goal favorites against the Flyers in a Eastern conference matchup. Check out BetCoco for Tampa Bay Lightning – Philadelphia Flyers odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three head-to-head matchups, the Lightning are averaging 4 goals per game, compared to the Flyers at 3. These figures have led to Tampa Bay posting a record of 2-1.
- Philadelphia has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 4. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.
- When looking at their past ten home matchups, Tampa Bay has an puck line record of 4-6 while averaging 4 per game. The team went 5-5 overall in these games.
- Tampa Bay has done well both straight up and vs the puck line when favored to win the game, going 2-1 SU and 2-1 puck line in their last three games.
- As the betting favorite, the Flyers have an puck line mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. Philadelphia posted a straight up mark of 1-2 in these matchups.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction
On the year, Philadelphia has gone 33-23-8 and is in 6th place in the Eastern Conference and 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. On the road, the Flyers are 17-10-5. Over their last ten games, Philadelphia has gone just 4-6, and they are on a two-game losing streak as the underdog. When playing as the underdog this season, the Flyers have gone 21-17-6.
Over their last five games, Philadelphia has gone 3-2, and they have gone 2-1 over their last three games. Against teams in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers have gone 15-19 on the year.
For their offensive performance, the Flyers come in averaging 2.9 goals per game this season, which is 22nd in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 2nd in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Flyers offense is 31st in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 1st in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. Tampa Bay, goalie Samuel Ersson has started 34 games in this season. His current record is 18-12, and his save percentage stands at 0.713%.
At home this season, the Lightning have gone 19-9-4, and they have been favored in 38 of their 64 games. In the Eastern Conference, Tampa Bay is 8th and 5th in the Atlantic Division with a record of 33-25-6. Over their last ten games, the Lightning have gone 4-6, and they are 2-3 in their last five games.
So far this year, Tampa Bay has gone 17-19 against Eastern Conference opponents and 7-11 against teams from the Atlantic Division. Overall, the Lightning have 72 points, and they have been the favorite in 23 of their 38 games as the favorite.
On offense, the Lightning are averaging 3.3 goals per game which is 6th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 22nd in the league. The Lightning went 20-12 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 13-11.
Entering the game, goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has started 38 games this season. His current record stands at 21-16, and his save percentage is 0.787%.
Despite being 1.5 goal underdogs, we predict the Flyers to come out on top with a final score of 4-3.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Betting Tips
- We like the Flyers on the moneyline (+122)
- The Flyers are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report
- Brent Seabrook – Shoulder/Back/Hip – Out
- Mikhail Sergachev – Leg – Out
- Logan Brown – Undisclosed – Out
- Tanner Jeannot – Lower Body – Out
Philadelphia Flyers Injury Report
- Ryan Ellis – Back – Out
- Erik Johnson – Illness – Questionable
- Rasmus Ristolainen – Upper Body – Out
- Nick Seeler – Lower Body – Out
- Carter Hart – Personal – Out
- Jamie Drysdale – Upper Body – Out
