Shanghai Dragons - Ak Bars. Betting Tip (cf 1.77) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The Dragons are in sixth position in the West and are eager to lead the chasing group of conference leaders. The team under the mentorship of Girard Galland is only two points behind Dynamo Moscow and has one meeting in reserve. The Shanghai Dragons have scored 32 points in 27 games, yet they still have a negative goal difference. The hosts completely failed in the second half of October and did not look their best at the beginning of this month, but now they have started to add. In the away series, the Chinese beat Dynamo Moscow (4:1), unexpectedly lost to Sochi (2:4). A day later, the Shanghai team dealt with Siberia dry (3:0), and then won a strong-willed victory in Yaroslavl (4:3, OT).

The match against Lokomotiv did not develop according to the scenario of the Chinese team, and already in the first minute of the match it was losing in the score. Shanghai also lost the second period, but at the start of the third 20 minutes, Nick Merkley realized an important majority. Almost immediately, the railwaymen restored the handicap, but the then guests did not stop playing and at the end of regular time Nick Merkley and Gage Quinney equalized the numbers on the scoreboard. In overtime, the Dragons ran off on the counterattack and Kevin Labanc put a great stick under the winning puck.

Nick Merkley consolidated his leadership in the list of the team's top scorers. The Canadian scored 23 goals (13+10).

Disqualifications and injuries

Jake Bischoff and Jeremy Grolo will not play in the next match.

Interesting betting trends

• Shanghai is blocking 17 shots this season.
• The Chinese win 49.1% of face-offs in the regular season

Current form

Ak Bars had a phenomenal streak in October and did not lose a single match throughout the month, which allowed the Kazan team to rise to second place in the East. Right now, the guests' positions are very weak, because they are only one point ahead of Avangard, who played two fewer games. The Leopards themselves scored 38 points in 29 attempts and intend to at least remain the main pursuer of Metallurg. Now Anvar Gatiyatullin's team is far from their best form and they have lost five out of eight matches. In the last home series, the cats lost to Minsk (3:7) and could not cope with the pressure of CSKA (1:4), however, they managed to beat Neftekhimik (3:2) on the road.

Kazan won the first period, but Evgeny Mityakin realized the majority in the middle of the second segment and made the score on the scoreboard equal. Already at the end, Neftekhimik missed again and got the puck into an empty net in the last minute of regular time. The hosts did not stop playing, and after 20 seconds, German Tochilkin reduced the gap from the opponent, but the team did not have enough for more.

Mitch Miller remains the Kazan team's top scorer. The defender from the USA made 23 effective actions (10+13) in this regular season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Albert Yarullin will not play against the Dragons.

Interesting betting trends

• Ak Bars throws 33 times per game on average
• The guests perform 20 power moves per meeting