The conclusion of the Florida road trip for the Philadelphia Flyers occurs on Saturday night in Tampa Bay. The Flyers will face the Tampa Bay Lightning, as both teams battle for playoff contention. Philadelphia is coming off a last-minute win over the Florida Panthers. Garnet Hathaway scored with 22 seconds remaining, to give the Flyers a 2-1 victory. The Lightning are coming off a rough home loss, a 6-3 drubbing courtesy of the Calgary Flames. Tampa Bay’s head coach, Jon Cooper, called the performance “Embarrassing, is what that was.”. So, the question heading into Saturday night’s matchup is, what will Tampa have to do to get out of their funk?
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Betting Odds
| Team | Puck Line | Total | MoneyLine |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
+1.5 -198 |
O 6.5 +105 |
+124 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
-1.5 +164 |
U 6.5 -125 |
-148 |
| **Odds Courtesy of DraftKings | |||
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Match Details
Fixture: Philadelphia Flyers @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Date and Time: March 9, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.
Location: Amalie Arena at Tampa, Florida
Apex Tale of the Tape
| Tampa Bay Lightning | vs. | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 33-25-6 | Record | 33-23-8 |
| 3.34 | Goals Per Game | 2.94 |
| 29.4 | Shots Per Game | 33.4 |
| 28.3 | Power Play % | 12.9 |
| 51.5 | Faceoff % | 49.3 |
| 3.42 | Goals Against Per Game | 2.88 |
| 29.5 | Shots Against Per Game | 27.7 |
| 80.5% | Penalty Kill | 86.6% |
| .891 | Save % | .901 |
Key Stats
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Nikita Kucherov is 2nd in the league in scoring. He has 106 points (38 goals-68 assists). 54 of those points are on the power play (12 goals-42 assists).
- Yesterday, the Lightning acquired Anthony Duclair from the San Jose Sharks for a third-round pick and a prospect. Duclair had 43 points (16 goals-27 assist) this season.
- In two games vs. the Flyers, Kucherov has three goals and two assists. Also, Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel each have a goal and two assists.
- Injury wise, Tannor Jeannot will not play against the Flyers due to a lower-body injury. Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev is out for the season after breaking his leg. He had surgery last month to stabilize the tibia and fibula.
- Tampa Bay has lost three of its last five games, and are currently playing the fourth of a five-game homestand.
Philadelphia Flyers
- Philadelphia was busy at the trade deadline, as they acquired Erik Johnson from the Buffalo Sabres for a fourth-round draft pick. In 50 games, Johnson collected three goals for Buffalo. He will be used mainly to provide hits, block shots and on shorthanded situations for Philadelphia.
- In the two games this season vs. Tampa Bay, Morgan Frost has the most points with four, all assists. Cam York leads the team with two goals.
- Philadelphia is 3-1-1 in their last five. After this game, they head back home for a two-game homestand.
Match Prediction
In this matchup, we have two teams that are hanging onto their playoff spots. After how Tampa played on Thursday, I would imagine they would come out firing on all cylinders in the first five to ten minutes of the game. The matchup is tight between the two teams, so I will go with the MoneyLine and the home team.
Final pick-Tampa Bay (148)
About the author
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