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Washington vs. Islanders: NHL Match Prediction
On November 29, we will have an interesting match, in which Washington will play against the Islanders. The Capitals are without Ovechkin, but continue to maintain good shape and please fans with results. The Islanders are in mediocre shape and have suffered five defeats in their last six matches. However, the last meeting between the clubs ended with a crushing victory for the visitors. Will the Capitals be able to take revenge? What should they bet on? Find the answers to these questions in the forecast
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is one of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference and has already scored 31 points. At the moment, it is only a couple of points away from the leader, so it can already lay claim to first place in the near future. Note that the loss of Alexander Ovechkin has not thrown the team off track at all, and it continues to please fans with decent results. Of course, the Capitals recently stumbled in matches with Colorado (1:2) and New Jersey (2:3), but then they dealt with Florida (4:1) on the road and made a stunning comeback against Tampa, snatching a victory in regulation time with a score of 5:4.
In the last encounter with the Lightning, Spencer Carbery team punished their opponents for their slow play. Thus, Alexey Protas converted a penalty throw, and Tom Wilson scored one of the goals in the 5x4 format at the very end of the third period. However, in general, this season, the "Louse" has not been playing smoothly in the majority, since at the moment they have 18.2% of the implementation and occupy 20th place in the league in this indicator.
By the way, Dylan Strome has been in incredible shape this year, having earned 31 points in the goal+pass system and continues to show decent efficiency. The second period is the hardest for the team, when the game is played with the far benches, but the first and third periods are played at a high level.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ovechkin, Milano, Oshie and Backstrom will not take part in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Washington has a 33-19 lead in goals scored and allowed in the first period.
The Capitals are playing strong in the opening twenty minutes and always looking to gain an advantage
- Washington has an 84.7% power play neutralization rate.
The Capitals play well in the minority and deal with many of their opponents' attempts
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders remain one of the most unstable clubs in the league. Now the team has dropped to 14th place in the Eastern Conference and is far from the playoff zone. If at the start of the season they managed without long losing streaks, then in the last five out of six matches they suffered a defeat. Let us emphasize that the Islanders were able to deal only with St. Louis (3:1), but after that they lost to Detroit (2:4) and Boston (3:6) on their home ice, while conceding a total of 10 goals in a couple of matches.
Patrick Roy team often shows low efficiency and scores no more than two goals, especially when playing away. As a rule, the team plays the first 40 minutes of the match with dignity and gives it its all, but in the third game period it looks terrible and currently has 20:36 in goals scored and goals conceded.
It is also worth noting that the club remains one of the worst in the championship in terms of shorthanded play and ranks second to last in this indicator, having only 70.2% of neutralizations. Incidentally, things are also pretty bad with the majority, since the “Islanders” have only 12.5% of power play implementation. With such numbers, it will be almost impossible for the “Islanders” to claim anything serious, so they need to do a huge amount of work.
Disqualifications and injuries
Barzal, Reilly, Duclair and Pelec will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Islanders are winning 56 percent of their faceoffs.
In this indicator, the club is one of the best and leaves a "dot" in almost all matches
- The team receives an average of five minutes of penalty time.
The Islanders remain one of the most disciplined clubs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving the home team, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 3rd period: Washington win
In four out of five games, the Capitals have been successful in the third period.
2.35Tip and bets
In our opinion, Washington looks much stronger than the Islanders even without Alexander Ovechkin. The Islanders have been playing very poorly lately and have often allowed themselves to be beaten in regulation time. The Capitals, on the contrary, have gained good form and were probably charged with a strong-willed victory in the last match. The last time the Vshi lost at home was at the beginning of this month, but then the opponent was much stronger. We think that with the support of the home stands, the Capitals should earn two points, since the visitors literally need to jump above their heads to fight for the victory.
Prediction - Washington win with handicap (0) for 1.70
Bet on individual total
In most matches, Washington shows decent efficiency and opens up the opponents' defense at least three times. At the moment, the team is the most efficient in the East. The Islanders, on the other hand, have conceded at least four goals in their last two matches. It is also worth remembering that the Islanders are one of the worst clubs in the league in terms of shorthanded play, so the hosts should certainly find their moments and score at least three times.
We bet on Washington individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.60
Total Bet
Many games involving Washington are spectacular and have more than five goals scored. The Islanders will likely have to play by the Capitals' rules, and they won't be able to play their usual closed hockey. Plus, Patrick Roy team has failed the last two games and played poorly in defense. Based on this, it makes sense to bet on the total over.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.85
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