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Rangers - Washington: NHL match betting tip
The Rangers and Washington will play each other in New York on March 6. The cops have gained excellent form and returned to the top eight in the East. The Capitals retain the first place in the conference and have a big lead over their pursuers. This season, the teams played each other twice in the capital, and both times the success was celebrated by Alexander Ovechkin's squad. How will it be this time? Read our betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers failed at the end of last year and very quickly found themselves among the worst teams in the conference. Recently, the situation has started to improve and the cops have returned to the playoff zone. Peter Laviolette's team currently has 66 points after 61 matches and plans to gain a foothold in the top eight. The hosts have gained excellent form and won four out of six meetings after the break. At the beginning of the new month, the Blue Shirts returned to New York and easily dealt with Nashville (4-0) and the Islanders (4-0).
Artemy Panarin's team has improved in terms of reliability and conceded only seven goals in the last five games. Jonathan Quick and Igor Shesterkin made shutouts in recent matches and were very good. The Russian remains number one among the Rangers so far. This season, he made 90.58% of his shots and walked off the ice four times without missing a single puck.
Disqualifications and injuries
Adam Edstrom will not play against Washington.
Interesting betting trends
- Rangers win 53.2% of face-offs
- The team gets an average of 7.95 minutes of penalty time.
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is still at the top of the table of the East and does not intend to give this status to competitors. The team from the capital of the United States has 86 points on its account after 61 games and is gradually letting its rivals in. Currently, the distance between the guests and Toronto, which is following, is only seven points, but the closest pursuer in the division is 13 points away from the Caps. After the break, Spencer Carbery's team showed a strong level of play, but lost three meetings in a row at the end of the winter. They managed to complete the home series of games with a victory over Ottawa (5-4, B).
Alexander Ovechkin's squad has scored only eight goals in the last four games, with four of them against Ottawa. The capitals have slowed down in terms of implementing the moments, but they remain the most productive team in the league. Dylan Strome scored 60 points (18+42) in the goal+pass system this season and retains the status of the club's top scorer.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sonny Milano, Nicklas Backstrom and T. J. Oshie will not participate in the upcoming fight.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington throws only 27 times per game on average.
- The capitals earn 7.62 minutes of penalty time per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In eight of the last nine games with the Capitals, the first period was productive.
1.75Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in 14 of their 15 games.
1.45Tip and bets
Washington slowed down after strong games after the break and has been unable to win in regular time for four games in a row. The team from the capital of the USA stopped scoring in large numbers and this immediately affected the results of the guests. New York has gained a great momentum and is looking great at this stage of the season. Artemy Panarin's squad plays extremely reliably in defense and implements their chances well. The Capitals have easily outplayed their opponents twice this season, but now the hosts have a great opportunity to take revenge. Let's play a bet on winning the first one with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that New York will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
The Capitals continue to be the strongest team in the East in terms of offense. Recently, Alexander Ovechkin's team has seriously slowed down the quality of the game in attack and did not score in large numbers. The Rangers, on the other hand, do not miss for two games in a row and should not fail in a duel against the conference leader.
The betting tip is Washington's individual total of less than three goals in 1.72
Bet on the total
The cops should pull Washington into their hockey game and not let the guests freely dispose of the puck. The first two meetings between the rivals were extremely productive, but now we don't expect a highly attacking game. The Capitals are seriously slowing down in attack, so we believe in the grassroots nature of the match. We suggest taking a bet on the total less.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 2.05
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