Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 03/12/2020 NHL Picks, Betting Predictions and Game Analysis

Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 03/12/2020 – The pursuit of the Metropolitan Division supremacy continues for the Philadelphia Flyers as the NHL warrants its season to push through despite the Coronavirus scare. The Flyers are tasked to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday on the road where they will seek to recover from having their nine-game winning streak busted by the Boston Bruins on Tuesday in front of their home crowd. The Lightning will look to maximize their home-court advantage as they flagged as favorites offered at  -145 based on the NHL Betting Lines. The Flyers are slight underdogs away from Philly pegged at +125.

Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 03/12/2020

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Philadelphia Flyers	+1.5 (-185)	6 o (-120)	+125
Tampa Bay Lightning	-1.5 (+165)	6 u (+100)	-145

Wasn't our night. The winning streak comes to an end but we'll be back to work on Thursday in Tampa. #BOSvsPHI pic.twitter.com/qS0XMvztIl

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 11, 2020

Philadelphia Flyers

Boston’s prized goaltender Tuukka Rask was simply a nightmare for Philadelphia Flyers as the 15-year veteran kept them scoreless on 36 shots to end their torrid surge. The loss allowed the Washington Capitals to reclaim the top spot in the Metropolitan albeit they are just separated by one point. Tampa Bay has been a tough matchup for Philadelphia as the Lightning boast seven straight victories against them, including a tight 1-0 escape on Jan. 11 in Philly and a 5-3 win on Feb. 15. Travis Konecny, the team’s top scorer with 24 goals and 61 total points, is set to play his 300th career game against the Lightning and is looking to break out of a personal slump that had him missing in the scoresheet over the last three games. 

Players to watch: Travis Konecny (GP 66, G 24, A 37, PTS 61), Sean Couturier (GP 69, G 22, A 37, PTS 59), Jakub Voracek (GP 69, G 12, A 44, PTS 56).

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning capped their latest road trip by losing their last two assignments, derailing their quest to trip the Boston Bruins atop the Atlantic Division. Tampa Bay posted a subpar 3-6-1 tally over their last ten games to put them eight points behind the Bruins who became the first team to reach 100 points this season. Andrei Vasilevskiy seems to know how the Flyers run things, posting a .927 save percentage against Philadelphia as he seized a league-leading 35 victories, including a 23-save shutout during the first month of 2020. The team is pretty much settled to clinch a playoff berth as it enjoys an eight-point advantage over the Toronto Maple Leafs who reside at the third spot in the division. 

Players to watch: Nikita Kucherov (GP 68, G 33, A 52, PTS 85), Steven Stamkos (GP 57, G 29, A 37, PTS 66), Brayden Point (GP 66, G 25, A 39, PTS 64).

Trends

Philadelphia Flyers

Over is 4-1 in Flyers last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Flyers are 6-0 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Philadelphia is 6-1 in their last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Flyers are 6-1 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Over is 4-1-1 in Philadelphia’s last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
Over is 3-0-1 in Flyers last 4 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning is 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Metropolitan.
Tampa Bay is 44-9 in their last 53 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Lightning is 82-22 in their last 104 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Under is 7-1-1 in Lightning last 9 vs. Metropolitan.
Over is 4-1 in Tampa Bay’s last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Over is 8-2 in Lightning last 10 games as a favorite.