Flyers vs Lightning 11/7/24 Game Information

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-6-0, 4-1-0 at Home) return home to the Sunshine State on Thursday night for an Eastern Conference game against the Philadelphia Flyers (4-8-1, 2-4-1 on Road). Both of these teams come into this matchup on losing streaks with the Lightning having lost three in a row and the Flyers two. In its last game, Tampa Bay fell to the Blues, 3-2 while Philadelphia (3-7-0 L10) lost 6-4 to the Hurricanes on a goal with just 29 seconds left on Tuesday. The Lightning were outscored 15-9 on their recent three-game Road trip (MIN, WIN, STL).

Flyers Fighting an Uphill Trend vs Tampa Bay

Philadelphia has really struggled against the Flyers when the two teams play, with the Lightning having won 7 of the last 9 meetings, including a 7-0 blowout the last time they met in Tampa last season. The leading scorer for Philadelphia this season is Travis Konecny (7 goals, 7 assists) and the Flyers starting Goalie is Samuel Erisson (4-2-1, 2.68) and expect him to get the call here as he returns from a Lower Body injury (Rotowire). Philadelphia’s other two backup Goalies have been abysmal with Ivan Fedorov (0-3-0, 5.35 GA) and Aleksei Kolosov (0-3-0, 3.92 GA) a combined 0-6-0 between the pipes. The Flyers last win at Amalie Arena was over two years ago back on October 22, 2022 when they edged the Lightning, 3-2 as a massive +259 underdog.

Flyers Betting Trends

• Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the Road
• Flyers have already had a 6-game losing streak (10/12-10/23)
• Philadelphia is 15-28 in the 2nd Period in the last 43 on the Road
• The Over is 4-0 in the last 4 series meetings (7, 8, 9, 7 goals) 
• Flyers are 0-2 in November, have led for less than 7 minutes this month

Lightning Glad to Be Back at Home Sweet Home

RW Nikita Kucherov (10 goals, 12 assists), LW Brandon Hagel, C Jake Guentzel, C Anthony Cirelli, C Brayden Point, and D Victor Hedman give the Lightning scoring potential from a variety of lines. Like many NHL teams, this one plays much better at Home, going 4-1-0 with the Lightning’s only loss in Tampa coming to the Wild (4-2). G Andrei Vasilevsky (6-5-0, 2.54 GA, .903 save percentage) will likely get the nod here as Tampa Bay looks to snap its current 3-game losing streak and keep its heads above the dreaded .500 mark. The good thing for the Lightning is that they have absolutely dominated the series vs the Flyers and shut them out the last time they played here.

Lightning Betting Trends

• Tampa Bay has scored at least 4 goals in its last 7 wins vs the Flyers 
• Vasilevsky is 14-4-0 lifetime in 19 games against Philadelphia
• Tampa Bay is a winless 0-3 in November
• Vasilevsky has a 2.26 GAA and a .929 Save Percentage vs the Flyers
• The Lightning have outscored the Flyers 40-18 in the last 9 meetings

Someone’s Losing Streak Will Come to an End…

This free NHL pick and Flyers vs Lightning prediction comes down to four basic things. 1—The Lightning have owned this series and are 7-2 the last 9 meetings. 2—The game is at Home where Tampa Bay has lost only once this year and where they smoked Philadelphia in the last meeting, 7-0. 3—Vasilevsky has been dominant against the Flyers in his career and the Flyers likely starting Goalie is coming back from an injury. 4—The Lightning are simply the better team with the better roster and will have the best player on the ice on Thursday night (Kucherov). 

Kevin’s Pick: Lightning -196