LiontipsFlorida - Buffalo: NHL match betting tip and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Florida rose to the second position in the conference table and broke into the leaders of the Atlantic Division. Paul Maurice's men have 81 points in their piggy bank after 63 games and have not yet been able to break away from Toronto, which is behind them. The Cats have gained excellent form and won the last five matches, all in regular time. In the current home series, the hosts have already beaten Edmonton (4:3), Calgary (3:0), Tampa (2:1) and Columbus (3:0), while twice being able to keep their gates intact.
Sergey Bobrovsky finally came to his senses and started helping out his partners more often. The goalkeeper from Russia has made two shutouts since the beginning of March and adjusted his deflected shots. This season, he is coping with 90.73% of attacks on his possessions and has not yet given a single chance to reserve goalkeeper Spencer Knight, who only occasionally appears on the ice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Brad Marchand and Matthew Tkachuk will not play against Buffalo.
Interesting betting trends
- Panthers win 49.3% of face-offs
- The team gets an average of 9.83 minutes of penalty time.
Current form
Buffalo closes the division and Eastern Conference tables and is gradually losing any chance of making the playoffs. The club from the suburbs of New York lost a huge number of matches at the end of last year and seriously worsened its prospects for the season. The Blades had a good start to February, but now they've slowed down again and lost five games in a row. After two defeats from Montreal (2:4 and 3:4, OT), Lindy Ruff's team were defeated at home by San Jose (2:6), and then lost to Tampa (5:6) in the state of Florida.
The visitors are playing terribly well defensively at this stage of the season. In the last five games alone, they conceded 24 goals, which often became the main reason for losing matches. Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen has lost his form and cannot help his teammates with saves. During the regular season, the Finn blocked only 89.01% of shots and made two shutouts in 45 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jordan Greenway, Jason Zucker and Jack Quinn will not participate in the upcoming fight.
Interesting betting trends
- Buffalo throws only 27 times per game on average.
- Blades earn 9.57 minutes of penalty time per duel.
Trends
Bet period 2: total more than 1.5 pucks
In three of the last four matches involving the Blades, the second period was productive.
1.50Bet 2nd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers have scored in the second period in the past six games.
1.30Tip and bets
Florida is in excellent shape and has deservedly become the new leader of the Atlantic Division. The Panthers play great defense and don't let their opponents attack their goalies often, who are also very good right now. Buffalo closes the Eastern Conference table and looks very weak. The Bison have lost their last five matches and have consistently failed defensively. It's hard to imagine that the guests will be able to earn at least one scoring point in the game against the leader of the East. We offer a bet on winning first in regular time.
Our betting tip is a Florida victory in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
Florida constantly creates chances, but it doesn't always score in large numbers. Now the hosts can improve their offensive stats, because they will be visited by one of the worst defenses in the conference. Buffalo constantly concedes a lot, so the Cats should score at least four times without any problems.
Betting Tip - Florida's individual total is more than 3.5 goals in 1.88
Bet on the total
Meetings between teams are often productive. Buffalo has nothing left to lose, so the visitors will go ahead and try to score as much as possible. Blades are terrible at defending and they are unlikely to be able to hold off an opponent. We think that these teams can easily score at least six goals between them. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.67
