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Carolina vs. Anaheim: NHL Match Prediction
Carolina home series will continue with a match against Anaheim, which will take place on January 13 in Raleigh. The Hurricanes continue to fight for leadership in the East and in the very near future can regain at least the second line in the conference. The Ducks continue to be among the worst teams in the West and are gradually losing any chance of getting into the final part of the tournament. Do the Ducks have any prospects? We tell you in the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina has risen to fourth place in the conference standings and is gradually improving its position in the division. Rod Brin'D'Amour team has lost three of its previous seven games and often played terribly on its half of the ice. At the start of January, the Hurricanes lost at home to Minnesota (0:4), but the next day they won a comeback victory over Pittsburgh (4:3, OT). On the road, the Canes played against Tampa (2:3) and immediately returned to Raleigh. After a comeback victory over Toronto (6:3), Jordan Staal team beat Vancouver dry (2:0). The hosts scored two goals by the beginning of the second period and that was enough for the final success within regulation time.
The hosts have not been so confident in defense for a long time. Carolina has conceded at least three times per game in seven games out of 11, while in the previous six games the projectile has hit the Canes' goal 14 times. Petr Kochetkov has given up again after a good stretch. Now the Russian has only 90.22% of the shots saved. In the last game, Dustin Tokarski appeared on the ice, who made only the second shutout in his career and has saved 90.74% of the shots this season.
Martin Necas remains one of the NHL leading scorers. The Czech forward has 48 points (15+33) and is ahead of Sebastian Aho (13+30), who hasn't scored much yet. The rest of the Hurricanes' players aren't looking as good and can't compete with the club leaders yet.
Disqualifications and injuries
Shayne Gostisbehere, Tyson Jost, Frederik Andersen and Jesper Fasth are all out with injuries, with Jordan Martinook questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina averages 32 shots on goal
The Hurricanes play a powerful attack and spend a lot of time in the offensive zone, taking a lot of shots on the opponent goal.
- According to statistics, hurricanes carry out 19 forceful receptions
Carolina doesn't play tough, so you rarely see a lot of power in her performance.
Anaheim Ducks
USACurrent form
The Ducks are still outside the playoff zone and currently occupy only 12th place in the conference standings. Anaheim has only scored 39 points in 42 games, while the visitors are nine points behind eighth-place Vancouver. The Ducks had a good road trip at the beginning of the year, and after returning to California, they beat Tampa (4:1). Craig Cronin charges could not cope with Calgary (2:3, OT) in the last game on their home ice, and a day later they lost to St. Louis in Missouri (2:6). The day before, the visitors were unable to show their best hockey in Pennsylvania and lost to Philadelphia (0:6) without any chance. They were penalized a lot and were never able to score a single goal themselves.
Anaheim offense has not been consistent this season. In their last five games, the Ducks have scored more than twice in a game only once, and they have only managed to make 16 accurate shots since the beginning of the year. The participation of the visiting team leading scorer Troy Terry in the next game is in question. The American has 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) and is the only player in the league top 100 scoring players.
The Ducks are allowing 3.7 goals per game this season, but have been a little more reliable on the road. Lukas Dostal remains the team starting goalie, but he was replaced during last night game. He has a .904 save percentage and has just one shutout in 25 starts. John Gibson was in goal against the Flyers, but he allowed every fifth shot.
Disqualifications and injuries
Trevor Zegras and Tomas Suchanek are both out with injuries, while Troy Terry is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Anaheim is getting 8.64 penalty minutes per game.
Ducks are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Anaheim has a 26-35 goal-against ratio in the second period.
The Ducks have been very ineffective in the second twenty minutes and rarely score goals in it.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
Four of Carolina last six games have seen fewer than two goals scored in the first period .
2.02Bet 3rd period: Anaheim will score
The Ducks have scored in the third period in four of their six games.
1.90Tip and bets
Carolina lacks stability, although despite a large number of unnecessary defeats, the Canes continue to fight for the leading positions in the East and the Metropolitan Division. Rod Brindamour charges played two completely different games on their home court, but both resulted in confident victories. Anaheim is on a series of three defeats in a row, but during this regular season, the Ducks have repeatedly surprised and pleased their fans with good results against favorites. The Hurricanes often relax and stumble in games against outsiders. We think that the hosts will not be able to defeat the Ducks and offer a bet on a positive handicap for the second.
Prediction - Anaheim win with Asian handicap (+2.5) for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Carolina does not play reliably on its half of the court, although at the beginning of the season the Canes played well in defense. Anaheim knows how to surprise and the guests have someone to make a result in attack. In the last five games between the teams, the Ducks scored at least three goals against the Hurricanes. We believe in at least two accurate shots from the Ducks now.
We bet on Anaheim individual total over 1.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Total Bet
The last games involving the ducks turned out to be extremely productive, because the guests began to concede a lot. We think that Carolina will underestimate the opponent and will make mistakes in defense. Last season, the teams played twice and scored two goals in each of the matches. We think that this time the match will be bright.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.67
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