Tampa Bay vs Dallas Prediction: the Lightning to Keep These Points At Home

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars, which will take place on November 24th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Nikita Kucherov has been a great addition to the Tampa Bay team. He's been a big reason why the team is still in the Eastern Conference playoff zone. In 18 games, the Russian forward has racked up 29 points, with 11 goals and 18 assists, putting him in fifth place on the scoring list. The Lightning are currently sitting in seventh place in the conference, just one point ahead of ninth Boston. The hosts need to pick up the pace to improve their position in the top 8.

It's worth mentioning that Tampa is in a good position going into the next game. The Lightning have picked up points in the last five games, with three victories and two losses. They beat Winnipeg 4-1, New Jersey 4-0, and Pittsburgh 3-2 (OT), but lost to Philadelphia 1-2 (BUL) and Columbus 6-7 (OT).

Dallas has had a pretty good start to the current NHL regular season. In that time, they secured 12 wins with a total score of 62-42, which puts them third in the Central Division and fifth in the Western Conference. It's worth mentioning that the Stars have never lost outside of regulation time this season. This shows that the team is focused on earning two points. The Stars are coming into the game against Tampa after four wins and one loss, with a total score of 23-10, which is the best result in the West.

Bookmakers are tipping Dallas to win, which could work in our favor. Tampa will play at home, where they're currently in fifth place in the East with six wins in eight games. Dallas has only managed four wins on the road, with four losses. Also, in the head-to-head matches, though the teams haven't met this year, it often comes down to which team has the field advantage. Based on all that, we think it'd be a good idea to bet on the first team winning.