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Philadelphia — Washington: NHL match forecast
On February 9, the next Pennsylvania State Derby will take place on the Wells Fargo Center ice. The first match between the rivals this season took place on the Pittsburgh home court and ended with a crushing victory for the hosts. The Penguins were left without their leaders in the person of Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, and for the first time since 2021, they are playing without both veterans. Nevertheless, they managed to win in New York the day before. Will it be possible to beat the "pilots"? Read our forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia is in 14th position in the conference table and is gradually falling behind the top eight in the East. The team from Pennsylvania failed the first month of the new year, although in mid-January the hosts had a good stretch. The Flyers have scored only 53 points in 56 attempts and have been unable to win for five consecutive games. Before returning home, John Tortorella's team lost in Denver (0:2) and Salt Lake, and already on the Wells Fargo Center ice they lost to Washington (3:4), although they twice led the score during the confrontation.
Philadelphia doesn't play well offensively and hasn't scored more than one goal per game in five out of eight games. Travis Konecny remains the Philae's offensive leader with 59 points (21+38) in the goal+pass system. Matvey Michkov left the top 100 scorers in the league due to the club's poor results. The young forward made 36 assists (16+20) in his first season in the league and broke the scoring drought with two goals against Washington.
Ivan Fedotov got another chance to play at the start in the last game, but again did not take advantage of it and missed four times after 18 shots. The goalkeeper from Russia may lose his place in the squad, because Alexey Kolosov is also training hard. Samuel Ersson remains the main goalkeeper of the Flyers, who has reflected a modest 89.43% of shots this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Oun Tippett, Ryan Ellis and Rasmus Ristolainen will not play in the next match. Ryan Peling's participation is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Philadelphia gets 7.95 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually eliminated at least four or five times per match.
- Philadelphia has 78.2% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
According to this indicator, the club currently ranks 19th in the league.
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
Pittsburgh is in 15th place in the conference and is unlikely to rise higher in the near future. The Penguins have scored 53 points in 56 games and continue to compete for the playoff spot, but are gradually moving away from the top eight. The Pence looked pretty weak during January, but they managed to score points in the last four games, with the Penn State team winning three of them. At home, Mike Sullivan's team turned out to be stronger than Nashville (3:0) and could have won against New Jersey (2:3, B). The day before, the guests, in the absence of attacking leaders, won a strong-willed victory in New York over the local Rangers (3:2).
The Pitas lost some ground in terms of implementation and immediately began to lose points. In their last five starts, they scored only 11 times, which was often not enough to win. Sidney Crosby, the captain of the guests, is still very good and continues to help his teammates excel, but now he is injured. In this regular season, the legend and the best player of the 21st century in the league scored 58 (17+41) scoring points.
The Penguins remain the highest-scoring team in the East with 3.54 goals per game. At the same time, Pittsburgh is not so often eliminated, but regularly fails defensively. In addition, the goalkeepers of the guests still look very bad. Tristan Jarry was sent to the AHL due to very poor results in this regular season. Now Alex Nedelkovich will be the main goalkeeper of the Pens, who reflected 89.97% of shots and helped his partners achieve success in the duel against the cops.
Disqualifications and injuries
Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are on the injured list of the guests.
Interesting betting trends
- Pittsburgh won only 50.4% of the face-offs
The Penguins do well on the dot and win the puck from their opponents more often.
- The Pitas make 27 shots on target per match.
The guests don't throw too much and spend more time in the defense zone.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last four out of six games with the Flyers, the first period was not productive.
1.93Bet 2nd period: Philadelphia will score
The Penguins have conceded in the second period in five of their six games.
1.42Tip and bets
Philadelphia has been losing for a long time and now has a great opportunity to win by taking advantage of the opponent's personnel losses. The mood of both teams will be overwhelming, because winning the derby always has a special effect on the emotional state of the team. At the end of last year, the Penguins defeated the pilots on the home court, and now John Tortorella's team will be determined to take revenge. They have looked pretty good in recent games and should not lose points in a duel against a bloodless pence. We offer a bet on the victory of the Flyers in regular time.
Our forecast is a Philadelphia victory in 2.13
Bet on the total
The Flyers played very poorly offensively in early February, but gradually began to recover and scored five times in the previous two games. Pittsburgh has big defensive problems throughout the season, so the visitors are among the worst in terms of reliability on their side of the ice. We think that the opponents will not sit on the defensive and the meeting will be bright. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
Forecast - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
The Flyers couldn't score for three games in a row, but they still started to differ in previous matches. Now they have a great chance to show themselves in all their glory, because the defense and goalkeepers of Pittsburgh are very difficult to call reliable. The Penguins are conceding 3.54 goals each this season and are unlikely to be able to hold off the opponent this time.
Forecast - Philadelphia's individual total is more than three goals in 1.92
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