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Florida vs. Carolina: NHL Match Prediction
On December 1, Florida and Carolina will play another match between themselves, but this time on the Panthers' home court. The day before, Paul Maurice team won a confident victory in Raleigh, destroying their opponent in the third 20-minute period. Now the Hurricanes will be determined to take revenge on their offender. Will they succeed? Read our prediction for the match
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida has finally broken its losing streak and moved up from sixth to fourth place in the conference standings. Paul Maurice men have lost six games out of seven, but now the hosts have two wins in a row. Paul Maurice men have 29 points after 24 starts and are four points behind the first-place New Jersey Devils. In the last home series, the Panthers suffered big losses to Colorado (4:7) and Washington (1:4), and then won against Toronto (5:1). The day before, the Cats confidently won in Raleigh (6:3), leaving one of the best teams in the East without points. Alexander Barkov team never lost during the entire match and finished off their opponent in the third 20 minutes.
The hosts have started to improve in terms of scoring and have scored 17 goals in their last five starts. Sam Reinhart remains Florida leading scorer with 33 points (16+15). The Canadian holds the title of the league leading sniper, but Edmonton Leon Draisaitl has come close to him, having made 17 accurate shots.
Sergei Bobrovsky is gradually coming to his senses and it was with him that the team won the last two games. The Russian still has a rather weak percentage of shots saved - 88.99%. He still made only one shutout in 17 games, but the coaching staff of the club continues to trust "Bob".
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts will play against Carolina with their full squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida is averaging 3.58 goals per game.
The Panthers have been showing a productive attack this season, and in recent matches they have greatly improved their scoring.
- The Panthers are blocking 16 shots per game.
The hosts regularly help their goalies, but this does not always save the team from conceding goals.
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina was just recently at the top of the Eastern Conference standings, but now the Hurricanes have dropped back to second place, which they share with their rivals from Washington. In 23 games, the Hurricanes have earned 33 points and only one point separates Rod Brind'Amour men from first place. Jordan Staal squad has been alternating winning streaks and losing periods in the second half of the month. At home, they confidently beat Dallas (6:4) and the Rangers (4:3), having come back during regulation time. Before leaving for Florida, the visitors lost to the Panthers on home ice (3:6), having been in the role of the catching-up side during the entire confrontation.
With the main goalies injured, Spencer Martin has taken on the role of number one. The Canadian goalie often lets his teammates down and allows 3.62 goals per 60 minutes. In eight games, Martin has blocked only 85.03% of shots and had one shutout. Frederik Andersen and Petr Kochetkov continue to recover, which is a huge loss for Carolina.
The Canes have consistently been strong offensively, and have scored 19 goals in their last five games. The Raleigh club is averaging almost four goals per game this season, and Martin Necas continues to lead the scoring race. The forward has 37 points (12+25) in the goal-assist system, but his competitors are hot on his heels.
Disqualifications and injuries
Frederik Andersen and Jesper Fast will not come to Florida. Petr Kochetkov participation is in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina is allowing an average of 2.78 goals per game.
The Canes have shown a good level of defensive play since the start of the season.
- The Hurricanes average 7.13 penalty minutes per game.
Guests are sent off four times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last five games involving Carolina, the first period has been high-scoring
1.65Bet 3rd period: Florida will score
The Panthers have scored in the third period in three of their previous four games.
1.40Tip and bets
Florida is starting to pick up steam and has been playing great offensively in recent games. Sergei Bobrovsky is gradually coming to his senses, for whom the start of the season was very difficult. Carolina cannot cope with the problems in defense and misses in huge numbers in every match. Spencer Martin clearly does not match the level of his team and regularly lets down his partners. We think that this time Paul Maurice charges will beat the club from Raleigh. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts in the match.
Our prediction is Florida victory in the match for 1.80
Bet on individual total
Florida has scored 17 goals in the last five games and only in the previous two games it has scored 11 accurate shots. The day before, the "cats" managed to hit the Carolina goal six times and easily scored against Spencer Martin. We believe that the "panthers" will manage to score at least three goals now.
Forecast - Florida individual total over three goals for 1.80
Bet on total
Carolina will have to move forward to claim points. With such a weak defensive performance, the visitors simply have no choice and in two out of three home games, the Hurricanes managed to win in a shootout. Florida can hardly be called a reliable team, so we expect a spectacular game in the return match. Let play a bet on the total over goals.
Forecast - total over six goals for 1.80
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