Tampa Bay vs Philadelphia Prediction 17 March 2025
🔊 Will the "Bolts" return to the top 4 of the East? Tampa, after an incredibly successful February, has significantly stalled in March and is currently struggling to earn points. The question of making the playoffs has long been settled for the club, but they might very well lose the home-ice advantage in the first round. Philadelphia, on the other hand, lost their chances of continuing the fight for the Stanley Cup a while ago and is situated at the bottom of the conference standings.
Head-to-Head
In the current regular season, the opponents have met twice, and the "Flyers" emerged victorious on both occasions (2:1 SO, 4:3 SO). The battles in these encounters were so intense that neither team could secure a win in regulation or overtime. The most productive player in those matches was Philadelphia forward Bobby Brink. The young American forward scored a double in the second game, which took place a few days ago. The hockey player is in his third season in the league and has achieved the best result of his career - 32 points in 65 games.
Head-to-head statistics Tampa Bay - Philadelphia
Tampa Bay Lightning Team Overview
The "Lightning" have overcome the slump they experienced in the second decade of March. During this period, the home team suffered three consecutive defeats and lost their position in the top-4 of the East. However, the match against the unmotivated "Bears" came at just the right time. John Cooper's team secured a convincing blowout victory over their principal rival (6-2) and re-entered the race. It is becoming increasingly apparent that Tampa's potential first-round playoff meeting with Toronto is on the horizon. The opponents currently occupy the second and third spots in the Atlantic Division standings, and their showdown in the Stanley Cup is gradually becoming inevitable.
Match Results: Tampa Bay Lightning
Philadelphia Flyers Team Overview
John Tortorella's team failed in the second half of the regular season and couldn't turn the situation around. In the last nine games, the Flyers suffered seven losses, managing only to defeat Winnipeg (2:1 OT) and Tampa (4:3 OT). The visitors have long been out of the running for the Stanley Cup, but it's worth noting Matvei Michkov's progress. The NHL rookie from Perm has proven his worth in the world's strongest league by scoring 47 points in 66 games. If Philadelphia plans to achieve consistent progress and finally break their years of failures, they must build their game around the young Russian forward.
Match Results: Philadelphia Flyers
📌 Probable Lineups
Tampa: Vasilevskiy - Hedman, Moser - Guentzel, Point, Kucherov
Philadelphia: Ersson - Sanheim, York - Konecny, Cates, Foerster
🥅 Goalkeepers
Tampa's goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has lost his former form and has not been impressive lately. In four consecutive games, the Russian has not maintained a save percentage above 88%. During this period, the team has achieved success more in spite of their own goalkeeper's actions.
Philadelphia's goaltender Samuel Ersson, along with his partner Ivan Fedotov, has failed in the regular season. Occasionally, the Swede managed decent performances, but overall he made too many mistakes. He has not reached a 90% save percentage for six consecutive games.
Editor's Prediction
The rivalry between the teams has long been quite intense, and two shootout series this season come as no surprise. Taking points from their "sworn" friends from Miami is excellent motivation for the "Flyers." Under current circumstances, they excel only at "drying up" their opponents. For the past 19 consecutive games, Philadelphia has seen no more than two goals scored in the third period. This is the coaching style of the formidable John Tortorella. We believe that the trend of low-scoring endings will remain relevant. Our key bet is a total of fewer than 2.5 pucks in the third period.No comments
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