LiontipsFlorida - Utah: NHL match betting tip and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Florida missed out on the first place in the Atlantic Division table, but it can take advantage of Toronto's mistake and return to the lead. The team led by Paul Maurice has 89 points in its piggy bank after 71 matches, while now it occupies only fourth place in the East. Alexander Barkov's squad is not playing well in the second half of March and has failed to score a single victory in regular time in the previous five games. After the away defeat against Washington (3:6) The Panthers returned home and beat Pittsburgh (4-3, B).
The hosts stopped playing defense as reliably as they did before. Florida has conceded 16 goals in the last five games, while being able to keep its goal intact in the duel against Columbus. Sergey Bobrovsky remains the number one in the club. The Russian blocked 90.71% of shots and made five shutouts in 47 meetings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov and Matthew Tkachuk will not play against Utah. Brad Marchand's participation is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Panthers win 49.3% of face-offs
- The team gets an average of 9.61 minutes of penalty time.
Current form
Utah has not yet dropped out of the playoff race, but the visitors are gradually falling behind their main competitors for a place in the top eight in the West. The Salt Lake team is only on the 11th line in the conference, while it has only 75 points in its piggy bank after 72 starts. Andre Turigny's men are already ten points behind St. Louis, which has played two more matches. After excellent performances at home, Clayton Keller's squad went on a guest tour and began it with crushing defeats from Detroit (1:5) and Tampa (0:8).
The debutants are playing terribly defensively at this stage of the season. In the previous five games, they conceded as many as 26 times, while Karel Veimelka continues to be the main goalkeeper of the club. The Czech goalkeeper slowed down in the second half of this month and worsened his rebound rate to 90.22%. In 49 fights, he made only one shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Robert Bortuzzo, Connor Ingram, Liam O'Brien and Juuso Vyalimyaki will not participate in the upcoming fight.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah throws 28 times per game on average.
- The guests earn 9.32 minutes of penalty time per match.
Trends
Bet period 3: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the only game in history between the rivals, the third period was productive.
1.52Bet 2nd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers have scored in the second period in five of the past six games.
1.33Tip and bets
Florida got some rest time after the game against Pittsburgh. The Panthers didn't beat their opponents in the second half of March, but they played really well at home. Utah looks terrible on this segment of the regular season. The Salt Lake team is constantly failing defensively and conceding in large numbers. Clayton Keller's squad lost to the Cats in the only match between rivals in history on their ice. We think that Paul Maurice's team will be stronger now. 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
Utah has conceded 26 goals in the last five games and has been very weak on its half of the ice. The guests don't have much choice among goalkeepers, because Connor Ingram is still in the infirmary. Florida, on the other hand, consistently plays hard on its ice and often scores a lot. We believe that the hosts will be able to shoot at least four times at the opponent's goal.
Betting Tip - Florida's individual total is more than 3.5 goals per 2.00
Bet on the total
The only match between the teams did not turn out to be very productive. Both teams tried to score for a long time, but eventually they opened up in the third 20 minutes and put on a show. Right now, Utah has big problems defensively, so it will try to play offensively. Florida will definitely find its moments, so we believe in bright hockey.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.78
