LiontipsThe Florida Islanders. NHL match forecast and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Florida rose to third place in the East and improved its results in the second half of January. The team from the state of the same name has earned 65 points in 53 games and is still only three points behind second place. He can still get close and beat Carolina, which is still in second place in the conference table. The Cats have been alternating wins and losses since the end of last year, but now they have five wins in seven starts. In the away series, the Cats beat Anaheim (5:2) and San Jose (7:2), but lost to Los Angeles (1:2) and Vegas (1:4). After returning home, the team led by Paul Maurice won a landslide victory over the Kings (3:0), and the day before, they dealt with the Blackhawks (5:1) without any problems.
"Florida" has improved in terms of the implementation of moments in this segment of the season. The Panthers have scored only 17 goals in their last five games, while twice failing to score more than one goal. Sam Reinhart remains the Cats' main hope ahead. The striker scores a lot and during the current regular season has made 57 effective actions (30+27).
Sergey Bobrovsky gradually regains the role of the first number of the hosts. "Bob" made his second shutout of the season in a duel against Los Angeles, and after missing the puck from Chicago in the eighth second, he was unmistakable for the rest of the time. In this regular season, the Russian has 90.24% of reflected shots and is unlikely to allow Spencer Knight to play himself more often at the start.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the Florida players are ready to play in the next meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Florida gets 9.75 minutes of penalty time per match
On average, Americans are eliminated at least five times per game.
- "Florida" has 79.1% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
The Panthers are not playing the best game in the minority and are ranked 15th in the league by this indicator.
Current form
The Islanders are coming out of the basement of the conference table and the Orange have everything they need to return to the playoff zone. New York is in 11th position with 55 points after 51 matches. Patrick Roy's team currently has seven wins in a row, and they won nine out of 12 matches last month. After an unsuccessful start to the home series, the Islanders improved in reliability and beat San Jose (4:1), Columbus (3:1), Philadelphia (3:1), Carolina (3:2, OT) and Colorado (5:2). After beating Philadelphia 3-0 on the road, Anders Lee's squad went to Florida and beat Tampa 3-2. The visitors could have won in regular time, but eventually they put the squeeze on the Lightning in overtime.New York remains the least-scoring team in the conference. The Islanders still look pretty lackluster offensively. They have scored only 15 accurate shots in the last five games, although they have managed to score ten goals in the last three games. The club's top scorer is only on the 75th line in the overall league list. Anders Lee, as captain, makes a big contribution to the result and made 39 effective actions (22+17).Ilya Sorokin was a participant in his team's last six games and helped his teammates win all of them. The Russian regularly appears on the court after Semyon Varlamov was injured. Sorokin has made three shutouts this season and has blocked 90.81% of shots on his possessions. It is unlikely that he will lose the status of the main goalkeeper in the near future.
Disqualifications and injuries
Anthony Duclair, Hudson Fasching, Noah Dobson and Mike Riley will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Islanders win 55.3% of face-offs
The Islanders are good at this indicator and leave most of the face-offs for themselves.
- The hosts earn only 5.48 minutes of penalty time per match.
New York gets away with very little and plays extremely disciplined.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of six games with the Panthers, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.95Bet 3rd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers scored in the third period in six out of eight games.
1.35Tip and bets
The Islanders have made a great move and are now at their best this season. The New York team has won six games in a row and is aiming to break into the top eight in the East. "Florida" beat "Chicago" and shows good hockey in this segment of the regular season. In October, the teams already met with each other on the ice of the UBS Arena. The then hosts led by three goals by the middle of the first period, but failed in the rest of the meeting and missed the correct two points. We think they are ready to take revenge now. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests in a positive handicap.
Our prediction is that the Islanders will win with an Asian handicap (+1) in 1.87
Betting on an individual total
The Islanders won in the second half of January mainly due to their strong defensive play. Patrick Roy's team had never conceded more than twice in the previous six games and had great control over the course of the matches. Florida is not always good on offense and rarely scores in large numbers. We don't think the visitors will fail and concede more than two goals.
Forecast - Florida's individual total is less than three goals in 2.10
Bet on the total
Matches involving the Islanders often turn out to be grassroots and do not please with their effectiveness. Florida lost offensively and wasn't always good in the other half of the court. The meeting between the teams in October turned out to be bright, but we do not think that the situation will repeat on the ice of the American Bank Arena. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
Forecast - total less than six goals in 1.72
