Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction: the home team will be stronger

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on March 5. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay is having a very quality season. Recently, the Lightning have reached some prime form, they finally have stability, and the day before they gave out a win streak of eight games in a row. However, it was interrupted in the last meeting - an offensive 1:2 in Sunrise with Florida with a tied game. But the position of the Lightning in the overall East table is still impressive - they are fourth with 74 points. Needless to say, Tampa Bay is aiming for the Stanley Cup.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus solves less ambitious tasks. In general, the Jackets should be given credit - they have an extremely modest roster, while doing just fine. Dean Evason is doing a tremendous job with his charges, hence their seventh place in the East standings with 68 points. The key is to keep the momentum going. And it's been great lately, as the Blue Jackets are coming into this game with a streak of four straight wins. On the previous day, Detroit was beaten twice - 5:2 and 5:3.

H2H Meetings

Tampa Bay and Columbus this season played each other twice, first stronger were the Jackets (7:6), and then the Lightning (5:3).

Betting Stats

• Tampa Bay has not lost the third period at home in 9 of the last 10 face-to-face meetings.
• Tampa Bay has won (regular time) at home in 5 consecutive head-to-head games.
• Tampa Bay has won the third period in 8 of the last 9 games.
• Tampa Bay wins with a -1.5 handicap at home in 5 consecutive face-to-face games.
• Tampa Bay does not lose the first period in 7 of the last 8 face-to-face meetings.
• Columbus Blue Jackets do not lose the first period on the road in 10 of the last 11 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Tampa Bay is having a great season, and the defeat the day before from Florida should only anger the players. They had a gorgeous eight-game win streak in a row, but a trip to the Sunrise cut it short. Obviously, Nikita Kucherov and company will a lot of motivation after this one. Right now, Columbus is an extremely unyielding team, but it's still in a much lower class. Moreover, the Jackets' eight previous trips to Amalie Arena have ended in failure - eight losses, including in the current campaign. We expect a ninth.

W1 for 1.83

Handicap 1 (-1.5) for 2.29

Correct Score 4:2 for 11.00