LiontipsCarolina - Montreal: NHL match betting tip and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Carolina remains on the second line in the conference and feels quite comfortable in the second position in the Capital Division table. The Hurricanes have improved since the beginning of spring and now have 90 points in their piggy bank after 71 meetings. The team from Raleigh is unlikely to be able to catch up with competitors from Washington, but it is quite capable of retaining second place in the East. After a strong winning streak, Rod Brindamore's team slowed down and lost two games out of three. They finished the trip with matches against Los Angeles (2:7) and Anaheim (5:2), and lost at home to Nashville (1:3).
The Hurricanes have slowed down in terms of their chances and scored only eight accurate hits in the last three matches. They also played rather poorly defensively, conceding 12 times in the same period. Pyotr Kochetkov lost his head start and looked bad in previous games. In general, the Russian has only 90.21% of saves for the season and is unlikely to be able to oust Frederik Andersen from the base.
Disqualifications and injuries
William Carrier and Jesper Fast will not play against the Canadiens. Andrei Svechnikov's participation is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Carolina gets 6.8 minutes of penalty time per match
- According to statistics, the hosts allow only 25 shots to be thrown at their own goal.
Current form
Montreal really wants to play in the playoffs this season, and at the beginning of the new year, the Canadians took a big step towards reaching the final bracket of the tournament. The Habs retain eighth place in the East with 75 points after 71 meetings, but the visitors have been losing a lot of scoring points lately. In the second half of March, the team led by Martin Saint-Louis caught another slump and lost four fights in a row. The Canadiens lost to Colorado (4:5, B) at home, and lost on the road to the Islanders (3:4 ,OT), St. Louis (1:6) and Philadelphia (4:6).
Nick Suzuki's team is playing terrible defense at this stage of the season. In the last five games, she has conceded 22 goals, while in each of the matches the red light outside the gates of Montreal turned on at least three times. Jakub Dobes took to the ice in previous meetings and failed to show reliable hockey. In both matches, the Czech goalkeeper deflected only 80% of the attacks on his possessions.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kirby Dakh, Kayden Gule and Keri Price will not be able to play against Kanes.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Montreal throws 26 times per match on average.
- Montreal gets 9.18 minutes of penalty time for the meeting
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In five of the last seven matches against Carolina, the first period was productive.
1.77Bet 3rd period: "Carolina" will score
Carolina has scored in the third period in the last six out of seven games.
1.30Tip and bets
Carolina slowed down slightly in the second half of March, but the Hurricanes are still one of the strongest teams in the division and in the entire conference. The Hurricanes must pass the defense of the Canadians, who are constantly failing at this stage of the season and deservedly lost four meetings in a row. A month ago, the wards of Martin Saint-Louis defeated the Hurricanes at home, but now everything should be different. We believe in the success of the Raleigh club and we offer a victory for its success in regular time.
Our betting tip is that Carolina will win in 1.58
Betting on an individual total
The Hurricanes have been very good offensively in recent games and have scored as many as 28 goals in the last eight matches. Montreal plays very poorly defensively in the second half of March and regularly concedes in large numbers. Carolina should have no problem dealing with the opponent's defense, and we think the home team will score at least three or four goals.
Prediction - Carolina's individual total is more than three goals in 1.55
Bet on the total
We believe that the duel on the Lenovo Center ice will be bright. Carolina will go ahead from the first seconds and should easily score at least a few times against Montreal. The Habs have problems defensively, but the visitors will have to open up and try to impose their game on the opponent. We believe in effective hockey. We expect at least six accurate shots from the teams.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.80
