LiontipsFlorida vs Vegas. NHL Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Florida started the season with a confident victory at home, but then lost in away games against Ottawa (1:3) and Buffalo (2:5). Aleksander Barkov team was left without its captain, but it managed to finish the away tour with victories in Boston (4:3) and Columbus (4:3). Returning home, Paul Maurice charges were unable to cope with the onslaught of Vancouver (2:3, OT), having come back twice during the meeting. Now the club from Sunrise is in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, with seven points after six starts. In the very near future, the Panthers will fall lower, because their competitors have played much less.
The Panthers have a negative goal difference. Sergei Bobrovsky has not been playing his best yet, having stopped only 89.83% of shots at the start of the regular season. Sam Reinhart remains the team leading scorer. The Canadian has scored nine points (4+5) and is in excellent shape.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aleksander Barkov, Tomas Nosek and Matthew Tkachuk will be out for the next game, while Johan Gadlovic is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida blocks 18 shots per game
The Panthers try to block as many shots on their goal as possible, but this doesn't help the team goalies much.
- The Panthers are averaging just 28 shots per game.
The owners are not as active in terms of shooting activity and this has a negative impact on the results of the franchise.
Current form
The Nevada club started the season at home and played confidently in all three games on home ice. Mark Stone team easily dealt with Colorado in the opening game of the regular season, after which they beat St. Louis (4:3) and Anaheim (3:1) within regulation time. Having gone on the road, Bruce Cassidy charges lost in Washington (2:4), and in the last meeting they were weaker than Tampa (3:4). The Knights are in sixth place in the West. Now they have only six points after five games.
The Golden Knights consistently play strong defense and score more than three goals per game on average. On the road, the Golden Knights have not played so well on defense and have conceded four times in two starts. Three Vegas hockey players are in the top ten of the club best scorers. Jack Eichel (2+8), Mark Stone (2+7) and Ivan Barbashev (4+4) have done excellent work on themselves in the offseason and have started the season well.
Disqualifications and injuries
William Karlsson, Robin Lehner and Victor Olofsson are currently in the visiting team infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vegas is averaging four goals per game.
The Goldens are very good in attack and are currently one of the best teams in terms of attack.
- The Golden Knights are shooting 26 times a game.
The visitors try to shoot only from the most advantageous positions and realize more than 15% of their attacks.
Trends
Bet 1st period: Florida will score
Vegas has conceded in the first period in every game this season
1.60Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In the four previous games between the teams, the second periods were productive
1.53Tip and bets
We believe that the visitors will have a very tough time in Sunrise again. Florida lacks stability, but overall, Paul Maurice men show a good game and play decently in attack. As for Vegas, on the road they are not the same team that we saw in Nevada. Mark Stone squad is very good at converting moments, but they really lack reliability on their half of the court. Last season, the "cats" beat their opponent twice, while the "knights" scored only two goals in both matches. We suggest betting on the first team to win with a zero handicap.
Prediction - Florida win with Asian handicap (0) for 1.95
Bet on individual total
Florida lacks consistency, but the home team’s main problems are related to weak defense and goaltending. The Cats consistently score more than three goals per game on average, and they have eight in two games on home ice. We think Vegas will be poor defensively again and allow at least three goals in Sunrise.
We bet on Florida individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.67
Total Bet
The Golden Knights have had a very productive start to the season and have failed to score at least six goals between them and their opponents in only one game out of five. Florida has had four out of six games with a total over. In the previous regular season, six accurate shots were made in a duel on the ice of Amerant Bank Arena. We believe that there will be no less in the upcoming meeting.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.75
