Florida vs. Vancouver: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

Florida has played four away games after a 6-4 home win against Boston. Paul Maurice men lost two games at the start of their road trip, before winning in Boston (4-3) and Columbus (4-3). The Panthers have not been playing a reliable defense yet, and have allowed at least three goals in each game. Sergei Bobrovsky has earned two victories for his team, but he is not in the best shape at the moment. The Cats are third in the Eastern Conference standings with six points after five starts.

The hosts have a negative balance of goals scored and conceded - 17:18. Among the forwards, Sam Reinhart stands out, having scored four goals and made four assists (4+4). In addition to the match against the Canadians, Alexander Barkov team will have to face Vegas and Minnesota.

Disqualifications and injuries

Aleksander Barkov, Tomas Nosek and Matthew Tkachuk will not help the "cats" in the game against the "killer whales".

Interesting trends for betting

• Florida averaged 28 shots early in the season.

The hosts have not yet found the necessary form and have a negative shot balance.

• The Cats block 18 shots from their opponents

The team defenders try in every way to help the goalkeepers and sacrifice themselves for the sake of it, lying down on the puck.

Current form

Vancouver has only recently started its journey in the new season and has played only three games in the regular season so far. The Canadian club lost in the opening game against Calgary (5:6, OT) on home ice, after which it was unable to finish off Philadelphia there (2:3, B). Rick Tocchet team away series started in Tampa, where the visitors showed a frankly weak game in attack and deservedly lost (1:4). At the moment, the "killer whales" are in modest 13th place in the Western Conference. The Canucks have only two points after three games.

The Canadians' offensive performance is highly questionable. In three games, they have managed to score only eight goals, while conceding 11. Brock Boeser is the guest team leader today. The forward has three scoring actions (2+1) in the "goal+pass" system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Thatcher Demko, Dakota Joshua and Tucker Pullman will not be in Sunrise on October 18.

Interesting trends for betting

• Vancouver won 55.6% of faceoffs

The visiting centers are doing their job and are doing great at the point at the start of the regular season.

• The Canucks are making 23 hits per game.

The "Killers" prefer contact hockey and perform a large number of power moves.