LiontipsVegas vs Islanders. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (December 18, 2022).
Command Analysis
Vegas recently played two games away from home. In the first one, they beat Winnipeg with a score of 6:5. The Golden Knights delivered two goals on power play in the third period. After that, the team crushed Chicago (4:1). Goalie Thompson saved 96% of the shots he faced. Now the VGK are back at home, where they haven't been that impressive lately. In the last five home games, they got one victory, over Philadelphia (2:1 OT).
The Islanders are slumping. After a victory over New Jersey (6:4), the team hosted Carolina and failed to deliver any goals (0:3). The Isles made only 16 shots on target. After that, New York put up a good fight against Boston, but lost nevertheless (3:4). The team lost too many points lately and dropped to eighth in the East.
Trends
Ставка1st goal: Islanders
In 3 head-to-head games out of 4, the Islanders scored the first goal.
СтавкаGoal in each period: no
The teams didn't score in each period in 4 head-to-head games in a row.
Tip and bets
Vegas suffered a dip in form and stopped crushing every opponent they face. But it seems that they are recovering now, and we believe the VGK will try to capitalize on their home advantage tonight. The Islanders looked poor in recent games, so we will be backing the home team.
Our prediction - Vegas to win
Vegas are solid on defense. We don't expect the Knights to have problems in the upcoming fixture - in most head-to-head games, the teams played a very defensive brand of hockey and scored few goals.
Second bet - total under 6 goals
