LiontipsFlorida vs Islanders. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (November 17, 2021).
Command Analysis
Floridaare the leaders of the Eastern Conference with 23 points from 15 games. Recently, however, the Panthers have been in a downturn. They lost two away games against the Rangers (3:4) and New Jersey (3:7), and also yielded to Pittsburgh (2:3 P) and Tampa (2:3 OT) outside regulation. It looks like the team still experiences problems on the defensive, which were apparent at the start of the season.
The Panthers will be looking to bounce back at home, where they haven't yet lost this season.
The Islanders are 14th in the East with 12 points in the asset. This is a disappointing result, however, the team from New York played only 12 games so far, all of them away from home. Such an exhausting schedule definitely affected the Islanders performance.
In the last 5 games, Barry Trotz's charges won twice and then suffered three defeats in a row, to Minnesota (2:5), New Jersey (0:4), and Tampa (1:4), conceding a total of 13 goals.
Trends
СтавкаIslanders IT under 2.5 goals
The Islanders scored fewer than 3 goals in their last 4 games.
Ставка1st period: Florida to score
In 3 games out of 5, Florida scored in the first period.
Tip and bets
We believe that Florida will get a victory at home. The Islanders continue their lengthy away series, and they are looking more and more tired. The Panthers should take advantage of that and earn 2 points.
Our prediction - Florida to win
Games between these teams are rarely high-scoring, and recent performance of the two sides suggests that we won't see many goals here. The Islanders will stay on the defensive, and the Panthers haven't scored many goals lately.
Second bet - total under 5.5 goals
