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New Jersey vs. Rangers: NHL Match Prediction
On December 23, New Jersey will play a home match against the Rangers. The hosts are the favorites of this match, which is not surprising, because the Cops continue to show poor results and lose match after match. The teams have already met this month, and then the Devils proved their superiority with a score of 5:1. Is it worth betting on their success in the upcoming match? You will find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
New Jersey Devils
USACurrent form
New Jersey continues to be among the leaders of the Eastern Conference and has shown excellent results throughout the season. The team continues to fight for leadership in the standings and is now literally one point behind Washington. It should be noted that the Devils were able to produce a series of three victories. On their home ice, they dealt with Los Angeles (3:1), Chicago (4:1), and already on the road they beat St. Louis with a score of 4:1. However, in the last confrontation with Columbus, Sheldon Keefe team unexpectedly lost with a score of 2:4, although they were considered the clear favorite of that match.
Fortunately, in the next match against Pittsburgh on his home court, he pulled himself together and proved his superiority over his opponent with a score of 3:0, while getting away without a single missed puck. That time, the Devils took great advantage of their moments, and did not really allow the opponent to create anything near their goal and allowed only 12 shots on goal.
By the way, New Jersey is performing best in the second game segment, in which it currently has a 45:28 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. However, at home, oddly enough, the team is not performing as well as on the road, and only celebrated success in half of the matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Curtis Lazar will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, New Jersey takes at least 30 shots per game.
The Devils have significantly improved their shooting activity recently.
- New Jersey is getting 8.89 penalty minutes per game.
The Devils average four to five penalties per game.
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers have been struggling to get back to their previous level and have been showing poor results for a month. Let us recall that the team played on their home court, where they were unable to really put up a fight against Los Angeles, suffering a crushing defeat with a score of 1:5. Once again, Peter Laviolette team had serious problems in defense, and the "cops" used their chances rather mediocrely.
There is also a potential discord within the team, since such a decline in play and results cannot be associated with anything else. Incidentally, after the defeat by the "kings", the "Rangers" lost to "St. Louis" on the road (2:3), then lost to "Nashville" (0:2), but, having recovered a little from another failure, they still dealt with a serious opponent in the person of "Dallas" on the road with a score of 3:1 and got away with only one missed puck. In the final confrontation with "Carolina", the team scored a quick goal in the first minute, but could not do anything else in the opponent zone and lost - 1:3.
But in unequal compositions, New York shows its best side. The club makes good use of the numerical advantage and realizes on average every fifth attempt, and is also the best in the league in playing in the minority and currently has exactly 88% of the opponent majority neutralization. We emphasize that on the road, Laviolette team, oddly enough, performs better than on the home court, and was able to win nine victories in 16 games.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no injured or disqualified players on the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Rangers are allowing an average of three goals per game.
The Cops have not been able to boast of a reliable defensive game this season
- On average, the "cops" receive 8.5 penalty minutes per match.
The Rangers are far from the most disciplined team in the league.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.75Bet 3rd period: home team win
In four out of five meetings, the hosts achieved success in the third period
2.10Tip and bets
"New Jersey" looks much more preferable than its opponent. The team has been showing excellent results lately, unlike the "cops", who are still in bad shape and literally lost even at home the day before. It is no coincidence that the last match between the teams ended with a crushing victory for the "devils". They looked better in the game and created many more dangerous moments. We think that the upcoming confrontation will be held in a similar vein, and the hosts will be able to earn another two points.
Prediction - New Jersey win for 1.85
Bet on individual total
In previous encounters, New Jersey usually managed with less than three goals conceded, and in the last match with Pittsburgh, they did not concede a single one. The Rangers have had problems with converting chances for a long period of time and in four out of five matches they have not scored more than two goals. It will be very difficult for New York to score on the road, so we suggest betting on their individual total.
We take the individual total of “Rangers” under 2.5 goals for 1.82
Total Bet
The last matches with New Jersey have not been particularly productive. The team, as a rule, used its chances well, but conceded few goals in response. The Rangers also played their previous four games with fewer than six goals scored. It is likely that this time the clubs will also pay more attention to defense, and therefore we will not see a large number of goals.
We bet on total under 6.5 goals for 1.60
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