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Carolina vs. Philadelphia: NHL Match Prediction
Carolina will play another home game on November 6 in Raleigh. Rod Brindamore team has gained excellent form and has become the leader of the Eastern Conference in terms of percentage of points scored. Philadelphia is among the outsiders of the championship and has looked quite disastrous at the start of the season. Bookmakers estimate the visitors' chances of winning as very unlikely. Are John Tortorella charges capable of seeing an unexpected result? Read our forecast for the game
Command Analysis
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina has found excellent form and has taken the lead in the conference standings. The Hurricanes have earned 16 points in ten games and are in fourth place in the East. Rod Brin'D'Amour men had a great end of October and have won their previous six starts. The Hurricanes finished their long road trip with victories over Edmonton (3:2, OT), Calgary (4:2), Seattle (4:1) and Vancouver (4:3, OT), showing good defensive reliability. At home, Jordan Staal team has already managed to beat Boston (8:2) and Washington (4:2). The hosts had some problems in the match against the Caps, losing after the first 20 minutes. The Canes picked up the pace at the start of the second period and did not let go of the advantage.
Carolina has been scoring at least three goals for five games in a row. In this regular season, the Raleigh club has only gone without at least three accurate shots twice. Martin Necas has broken into the top ten scorers in the league, having scored 18 points (6+12) in the goal+pass system. The closest pursuer is Andrei Svechnikov, who has 11 effective actions (5+6).
Petr Kochetkov is gradually getting into shape and for now he has taken over the status of the Hurricanes' starting goalie. The Russian has blocked 89.29% of shots in his possession and is allowing only 2.51 goals per game.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jesper Fasth and Frederik Andersen will not play against Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina is averaging more than 35 shots per game.
The hosts take a huge number of shots in each of their matches and convert 10.9% 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.
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia had a poor start to the season, but the Flyers have been picking up points in recent games. The Flyers are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, with only nine points after 12 games. John Tortorella men have lost six games in a row and only broke their losing streak at the very end of October. The Pennsylvania club beat Minnesota in a shootout (7:5), but then immediately failed to cope with Montreal (3:4). On the road, Philly sensationally won against Boston (2:0), and returned home, they shut out St. Louis (2:1). Before traveling to Raleigh, the visitors had a poor last game on home ice and were unable to score a goal against the Bears at the Wells Fargo Center (0:3).
The goaltending problem continues to be a pressing issue for the Philadelphians. Samuel Ersson was injured in the opening game against the Bears, so Ivan Fedotov was urgently called up for the game against Boston. If the Swede does not have time to recover, Alexei Kolosov will try on the role of number one. The Belarusian took to the ice twice in the regular season and was able to reflect only 86.96% of the shots.
Travis Konecny remains the top scorer for the visitors so far. The Canadian earned ten points (5+5) and is only one point ahead of Shayne Gostisbehere (4+5) and Matvey Michkov (4+5).
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis, Carter Hart, Ryan Johansen and Cameron York are all out of action in Raleigh, with Samuel Ersson questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia takes 25 shots on goal per game
The visitors do not put much pressure on the opponents' goal and do not shoot too often.
- Flyers opponents make 22 hits against visitors
Every team in the league knows that John Tortorella men can't be given a lot of space.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In two of the three previous matches between the teams, the first period was not productive
2.02Bet 2nd period: Philadelphia will score
In the last five games, the hosts have scored against Fila in the second 20 minutes
1.30Tip and bets
We believe that Carolina home series will continue this Wednesday. The Hurricanes have found excellent form and have won six games in a row. The team from Raleigh dominates its opponents and does not allow many attacks on its goal. The Flyers play terribly both in defense and in defense. Yes, in recent games the visitors looked good in defense, but now the participation of Samuel Ersson, who got injured, is in question. We do not think that John Tortorella charges are capable of giving a real fight to such a strong opponent. We suggest betting on the victory of the hosts with a minus handicap.
Our prediction is Carolina victory with an Asian handicap (-1.5) for 1.87
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. Philadelphia played well in defense at the end of October and the beginning of the new month. In face-to-face meetings, a large number of goals are rarely scored. We do not think that the match at the Lenovo Center Arena will be too productive. Let play the total under.
Forecast - total under 6.5 goals for 1.60
Bet on individual total
The Hurricanes have only conceded more than two goals in their previous six games against Philadelphia. John Tortorella team is not looking its best right now and it will be incredibly difficult for them to break through the hosts' defense. We believe that the visitors' attacking potential will be enough for a maximum of two accurate shots. Let take the individual total of the second under.
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