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Nashville — Buffalo: NHL match forecast
On February 9, the next home game of the local Predators will take place in Tennessee. Nashville is still in the basement of the Western Conference table and is gradually losing its chances of making the playoffs. Andrew Brunett's men have already lost six matches in a row, although before that they managed to achieve success in five matches. Buffalo, on the other hand, won all its games in February and intends to get out of last place in the East. Which team will get two points? This is stated in the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
USACurrent form
Nashville cannot get out of 14th place in the conference table and is still one of the main outsiders in the West. The Predators scored only 43 points in 53 games and played poorly throughout the fall. With the beginning of winter, Andrew Brunett's team began to recover and in January they scored a series of five consecutive victories. It seemed that the hosts would be able to reach the playoff zone, but now they have six failures in a row. At the start of February, the Tennessee team lost in Buffalo (3:4) and Pittsburgh (0:3), and after returning home they could not cope with Ottawa (2:5). The day before, the "Preds" were defeated by "Chicago" (2:6) and again were left without points.
Nashville has regained its status as the least-scoring team in the conference and is playing terribly offensively at this point in the season. He has scored eight goals in the last five matches, while in the last six games he has only scored at least three goals per match once. Filip Forsberg has been scoring regularly this season and is a bright spot in the home team's offense. The Swedish striker scored 51 goals (19+32) during this regular season.
Andrew Brunett has not been able to establish a reliable defensive game, which is why the Predators regularly miss a lot. In the last five matches, the red light behind their goal has been lit 21 times. Juuse Saros had been on the court in five of the previous six games, but had never helped his teammates win. The Finn has only 89.87% of his saves this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Lauzon will not play in the upcoming match due to injury. The condition of Mark Jankowski and Luke Evangelista is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Nashville gets 9.26 minutes of penalty time per match
The club is not well disciplined and is usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Nashville conducts an average of 25 power moves.
The Preds are not avoiding power and contact hockey this season.
Buffalo Sabres
USACurrent form
Buffalo is trying to get out of last place in the conference table. The Blades have a modest 49 points after 53 starts, and they are four points behind even the 15th-ranked Pittsburgh. The situation for the guests looks catastrophic and it seems that the chances of getting into the playoffs are almost zero. The Sabres had a long losing streak, which ended only closer to the new year. At the end of January, the Sabres improved and were able to achieve success in four previous matches. In the last home series, they took turns beating Boston (7:2), Nashville (4:3), New Jersey (4:3) and Columbus (3:2).
The captain of the guests has been back in action for a long time after his injury, but they are still unable to get things right on the defensive. Buffalo had conceded 13 goals in the previous five games, and the last time the red light outside the visitors' goal turned on less than three times was on January 10. James Reimer only recently joined the new team, but it didn't help the Blades. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen remains the main goalkeeper for the visitors, but he is currently in the infirmary.
Teige Thompson (26+22) and Jason Zucker (18+22) remain the leaders of the visitors' attack. Alex Tuck (18+22), Jason Peterka (15+26) and Rasmus Dahlin (6+34) scored 40 points and, in general, the Buffalo attack does not depend on the actions of one player or another. The Blades enjoy playing team hockey and are always ready to back each other up in case of unexpected injuries.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jordan Greenway, Ukko-Pekka Luukonen and Matthias Samuelson will not play in Tennessee. Dylan Cozens and Bec Malentsin have not yet confirmed their status.
Interesting betting trends
- Buffalo gets 9.36 minutes of penalty time per game
The team is not very disciplined this season and is often eliminated more than five times.
- "Blades" allow opponents to throw 27 times on average per game.
The guests play as the second number and rarely throw their opponents over.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last six matches between the teams, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.73Bet 2nd period: Buffalo will score
Buffaloscored in the second period in six games.
1.52Tip and bets
Nashville continues to lose, and last night Andrew Brunette's team suffered a crushing defeat from one of the weakest teams in the Western Conference. The Predators have lost their former form and are gradually losing their real chances of making the playoffs, although they had recently planned to get close to the leading group. Buffalo, on the other hand, intends to get off the last line in the East, and most recently a club from the suburbs of New York beat the Preds in regular time. We think that even now the Blades will be stronger than their opponent. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests with a zero handicap.
Prediction - Buffalo wins with Asian handicap (0) in 2.25
Betting on an individual total
Nashville plays terrible defense and concedes a lot even in winning games. In the previous five matches, Andrew Brunett's team allowed their opponents to score 21 times. The guests have consistently played strongly in recent games and scored at least three times in each of the last four meetings. We believe that Rasmus Dalin's squad will make at least three accurate shots.
We bet on the individual total of "Buffalo" more than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.78
Bet on the total total
The Preds regularly fail defensively, so meetings with the participation of a club from Tennessee are extremely productive. Buffalo improved in terms of implementing the chances, but the main goalkeeper was injured, so it will be very difficult for them to contain the Nashville attack. Most recently, the teams scored seven goals on the Sabres' home court. Now we are waiting for at least six goals from the clubs.
We take a total of more than 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.73
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