The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Calgary Flames meet Thursday in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Calgary Flames vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction.
Tampa Bay Lightning Recap
The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Edmonton last time out. After this game, Tampa Bay will take on the Seattle Kraken on the road.
Lightning Looking To Rebound
Nikita Kucherov leads the Bolts with 38 points including a team-high 13 goals and 25 assists while Brandon Hagel has 31 points with 12 goals and 19 assists and Anthony Cirelli has 24 points of his own with 13 assists. Brayden Point has 30 points with 18 goals and 12 assists while Victor Hedman has 25 points with 21 assists. Jake Guentzel also has 26 points with 13 goals and 13 assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 12-9-1 with a 2.38 GAA and a .912 save percentage while Jonas Johansson has gone 2-1-1 with a 4.48 GAA and a .872 save percentage on the year in goal for Tampa Bay.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The Flames have lost each of their last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Lightning have won each of their last six games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Lightning’s last six games.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games as underdogs following a road win.
Calgary Flames Recap
The Calgary Flames come into this one looking to build on a 4-3 win over Nashville last time out. After this game, the Flames will welcome the Florida Panthers to town.
Flames Looking To Heat Up Again
Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Flames in scoring with 19 points including a team-high 10 goals and 9 assists while Nazem Kadri has 18 points split between 9 goals and 9 assists. Rasmus Andersson and Connor Zary each have 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists and MacKenzie Weegar added 16 points with a team-high 12 assists. In goal for Calgary, Dustin Wolf is 8-5-1 with a 2.84 GAA and a .909 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 6-5-4 with a 2.76 GAA and an .897 save percentage on the year.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The Flames have won each of their last five games as home underdogs.
- The Lightning have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a road loss.
- The Flames have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as home underdogs following a road win.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites following a road loss.
Calgary Flames vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
I’m on the Flames here. I get the case to be made for Tampa Bay here as the Lightning have been playing some solid hockey while the Flames haven’t been able to say the same, but a lot of Calgary’s recent games have been on the road and this Flames team is a complete Jekyll and Hyde situation on the road this season compared to their marks at home. I think the Flames continue their recent run over the Bolts and push their win streak over Tampa Bay to 4 at some nice plus money.