Arizona Coyotes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: The home team should have some defensive problems

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 29. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Arizona is a team that rarely even hints at the possibility of competing for the playoffs. In recent years, the Coyotes have been floundering among the league's underdogs, but now they have started the regular season very well, surprising the hockey community. They had a mixed start to the season, but in the first half of November, they were without a point only twice in nine games, lost two more times outside of three periods, and won five of them. They've lost three in a row but beat Vegas 2:0 the day before, returning to 11th place in the Western Conference standings and one point behind the top-8.

Tampa Bay is a team with much more global ambitions. Over the last four years, the Lightning have reached the final playoff series three times, where they won the Stanley Cup twice. After that, the team was seriously tired, so a personnel rebuild was necessary, which is still ongoing, and therefore time is needed to return to the former level. The situation was worsened by the absence of Andrei Vasilevskiy, who has been recovering from surgery for a long time but has already managed to play two games. The team has scored 9 out of 12 possible points in the last six meetings, and therefore, they moved up to fifth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Arizona and Tampa Bay are teams with completely different skill levels and ambition. While the Coyotes have been the league's underdogs in recent years and are still outside the Western Conference's top eight, the Lightning are regular contenders for the Stanley Cup, and they're not just thinking about the trophy but have recently won the title twice in a row. The core of the Blue and White's championship squad has been retained and renewed and, therefore, is once again ready to contend for the highest places, sitting in the top 5 of the Eastern Conference standings. John Cooper's wards have won five of the last seven head-to-head meetings.

Tampa Bay frequently beats Arizona and plays great offensively in this confrontation. In seven previous head-to-head meetings, the Lightning have hit the Coyotes' goal 25 times (3.57 average per game). In the last four home games, the opponents have conceded 18 goals (4.50 average per game).