Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
The NHL Eastern Conference will offer a very interesting game to be disputed next Sunday, January 12th when Pittsburgh Penguins receive Tampa Bay Lightning at 04:00 pm CST. This game is expected to be one of the most even in the schedule, not only because Tampa Bay has been suffering a lot to find consistency, but also because Pittsburgh will be forced to win this game to remain competitive.
However, the offensive rhythm for the first period is expected to be very slow as both teams played less than 24 hours before the kickoff of this game, being relevant to note that Pittsburgh Penguins were totally obliterated by Ottawa Senators (0-5). Additionally, it has to be mentioned that Pittsburgh was only able to score more than 3 goals in regulation time in only 1 out of their last 5 games.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay Lightning lost their streak of 2 victories in a row after their most recent overtime loss against New Jersey Devils (3-2), a result that directly impacted on their playoffs’ qualification as they are now just 1 point above the eighth spot. Also, they are totally stuck, because they’ve a 6 points gap against Florida Panthers, making it very difficult for them to escalate some positions.
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Form
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Pittsburgh Penguins against Tampa Bay Lightning : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
A. Nedeljkovic
T. Jarry
M. Grzelcyk
P. Joseph
E. Karlsson
K. Letang
M. Pettersson
O. Pickering
C. Glass
D. O'Connor
B. Lizotte
P. Tomasino
R. Rakell
S. Crosby
N. Acciari
A. Beauvillier
B. Rust
J. Puljujarvi
K. Hayes
M. Nieto
A. Vasilevskiy
J. Johansson
V. Hedman
D. Raddysh
E. Lilleberg
N. Perbix
E. Cernak
R. McDonagh
B. Hagel
J. Guentzel
N. Paul
A. Cirelli
G. Goncalves
M. Chaffee
M. Eyssimont
B. Point
C. Atkinson
N. Kucherov
Z. Girgensons
L. Glendening
Most goals and assists
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
R. Rakell
(35 Goals)
B. Point
(44 Goals)
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J. Guentzel
(44 Goals)
S. Crosby
(58 Assists)
Pittsburgh Penguins - Tampa Bay Lightning Key Points
- Pittsburgh Penguins at home have a streak of 3 games in a row conceding 3 or more goals per game.
- Tampa Bay Lightning have a streak of 4 losses in a row, games in which they haven’t been able to score more than 2 goals per game.
- Pittsburgh Penguins at home in direct duels against Tampa Bay Lightning, lost a streak of 3 victories in a row in which they scored 5 or more goals per game after their most recent overtime loss, 2-3.
- Tampa Bay Lightning in face-to-face away games against Pittsburgh Penguins, scored more than 3 goals in only 1 out of their last 4 confrontations.
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Our Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
To sum up, these teams have been delivering very spectacular games throughout their most recent games, however as both teams will be exhausted after playing in two consecutive days this weekend, they are expected to commit important defensive errors. Therefore, the pick for Pittsburgh Penguins – Tampa Bay Lightning is: Both Teams To Score In The 1st Period - Yes!
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