NHL - Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightnings Hockey betting preview

Ok.Interesting game here as Blackhawks look to continue with their solid displays and Lightnings look to end their recent slump.

Chicago (12-9-2) is coming off a six game road trip, picking point in four of those games.Despite loosing 4 times, they played good transitional hockey, with conservative attack and contain defense.They play smart hockey based on patience, with attacks build from the defense.Before the away trip, Blackhawks were on 3 home wins streak.Games they play are usually very close, regardless who the opponent is.However, they somehow prefer playing more aggressive teams, where they can with them on breaks.The success is build around goalie Khabibulin, who won five games of eight within October.

Attack looks to get back Havlat (out all season), who should add Kane and Sharp in the scoring department.

Tampa will look to snap their 4 game loosing streak, after being on five game winning streak before that. They played solid in all of those games, loosing by one goal margin in every match. Besides that, the games were played against specific teams - NJ with great goaltending,Carolina with home ice powerhouse,NYR with defensive play and ATL that was hot at that period.Due to that, morale is still very good and the team is hungry to get on winning road again.Their main driving force will again be Lecavalier,with huge form this season - leads NHL with 38 points.

Tampa is IMO, the better team here and that is despite the Blackhawks good road trip and return of Havlat on the ice.Tampa has also played very well lately, and has deadly attack.And yes, I believe that the first line of Tampa can take care of the result on its own.

This will be a close encounter here, with OT written all over this game,but TBL was the little edge here in my opinion - that is due to very good play in the last games,form of their attack,and more experience.3:2 win for the Lightnings here,IMO.

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Pick : Tampa Bay incl.OT
Odds : 2.16
Stake : 5 / 10
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