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Boston vs. Seattle: NHL Match Prediction
Boston will play Seattle at home on November 4. The hosts did not look their best in previous matches, but they still managed to earn two points in the last game. Kraken had previously experienced a huge number of problems and could not find its game. In the current away series, it has already suffered two defeats in a row. However, the score in head-to-head meetings between the clubs is currently the same. Who will tip the scales in their favor? Find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Boston Bruins
USACurrent form
Boston is in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and is temporarily outside the playoff zone. The team has not been able to find its game lately and has shown rather weak results, although everyone understands that it has set big goals for itself. Note that since the beginning of the season, it has not been able to achieve more than one victory in a row. Earlier, Jim Montgomery team lost to Philadelphia (0:2) at home, and also lost to Carolina (2:8) on the road. Fortunately, at least in the last confrontation with Philadelphia, the club was able to play almost perfectly and celebrated a success with a score of 3:0.
It worth mentioning that the Bruins often have trouble creating and converting chances, and they're scoring far less this year than they did last year. David Pastrnak is the only forward on the roster to surpass the 10-point mark in goals and assists, while Marchand still has nine points. The Bruins are also one of the worst teams in the league in power play, currently converting just 14.3 percent of their power plays.
By the way, this is one of the reasons why they sometimes score very little and are unable to score more than two goals. The worst part of Boston performance is the third game period, during which they have a poor ratio of goals scored and goals conceded (5:12), since they usually slow down significantly at the end.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players in the squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, Boston receives 12.33 minutes of penalty time
The Bruins are not known for their discipline and sometimes play very tough and rough hockey.
- The Bruins average 26 shots on goal per game.
The "Bears" are currently seriously lacking in shooting activity
Seattle Kraken
USACurrent form
Seattle remains one of the most unstable clubs in the league and ranks 11th in the West with 11 points. The team has good games where everything works out, but this happens very rarely. In previous games, it looked very mediocre and often lost points. Thus, the Kraken was able to deal only with Montreal (8:2), but in subsequent away games it lost to Toronto (1:4) and Ottawa with a score of 0:3. By the way, the club also often has difficulties with scoring and cannot score more than one or two goals, especially when playing against the leaders.
In general, Dan Bylsma players still play more open hockey on the road and try to act on counter-courses than at home, where they play more carefully in defense and try to make as few mistakes as possible. As a rule, matches in Seattle favor are when there are no more than two pucks in its net, because it rarely demonstrates great scoring.
At the same time, the club shows itself well in unequal compositions, especially in the minority, because at the moment it has 82.9% of neutralization of the extra man. A lot depends on the leader in the person of Jordan Eberle, because he is one of the main active figures in the attack, and if he fails to score, then the team often loses. So far, the Canadian has six goals scored, but in the last two matches he has not been noted for effective actions on the ice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vince Dunn will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Seattle is 14-10 in goals scored and allowed in the third period.
Unlike its opponent, Seattle plays the final twenty minutes well and often keeps it behind them
- On average, the Kraken receives 7.67 minutes of penalty time.
Seattle tries not to give the opponent extra chances to score and rarely takes penalties
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches involving the home team, the first period was unscoring
1.80Bet 3rd period: guests will score
In four out of five games, the visitors scored at least one goal in the third period.
1.57Tip and bets
Boston hasn't played any better than Seattle lately and has shown mediocre results. In addition, the Bruins haven't won more than one game in a row for a long time, so it unlikely that a return to their home arena will somehow improve the situation for the better. The Kraken is a very inconvenient opponent for the Bears stylistically and it no coincidence that they have won many previous head-to-head encounters. The Bruins, in addition, have rarely won by two or more goals this season and like to take things to overtime. Based on this, we suggest betting on the guests' handicap.
Prediction - Seattle win with Asian handicap (+1) on goals for 1.72
Bet on individual total
In previous meetings, Boston often had problems with creating and implementing moments, which is why it could not score more than two goals. Seattle builds its game from defense and tries to concede as little as possible. The Kraken ends most matches in its favor when it concede less than three times, and it will strive for this even in the confrontation with the Bruins. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that in four of the last five matches against their counterparts, the Bears scored little.
We bet on Boston individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.65
Total Bet
Many previous meetings between the clubs were ineffective and took place with a minimum number of goals scored. It is very difficult to predict how the teams will play this time, but we do not expect a large number of goals. Seattle is already pretty tired from this away series, and Boston in recent games rarely distinguished itself by more than two goals, so it makes sense to play the total under for such a coefficient.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.05
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