Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Expect a Total Over

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Philadelphia is a clear outsider of the league by last season's results. It seemed that even now, the Flyers would not struggle to solve big problems, but in reality, we see a completely different picture. If they had a lot of game problems in the opening period of the regular season, by the middle of November, they gained great momentum and started getting closer to the league leaders. At the equator of January, they won five games in a row, but they couldn't build on their successful stretch. In the last two games, the Black-and-Orange lost to Colorado and Ottawa 4:7 and 3:5, respectively, but they are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Tampa Bay is still among the teams fighting for the playoffs, but the level of performance of the Lightning is so great that there is no doubt about their ultimate success. From the beginning of the regular season, they began to lose a lot of points, giving their best in not every game. It wasn't until mid-January that they beat Los Angeles 3:2, New Jersey 4:3, Anaheim 5:1, Minnesota 7:3, and Buffalo 3:1. Only the day before, the Blue and White's winning streak was interrupted when they lost to Detroit - 1:2, remaining in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

There is a surprising picture in the Eastern Conference standings, with Philadelphia sitting higher than Tampa Bay. At the same time, in terms of skill and ambition, the Lightning are noticeably superior to their upcoming opponent. Therefore, they will be determined to gain two points in a face-to-face confrontation to get close to the Pennsylvanians. In addition, the statistics of head-to-head meetings look terrible for the Black and Orange, as they have lost in 12 of the last 13 friendlies.

We've noted that Tampa Bay has been great against Philadelphia in recent years, but special attention should be paid to the productivity of the Lightning's offense in this rivalry. In the last 13 head-to-head meetings, the Blue and White have scored 61 goals (4.69 per game on average).