Boston vs. Philadelphia: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

Boston is currently outside the playoff zone and occupies 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The team did not start the new season very well and was unable to get on a winning streak, but instead received a series of three failures. On the road, the Bruins failed to cope with Utah (1:2 OT), Nashville (0:4), and upon returning to home ice, they lost to Dallas with a score of 2:5. Fortunately, in the final confrontation with Toronto, they pulled themselves together and ultimately celebrated success in overtime - 4:3 OT. However, if last year Jim Montgomery squad was distinguished by a reliable game in defense and rarely conceded three times, now it has begun to often experience problems in defense.

But David Pastrnak has had a great start to the season, scoring six goals, while his loyal teammate, Brad Marchand, has only scored one goal so far. Of course, Boston also needs to improve on the power play, as it currently ranks 22nd in the league in this indicator and has only a 15.8% power play conversion rate. Note that, as a rule, the third period is the worst period for Montgomery team, during which it scores very little and has a worse goal ratio compared to other twenty minutes.

Disqualifications and injuries

There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.

Interesting trends for betting

• Boston averages 13.11 penalty minutes

The Bruins remain one of the league most undisciplined teams.

• Boston has a 79.1% power play neutralization rate

The Bears play well in the minority and on average neutralize four out of five attempts by the opponent.

Current form

Philadelphia is currently the main outsider of the Eastern Conference and occupies the last place in the table, having only five points. It should be emphasized that in the last eight matches held, it has won only one victory. Thus, after another defeat from Washington (3:6), the team unexpectedly dealt with Minnesota on its home court (7:5), but in the next match with Montreal, it again lost with a score of 3:4. By the way, at the moment the club is one of the most conceding in the championship and on average no less than four pucks end up in its net.

The Flyers' worst performance has been in the second period, where they have a terrible goal-to-goal ratio of 6:19. However, Philadelphia plays very well when shorthanded and currently has an 85.7% save percentage. But John Tortorella team still needs to work on their defense, as they make a huge number of mistakes when leaving their zone and sometimes literally give the puck away to their opponent. Naturally, the Flyers try to compensate for these problems with their excellent execution of moments, but they are far from always enough to score the number of goals they score.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ellis, Yorke and Johansen will miss the match due to injuries.

Interesting trends for betting

• Philadelphia has a 23.5% power play percentage.

According to this indicator, the "pilots" are among the top ten teams in the league.

• Statistically, the Flyers are receiving 12.78 penalty minutes.

The Flyers are often short-handed and commit an average of six fouls per game.