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Buffalo vs. Islanders: NHL Match Prediction
On November 2, you will be able to watch another match within the regular NHL championship. This time, Buffalo will host the Islanders at their home arena, and our experts, in turn, have prepared a forecast in which they will tell about the form of the teams, and also help to decide on the most relevant bets
Command Analysis
Buffalo Sabres
USACurrent form
Buffalo recovered from a bad start to the season and still managed to earn a winning streak of three games in a row. In the first match, the team met one of the league main outsiders, Chicago, and easily won with a score of 4:2. The most productive was defenseman Power, who scored an assist hat trick. Returning to their home arena, the Sabres played matches with much more serious opponents and easily beat Dallas (4:2) and Detroit (5:3). Forward Thompson showed an excellent game, scoring three goals in both matches, and also giving two assists, thereby confidently taking the place of the club top scorer.
As expected, the Blades were unable to consolidate their success, as they were faced with the current Stanley Cup champion, who was also in excellent shape. Buffalo also played at home, but suffered a crushing defeat to Florida with a score of 2:5. This time, goalie Luukkonen was not the most reliable, reflecting only 82% of the shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no changes in the Buffalo infirmary. The only injured player is forward Zach Benson.
Interesting trends for betting
- Buffalo is allowing an average of 3.6 goals per game.
The Sabres' defensive problems remain as the team continues to struggle to keep up with the pressure of their opponents.
- The Blades converted just 6.9% of their power play attempts.
Buffalo remains the league worst team at making the most of an extra man on the court.
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders continue to have serious difficulties this season, losing points from game to game. Their losing streak has reached three games in a row, all of which ended in regulation time and with a difference of more than one goal. In the first match, the Islanders faced the clear favorite, Florida, and suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 3:6. The goalie Varlamov was especially disappointing, stopping only 82% of the shots. It seemed that the team would be able to improve in the match with Anaheim, since the Ducks have also shown weak results this season. However, this did not happen. There were huge problems with the implementation of moments in attack: out of 41 shots, only one hit the target, which led to another unsuccessful result (1:3).
After that, New York went to visit Columbus and failed to score a single goal, losing 0:2. One of the Islanders' main problems this season is their low attacking efficiency. The defense is also not very reliable and cannot compensate for this shortcoming.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Islanders still have the same problems with their roster, with defenseman Romanov and forward Duckler both in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Islanders are averaging 4.1 penalty minutes per game.
The team remains one of the most disciplined in the league, but so far this has not brought the desired results.
- On average, the Islanders score 2.2 goals per game
As we have already noted, the team is experiencing huge problems with realizing dangerous moments in attack.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Buffalo
Buffalo has opened the scoring in four of the five head-to-head games
1.84Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of five head-to-head games, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.49Tip and bets
Buffalo stumbled in the match with Florida and was unable to impose a decent fight on a very serious opponent. But now the team has a great opportunity to rehabilitate itself before the fans and regain the lost points, since in the upcoming match it will again play at home, where it will host the problematic Islanders. The Islanders are in terrible shape, and it is difficult to say when the team will be able to recover and begin to achieve stable success, but so far there are no prerequisites for this. So we suggest betting in favor of the home team.
Our prediction is Buffalo win in the match at 1.79
Bet on total
In the upcoming match, we can expect high-scoring hockey, since both teams are not known for their reliable defense, and Buffalo prefers to rely on attack, which consistently leads to a large number of goals scored.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.79
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Buffalo, due to its superiority over its opponent, has an excellent chance to earn an advantage in the first period, and home walls will help the Sabres achieve this result.
Prediction - Buffalo win in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.79
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