Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction: The Lightning is already waiting for the playoffs

Prediction for the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings match, which will take place on April 14. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Tampa Bay finishes the regular season in third place in the Atlantic Division standings and sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have 96 points, three or four more than their pursuers. So there will be no tournament motivation for the Lightning in the upcoming game. As for their condition, in four games in a row, the team from Tampa has suffered four defeats - 3:6 from the Rangers, 1:6 from the Islanders, 4:7 from Ottawa, and 3:4 from Toronto.

Detroit has not had its best season. The Red Wings have scored 80 points in 81 games, which is penultimate in the Atlantic Division and 12th in the East. The Red Wings approach the game against Tampa Bay in poor condition. They have lost their last four games by a combined score of 9:22. First, Detroit was weaker than Buffalo (6:7), then Pittsburgh and Dallas (1:5 and 1:6), and lastly, Carolina (1:4).

Tampa Bay has upset fans in its four marginal games, and it's time to make amends. Still, the game will take place at Amalie Arena, where the Lightning have no right to show their carelessness. Detroit has already finished the season in their mind so the team will take to the ice just for show. With this in mind, we believe the Lightning will have no problems in the upcoming game.