Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Betting on the guests to win

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 3. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Columbus continues to be one of the main outsiders in the league. In the last regular season, the Jackets played very poorly, although they were expected to make tangible progress, after all, they have a pretty good team, but nothing like that happened. In the current season Blue-Red started not so badly, winning three victories in five initial meetings, but then the slump began. In the last four games, they lost to Anaheim 2:3, Montreal 3:4, Islanders 0:2, and the day before to Dallas 3:5. Such disappointing results leave Columbus only on the penultimate line in the Eastern Conference standings.

Tampa Bay is a team with a much more solid level of ambition, which not so long ago won two consecutive Stanley Cups, but then got tired and seriously slowed down. It's not surprising, as it's almost impossible to stay on top year after year in such a competitive environment. In the meantime, the Blue and White have experienced some roster upgrades, which now allows them to make another attempt to compete for the trophy. The debut of the current regular season was hard for the Lightning, they lost in four of the six starting games, but then beat Carolina and San Jose - 3:0 and 6:0, respectively, and the day before there was a loss from Seattle in overtime - 3:4.

Columbus and Tampa Bay are teams of completely different levels. This is most vividly confirmed by the fact that the Lightning have won eight of the last nine head-to-head meetings. The Jackets changed their head coach in the offseason, twice, but it hasn't done any good so far. Pascal Vincent's side are still one of the league's main underdogs, having failed to win a single game in the last four. The Blue and White, on the other hand, are experiencing a surge of activity that has allowed them to score five of a possible six points in the previous three meetings.

Tampa Bay is one of the most skillful teams in the league in terms of offensive rebounding. This is felt every time by Columbus, which has allowed 41 pucks in nine previous head-to-head meetings (4.56 average per game), which is a very poor showing for the Jackets, but a great number for the Lightning. In the upcoming battle, we can also expect a bright and spectacular game, as the guests do not like to play otherwise, and the hosts have nothing to lose.