Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
Next Thursday night will bring the second regular-season series game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Carolina Hurricanes, teams that are having fierce competition for the top spot in the Eastern Conference’s standings. For this game, the Hurricanes were made favorites by the bookies’ odds, a fact that makes sense when seeing Tampa Bay had a very tough game against the Toronto Maple Leafs one day before this game.
With this in mind, the Tampa Bay Lightning is expected to keep pushing forward during the first period of the game; it is worth noting that they scored two goals during their most recent game against the Maple Leafs, but unfortunately, they were disallowed. Despite that situation, the Lightning showed outstanding personality and were able to dominate that game, so Nikita Kucherov is expected to have a positive impact against the Hurricanes, too.
Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes took advantage of the Olympic break to extend Brandon Bussi’s contract, a fantastic decision when considering that the American goalie has made 573 saves throughout the season. Taking this into account, the Hurricanes are expected to base this game on their defensive effectiveness, so Bussi is expected to make as many saves as possible with high motivation after his extension.
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Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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113 | 3652 | 39 | 22 | +56 |
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106 | 2632 | 40 | 26 | +59 |
Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
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Carolina Hurricanes against Tampa Bay Lightning : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
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Players list
B. Bussi
F. Andersen
S. Walker
K. Miller
A. Nikishin
J. Chatfield
J. Slavin
S. Gostisbehere
A. Svechnikov
M. Jankowski
J. Blake
L. Stankoven
S. Jarvis
E. Robinson
N. Ehlers
T. Hall
J. Staal
S. Aho
W. Carrier
J. Martinook
A. Vasilevskiy
J. Johansson
V. Hedman
D. Raddysh
J. Moser
C. D'Astous
R. McDonagh
E. Cernak
D. Carlile
P. Holmberg
B. Hagel
J. Guentzel
S. Sabourin
D. James
G. Goncalves
Z. Girgensons
N. Kucherov
B. Point
O. Bjorkstrand
Y. Gourde
Most goals and assists
Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay Lightning
S. Aho
(60 Assists)
Carolina Hurricanes - Tampa Bay Lightning Key Points
- The Tampa Bay Lightning lost a two-game road winning streak with their most recent 8-5 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have a three-game home winning streak, it being worth noting that they scored four or more goals in two of them.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have only been able to score more than two goals in two of their last five road meetings against the Hurricanes.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have scored more than two goals in only one of their last five home meetings against the Lightning.
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Our Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
That said, this game is expected to be one of the most even in next Thursday night’s schedule, as both teams must win to keep competing for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, as well as for the Presidents’ Cup against the Colorado Avalanche.
To sum up, the Tampa Bay Lightning are expected to clash against a tough defense, so it will be difficult for them to emulate the dominant performance they had during the first two periods against the Toronto Maple Leafs at home. Therefore, the pick for the Tampa Bay Lightning – Carolina Hurricanes is: Under 6.0 Goals!
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