Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: They spoiled us with excellent goalscoring activity

Prediction for the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins match which will take place on December 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

For the second year, Tampa Bay has shown modest results in the regular season. However, we all remember the Lightning's victorious step along such a complicated and long path of the season with various league records. In the current championship, they began to lose points from the very first game, which they continue to do. In the last four matches, John Cooper's wards beat only Carolina - 8:2 while losing to Winnipeg - 2:3, Colorado - 1:4, and the day before - Arizona - 1:3. Another modest period sent them to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The situation is even worse for Pittsburgh, which does not look like a favorite in the battle for places in the playoffs. The Penguins' problems are evident – the age of key players and their lack of stability. On a good day, the Pennsylvanians can beat an opponent of any level, but such days are becoming rarer with each step. They have suffered five defeats in the last seven games, winning only Vegas and Toronto – 3:0 and 3:2. Such results are not enough to solve big problems. Therefore, they only ranked 14th in the Eastern Conference standings.

Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh will play for the first time this season, and they are not in the best shape. The Lightning have lost three of their last four games, while the Penguins have lost five times in their previous seven games. A fight between complicated teams is an incredible chance to get at least some points, and the Pennsylvanians should be closer to success. The thing is that recently, they have learned how to resist the Southerners, winning four previous confrontations in a row. 

The game between Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh has spoiled us with excellent goalscoring activity lately. In six previous meetings, the opponents scored 47 goals together (7.83 on average per game) - an exceptional performance.