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Carolina vs. Washington: NHL Match Prediction
Washington, after another home win, is heading to Raleigh. On November 4, Alexander Ovechkin team will compete for the right to lead the East in a match against Carolina. The Hurricanes have gained excellent form and have won their last five games. The Capitals look no worse than their opponents and continue to amaze with their strong results at the start of the regular season. Last season, the Hurricanes beat the Capitals twice. Are the Caps capable of taking revenge and becoming conference leaders? How many goals will the stands see? Read our prediction for the central match of the night
Command Analysis
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
The Hurricanes started the season with a loss, but have lost only one game since. Carolina is in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 14 points after nine games. The Hurricanes have been playing strong and last lost points on October 20. Rod Brind’Amour’s men played almost perfectly on the road and achieved success in matches against Edmonton (3:2, OT), Calgary (4:2), Seattle (4:1) and Vancouver (4:3, OT). In early November, the Canes returned home and crushed Boston (8:2), literally humiliating their opponent in the first period. The hosts made great use of their chances and brought 21.62% of shots on goal to the Bruins’ goal.
Petr Kochetkov shares the net with Martin Spencer. The Russian goalie has blocked only 89.08% of shots, allowing only 2.61 goals per 60 minutes. Frederik Andersen, who played in the playoffs last season, is currently in the infirmary. The Dane return to action will increase competition at the final line for Carolina.
Martin Nečas is the most productive player of the "hurricanes" at the moment. The Czech attacker has 15 points (5+10). Andrei Svechnikov, who scored ten points (4+6) in the "goal+pass" system, rushed to chase him. The Russian has gained excellent form and has been involved in goals for his team in four matches in a row.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jesper Fasth and Frederik Andersen will not play against Washington on Monday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina is averaging more than 34 shots per game.
The hosts take a huge number of shots in each of their matches and convert 11.1% of their chances.
- The Hurricanes are winning 49.4 percent of their faceoffs this fall.
The hosts try to be better than their opponents in all aspects of the game, including on the spot.
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington dropped only four points at the start of the new season and climbed to second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Alexander Ovechkin team has been playing well in this period of the season and has scored 16 points in ten starts. The visitors currently have seven wins in eight previous matches. In the last week of October, the Caps won twice against Philadelphia (4:1 and 6:3), but then unexpectedly lost in Tampa (0:3) without making any accurate shots at the Lightning goal. In the last meeting of last month, the Capitals sensationally beat the Rangers (5:3), and then beat Montreal big (6:3). Before the match in Raleigh, the Washiki crushed Columbus in the US capital (7:2). By the 15th minute of the match, Spencer Carbery charges were leading with a score of 5:0 and calmly brought the matter to victory.
Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren have stopped just 87.5 percent of the shots they have in their possession, but they have allowed only 27 goals. The goalies don't have much work to do because the skaters are keeping opponents from attacking the goalies.
Alexander Ovechkin continues to chase Wayne Gretzky. In the last two games, the captain scored three goals and has 13 points so far this season. The guests' top scorer remains Dylan Strome. The Canadian made 16 effective actions (4+12) and broke into the top ten of the NHL scorers list.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, Matt Roy and Jakob Chychrun will be out of action in Raleigh.
Interesting trends for betting
- Washington takes 31 shots on goal per game
The visitors put a lot of pressure on the opponents' goal and often shoot at the goal.
- Caps opponents make 20 hits against visitors
Every team in the league knows that Spencer Carbery men cannot be given much space.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three of Washington previous four games, the first period was scoreless.
2.02Bet 2nd period: Washington will score
The Capitals have scored in the second period in three of their last four games.
1.60Tip and bets
Washington is in great shape and even without its attack leaders, it constantly wins and scores points. Carolina is a very strong opponent, which is extremely difficult to beat in Raleigh. However, we believe in Spencer Carbery charges. Alexander Ovechkin scores in every match and continues to chase Wayne Gretzky record, but the Russian is given all the support by other attackers. The Hurricanes constantly achieve the desired result, but they rarely give their opponents no chance. We think that the visitors are capable of giving the Hurricanes a fight and maintaining a small positive handicap. We suggest betting that the Caps will not lose by more than one goal.
Our prediction is a Washington victory with an Asian handicap (+1) for 1.90
Bet on total
Carolina is unlikely to allow the opponent to freely dispose of the puck and the Hurricanes rarely allow opponents to score a lot in Raleigh. Washington does not allow many shots on its possessions and so far plays quite reliably in defense. The meeting is very important for both, because it will determine the new sole leader of the conference. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.80
Bet on individual total
The Hurricanes have not played so successfully on their home court and have managed to score more than three accurate shots in only two out of four games. The Caps have only conceded a lot in four away games once. Spencer Carber men always help their goalies and do not allow Washington goalies to be bothered too often. We believe that the Capitals will withstand the pressure of the favorite.
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