Columbus vs. Philadelphia. NHL match prediction and bets

Current form

Columbus is in great shape and has not lost in four games in a row. The team began its winning streak at home, where it met St. Louis and showed its full attacking potential, winning confidently with a score of 6:4. By the beginning of the third period, the Jackets had a three-goal advantage and were able to hold it until the end of the game. In particular, it is worth praising forward Monahan and defenseman Provorov, who each made three assists. Then the Blue Jackets went to visit Pittsburgh, where they were one step away from defeat, but still managed to tie the score just three minutes before the final whistle, taking advantage of the numerical superiority. In the end, it came down to a shootout, in which the Penguins were more accurate and won with a score of 4:3. Once again, forward Voronkov showed an excellent game, scoring twice.

Returning to their home arena, the Blazers met with Seattle and left no chance for their competitor, defeating the opponent with a difference of four goals (6:2). This time it is difficult to even single out any of the players, since almost all of them distinguished themselves with effective actions. He confidently coped with his task, reflecting 93% of the shots. In the return match with the Blues, the team also showed not the most reliable game in defense, but thanks to the efforts of goalkeeper Greaves, they managed to win another victory 2:1. Thanks to such successful performances, Columbus was able to score a large number of points and has already risen to the playoff zone. At the moment, the club is already in eighth place in the Eastern Conference table and is quite capable of rising even higher.

Disqualifications and injuries

Columbus has four players in the infirmary: Chinakhov, Gudbranson, Jenner and Monahan. Aston-Reeves and Johnson are also questionable.

Interesting trends for betting

• On average, Columbus scores 3.5 goals per game.

The Blazers have been very productive in attack this season.

• The Blue Jackets converted 24% of their power play attempts.

It is also worth noting that the team shows excellent play with an advantage of one player.

Current form

Philadelphia could not achieve the desired result for a long time, and the losing streak reached four games in a row. The team played away, where they suffered a crushing defeat from Vegas (2:5). Goalkeeper Kolosov showed his worst side, reflecting only 84% of the shots. Then the team went to visit Toronto, where they played much better and were only one step away from victory, but it came to overtime, where they had to lose (2:3). This time Fedotov stood in goal, but he could not show his best side either. Returning to the home arena, the Flyers again met with the Maple Leafs and this time suffered a defeat in regulation time (2:3). Out of 32 shots, only two hit the target.

Continuing to play at home, the team met another very serious opponent, Dallas, and was unable to impose a worthy rebuff, suffering a 1:4 rout. Ersson defended the goal, but he also failed to cope with his main task, reflecting only 84% of the shots. The attacking line tried to compensate for the failures in defense, but again there were serious problems with the implementation of moments in the attack. They managed to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans and interrupt their losing streak in a duel with the obvious outsider, Anaheim, defeating the Ducks dry (6:0). The most productive was forward Konecny, who gave four assists. Indeed, this season Philadelphia has shown very weak results and is currently only in 13th place in the Eastern Conference table. True, the gap from the playoff zone is not that big and is only three points, so the club has a good chance of fighting for the draw.

Disqualifications and injuries

Philadelphia has no serious problems with its roster. Only Deslauriers and Ellis are in the infirmary.

Interesting trends for betting

• Philadelphia averages 3.5 goals per game.

The team has been experiencing huge problems in defense this season.

• The Flyers converted just 16% of their power play attempts.

It is also worth paying attention to the fact that the hooligans show a weak game in the majority and rarely take advantage of the opponents' penalties.