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Toronto vs. Rangers: NHL Match Prediction
On October 20, there will be a match between Toronto and Rangers, which attracts special attention of hockey fans. This match is the central event of the NHL game day, and it promises to be incredibly spectacular. The Leafs are currently on a series of three victories, and the Cops have won two matches in a row. What is the best bet in this confrontation? You can find out about this from our forecast
Command Analysis
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto has the highest goals for itself this season and wants to win the long-awaited Stanley Cup. Craig Berube was invited to the post of head coach of the club to potentially achieve these goals. The results of his work are already visible in the first matches of the season. The team currently occupies fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings and has earned a total of six points. It should be noted that it suffered a defeat only in the opening match with Montreal (0:1), when luck was completely not on its side, and after that it showed a series of three victories. On the road, it dealt with New Jersey (4:2), and already on the home ice proved its superiority over Pittsburgh (4:2) and Los Angeles (6:2). Thanks to the fact that Toronto has rebuilt its game, it has become much better in defense.
As a rule, no more than two pucks end up in his net even in the most unsuccessful matches. At the same time, the team was able to maintain its former efficiency and still scores a lot. Mitchell Marner, William Nylander and Max Domi have already scored at least four points in the goal + assist system. However, Toronto still needs to work on its power play, because now it ranks only 22nd in the league in this indicator and has only 15.4% of the power play.
Disqualifications and injuries
Devar, Hakanpaa, Jarnkrok, Klingberg and Mermis will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Toronto is 5-1 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.
The Leafs play well with the back bench and make good use of the extra space.
- Toronto wins 54.8% of faceoffs
The Leafs often kept a point in their first games.
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers looked good last season and showed great performances during the regular season. The team can also aspire to great things this season, as it has kept the core of its roster and retained Peter Laviolette as head coach, who showed his best performance in this position after his failure in Washington. It should be noted that the Cops are doing very well now. They started the year well and won three victories in four games. They managed to deal with Pittsburgh (6:0) and beat Detroit twice with a score of 4:1 and 5:2, respectively. Their only defeat was against Utah, which they lost to in overtime - 5:6.
Let us emphasize that in all cases the team demonstrated excellent performance and scored at least four goals. The season also started successfully for Artemi Panarin, who is now one of the top three scorers in the league and has already earned 11 points in the goal+pass system. Note that at the start, the Rangers demonstrated a fantastic game in the majority and have a 35.7% implementation of the extra man. Of course, they will not be able to maintain such a percentage throughout the season, but they will certainly continue to use every fourth attempt in the 5x4 format.
Disqualifications and injuries
Lindgren and Vesey will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Rangers get 14 minutes of penalty time
The "Cops" were not distinguished by good discipline in the first matches
- The Rangers are averaging 34 shots on goal.
Laviolette team spends a lot of time in the opponent zone and tries to shoot from any position
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last five games involving visitors, the first period was productive
1.77Bet 2nd period: home team win
Toronto has won the last two games in this period
2.35Tip and bets
It is difficult to give a clear preference to one of the teams in this match, since both have had a great start to the new season and are approximately equal in level. However, Toronto plays very well at home and rarely loses points. In addition, the Leafs are more reliable in defense and at the same time show excellent performance, while the Rangers previously had more problems in defense and they conceded a lot. Also, most of the previous face-to-face matches between the clubs ended in favor of the home team.
Prediction - Toronto win with handicap (0) for 1.75
Bet on individual total
The Rangers have certainly shown great scoring in previous games, but they have also faced easier opponents. Toronto has been defending well at the start of the season and has conceded a minimum number of goals. Under the leadership of Craig Berube, the Leafs have improved a lot and have become more disciplined in their zone, so it makes sense to bet on the individual total of the visitors.
We bet on the Rangers individual total under 2.5 goals for 2.10
Total Bet
However, we expect to see at least six goals scored in this encounter. Toronto is used to scoring a lot at home, and is currently doing very well in attack. Previous head-to-head encounters also often featured six or more goals. We think that such teams are obliged to beat such a total.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.67
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