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Islanders - Columbus: NHL match betting tip
Islanders and Columbus will fight each other on March 25 in New York. The teams are located next door in the Eastern Conference table and continue to fight hard for entry into the playoffs. This season, the rivals have already exchanged home wins and intend to win in the upcoming match. The Islanders are in good shape, while the Blazers have lost six games in a row. Who will be stronger? Look for the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
New York is in tenth place in the conference and really wants to play in the playoffs this season. The Islanders scored 73 points in 69 games and are now only two points away from eighth-place Montreal. Patrick Roy's team performed rather poorly at the end of winter, but they managed to improve dramatically in the spring. In the second half of March, the Islanders have not lost in regular time for five consecutive games. They started the home series of games with duels against Montreal (4:3, OT) and Calgary (3:4, OT).
A weak offensive game is the main problem of the hosts throughout the regular season. Recently, the situation has improved and isles have become more often different. Bo Horvath became the club's new top scorer, scoring 48 points (24+24) in the goal+pass system. He beat Anders Lee, who more often than others is at the forefront of the attack and scores (25+22).
Disqualifications and injuries
Matt Barzal and Semyon Varlamov will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting. Adam Boquist's condition is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Islanders win 54.7% of face-offs
- The hosts earn only 5.51 minutes of penalty time per match.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus was very good at the start of the new calendar year and literally broke into the top eight teams in the East. The Ohio State team is currently in a natural decline, which has pushed Dean Evason's team to 11th position in the conference. The Blazers scored 71 points in 69 starts and are only four points behind the clubs that are in the playoff zone. After a good end to the winter, the guests seriously lost and won only one victory in the last nine matches. They started the trip with a 3-6 defeat in Pennsylvania against the local Pittsburgh.
Zach Werensky's team is not doing well offensively at this stage of the season. The defender himself remains the Blue Jackets' top scorer with 69 points (20+49), but the team is playing extremely poorly. Columbus scored only four accurate shots in the last five games, despite the fact that the Jackets scored three times in the last match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kevin Labanque and Jake Christiansen will not be able to help the team in New York. Daniil Tarasov has not confirmed his status.
Interesting betting trends
- Columbus gets 8.03 minutes of penalty time per match
- Jackets are thrown 28 times on average per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four of the seven matches involving New York, the first period was not productive.
1.923rd periodbet: Islanders will score
The Islas have scored in the third period in the last five games.
1.38Tip and bets
New York is good at this part of the season and is steadily gaining points. Patrick Roy's team is close to getting into the playoff zone and is showing its best hockey in the current regular season. As for Columbus, Zach Werensky's squad can't come to its senses after a strong series and is playing terribly in this part of March. The Blue Jackets hardly score, although it was thanks to their strong offensive play that they managed to score points on a regular basis. We think that this time the hosts will celebrate their success. We offer a bet on their victory in regular time.
Our betting tip is that the Islanders will win in 1.90
Betting on an individual total
Columbus is terrible offensively and has scored only four goals in the last five games, with three of them in the last match against Pittsburgh. The Islanders play defensively and rarely allow their opponents to score in large numbers. We believe that Patrick Roy's team will be able to hold off the pressure of the guests and will not concede more than twice in this match.
Prediction - Columbus' individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 1.77
Bet on the total
New York rarely plays effectively and often acts with an eye on its own possessions. Columbus is bad offensively and the visitors clearly need to try to play more reliably defensively. Both teams really need points and the meeting at UBS Arena will be important from the point of view of the standings. We are waiting for indoor hockey and no more than five accurate shots for two.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 2.00
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