LiontipsOttawa - Florida: NHL match betting tip and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Ottawa scored a great move in the second half of the regular season and is unlikely to be out of the playoff zone. The Canadians scored 86 points in 75 starts and occupy the seventh position in the conference, while they can reach the sixth line if they win the next match. The team led by Travis Green can still catch up with the division leaders, but for this the hosts need to be defeated as often as possible. In early April, the Sens had two meetings on home ice and, after losing to Buffalo (2-5), beat Tampa (2-1).
The legionnaires are doing great on their half of the court at this stage of the season. In the last five games, they conceded only 11 goals, with five of them coming from the blades. Linus Ulmark remains the main goalkeeper of the team and is in great shape. The Swede blocked 90.93% of shots on his possessions and made three shutouts in 41 matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nick Cousins and Brady Tkachuk will miss the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Ottawa gets an average of 8.25 minutes of penalty time per match.
- According to statistics, the team makes 29 shots on target
Current form
Florida was among the best clubs in the conference until recently, but now Paul Maurice's team has dropped back to fifth place in the East. The visitors have 86 points after 75 meetings, and they are already four points behind Toronto, which has broken away from the competition and is leading in the Atlantic Division. It's very important for the Panthers to beat Tampa in order to at least start the first round of the playoffs at home. Alexander Barkov's squad failed in the second half of March and lost six out of nine games without winning a single game in regular time. In April, they lost to Montreal (2:3, OT) and Toronto (2:3) on the road.
The cats can't do anything offensively and they started losing a lot due to the large number of injuries to the attackers. In the last four meetings, Florida scored only seven accurate shots, while the club's top scorer is in good shape. Sam Reinhart scored 78 points (37+41) in the current regular season and scored five goals in the last five games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov and Matthew Tkachuk will not help their partners in Canada. Niko Sturm's condition is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Florida holds 28 power moves per match.
- Panthers win 49.1% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period turned out to be productive.
1.85Bet period 2: the guests will not lose
In the last five meetings, the guests did not lose in the second period.
1.38Tip and bets
Both teams are in bad shape, but Ottawa looks better, especially against the background of the last victory over Tampa. This season, the teams have exchanged home wins, and now Florida is not showing the kind of hockey that can be beaten in Canada. The Panthers are experiencing major personnel problems and have been scoring a lot since the beginning of spring. We think that Travis Green's team will be able to play reliably and will not allow the cats to get two points on their ice. We offer a bet on winning the first match.
Prediction - Ottawa wins the match in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
Florida plays terribly offensively and has scored only seven accurate hits in the last four games. Ottawa holds the shot well, and Linus Ulmark has gained excellent form. Due to personnel problems, the cats have practically stopped scoring, so we do not believe that the team from the same state will be able to upset the opponent more than twice.
We're betting on Florida's individual total of less than 2.5 goals in 2.05
Bet on the total total
Ottawa plays defensively and rarely allows its opponents to score a lot. Florida doesn't throw much in early spring, but it works well on its half of the ice. The meeting is very important both for some and for others, so we are waiting for the closed nature of hockey. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.87
