The Tampa Bay Lightning need a win after losing 3 of their last 4 games. The Minnesota Wild have lost their last 3 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild prediction.
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Rangers and Jets over the last week. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.23 goals per game and are scoring on 29.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 27 goals, Victor Hedman has 33 assists and Steven Stamkos has 110 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.46 goals per game and are killing 80.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonas Johansson has given up 70 goals on 643 shots faced, while Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 46 goals on 458 shots.
Tampa Bay Lightning Team Facts
- The Lightning have lost each of their last 10 games at Xcel Energy Center.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games at Xcel Energy Center.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last five games following a road loss.
- The Lightning have won the first period in each of their last five games following a road loss.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild lost to the Jets and Flames during this streak. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Joel Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota with 15 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 22 assists and Kirill Kaprizov has 110 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.17 goals per game and are killing 72.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 62 goals on 638 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 47 goals on 452 shots.
Minnesota Wild Team Facts
- The Wild have won each of their last 10 home games against the Lightning.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games against the Lightning.
- The Wild have lost the first period in seven of their last eight games as underdogs.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last six games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild prediction
The Minnesota Wild are coming off a rough week where the offense has let them down, but they’re still at home here, and they’re playing a Tampa team they’ve won 7 of the last 10 meetings against. Right when the Tampa Bay Lightning looked like they were turning the corner, they drop 3 of 4 games. The Lightning re 7-11-2 on the road this season. Pick ’em prices, give me the Wild.
