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Philadelphia vs. Toronto: NHL Match Prediction
Philadelphia and Toronto will cross sticks on January 8 in Pennsylvania. The Canadian team is fighting for leadership in the East, while the Flyers have again fallen to the basement of the conference table and occupy only 12th place. The day before, the Leaves beat the Flyers on their home court with some difficulty, scoring the winning goal only in overtime. Will John Tortorella's charges be able to take quick revenge? Read our betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia is currently in 12th place in the Eastern Conference and has earned a total of 39 points. The team from Pennsylvania failed the second half of December and has won only two victories before the end of the calendar year. At the start of January, Sean Couturier's team won in California against San Jose (4:0), and then lost heavily in Nevada to Vegas (2:5). Having received a couple of days to rest, the Flyers were unable to recharge and in another away match they lost to the Maple Leafs in Canada (2:3, OT). The visitors scored a quick goal and could have claimed success, but even by the end of the first period, John Tortorella's charges were already losing in the score.
True, the pilots have been performing rather mediocre away from home this season, as they have only a few victories in regulation time to date. It is also worth mentioning that the team's weak point is its defensive play, which usually allows the opponent to score at least three or four goals, especially when playing away from home. This is largely why it has not been able to secure a place in the playoff zone.
Ivan Fedotov appeared on the ice in the last game, although the Russian had not been on the ice for a long time. He blocked 88% of the shots on his own territory, but this did not help Philadelphia win. Samuel Ersson remains the Flyers' main goalie, but the Swedish goalie was injured again and now the visitors will have a very difficult time again.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nicolas Deslariers and Ryan Ellis are out of the next game, while Samuel Ersson is in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia gets 8.20 penalty minutes
Typically a team is sent off at least four or five times per match.
- Philadelphia has an 80.4% power play neutralization rate.
According to this indicator, the club currently occupies 18th place in the league.
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto has secured second place in the Eastern Conference standings and is currently leading the Atlantic Division. The Canadians have earned 54 points in 41 games and intend to move up to first place, overtaking Washington. The Maple Leafs have gained good form and have not lost since the end of last year. After two victories over the Islanders (3:1 and 2:1), Craig Berube's men dealt with Boston (6:4) on home ice, and in the last game they were stronger than the guests from Philadelphia (3:2, OT). John Tavares's team conceded a quick goal, but did not give up and corrected the situation by the end of the first 20 minutes.
The visitors managed to improve their defensive play and on average the Canadians allow only 2.76 goals per game. Dennis Heldeby has already taken to the ice four times during the current regular season and was able to help his teammates win in Pennsylvania. While Anthony Stolarz is injured, Toronto's main goalie is Joseph Wall. The American has stopped 91.35% of shots this season, but has only failed to allow a goal once in 19 starts.
Mitchell Marner has risen to second place in the league's scoring list. The Canadian forward has scored 56 times (14+42) and continues to demonstrate the highest level of play. Among the rest, William Nylander stands out, who often comes out on the majority and often finishes the attacks of the Canadian club (23+20).
Disqualifications and injuries
Jani Hakanpaa, Calle Jarnkrok, John Klingberg and Anthony Stolarz are all out with injuries, while Jake McCabe and Pontus Holmberg have yet to confirm their status.
Interesting trends for betting
- Toronto is 35-35 in goals scored and allowed in the first period.
The Leafs have conceded very few goals in the opening period compared to many teams.
- Toronto averages 7.88 penalty minutes per game.
According to statistics, the Maple Leafs are sent off at least four times per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In two of the four matches between the teams, no more than one goal was scored in the first period.
2.02Bet 3rd period: Philadelphia will not score
The Flyers have failed to score in the third period in two of four games.
2.50Tip and bets
Philadelphia returns home after a long road series, where John Tortorella's team dropped a lot of points. The Flyers are missing their starting goalie again, and Ivan Fedotov and Alexei Kolosov are unable to help their teammates to the extent they should. Toronto is stable even though the visitors are without their best goalie. The Maple Leafs were successful in their recent home game against the Flyers and should run in Pennsylvania. We think John Tavares' squad will take two points.
Prediction - Toronto win in the match for 1.72
Bet on individual total
Philadelphia is scoring 3.08 goals this season, while the Flyers are slightly worse at home in attack. Toronto is often very good on its half of the ice and even without its main goalie does not allow a lot of goals. A couple of days ago, the Flyers were able to upset the Leafs goalie only twice. We think that the Canadians will not allow more than two.
We bet on Philadelphia's individual total under three goals for 1.63
Total Bet
The teams played a low-scoring match the day before, although they scored three goals between them in the first period. Philadelphia has significantly slowed down in terms of scoring, and Toronto plays defensive hockey under the leadership of Craig Berube. We believe that the opponents will try to act as reliably as possible and there will be no more than five accurate shots in the match.
We take the total under pucks for 1.85
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