Shanghai Dragons - Lokomotiv: betting tip (cf 1.85) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The Shanghai Dragons are in ninth place in the West and are essentially the only team from the bottom of the conference that still has a real chance of making the playoffs. The team led by Mitch Love has earned 47 points in 53 games and is 11 points behind SKA, which is ahead. The hosts had a very weak second half of January and were able to beat Sochi only twice (6:2, 1:2 and 5:2). In February, the Chinese lost to Avangard on their ice (3:5), and then failed to break through the CSKA goalkeeper (0:1).

In the game against the army, Fu Shuai's squad had to act as the second number and it rarely threatened the red-blue goal. At the very beginning of the third period, the opponent still managed to distinguish themselves and the Shanghai team went ahead. They outscored CSKA almost three times in the final segment of the match, but failed to hit the Muscovites' goal.

Nick Merkley scored 41 points (22+19) in the goal+pass system in the regular season. He is the best striker in the home team.

Disqualifications and injuries

Patrick Ribar, Jeremy Grolo and Ben Harpur will not play in the next meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• Shanghai Dragons Block 13 shots per encounter
• The team makes 29 shots at the opponents' goal per match

Current form

The locomotive regained the first place in the West and broke away from its pursuers quite strongly. Yaroslavl have 75 points in their piggy bank after 54 games and are already five points ahead of Severstal, which is behind them. The Volga region did not have the most successful period in the first half of winter, but in the second part of January they gained optimal shape. Bob Hartley's men have won six in a row. At home, they confidently dealt with Lada (3:1), Sochi (3:0) and Spartak (3:1).

In the second recent game against the red-whites, Yaroslavl conceded first, but Maxim Shalunov restored equality on the scoreboard before the end of the first 20 minutes. Maxim Berezkin led his partners ahead on the equator of the confrontation, and 19 seconds before the end of regular time, Artur Kayumov put a bold dot in the match.

Alexander Radulov scored 45 successful performances (20+25). The Russian remains the leader of the guests in the attack.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the guest leaders will play in St. Petersburg.

Interesting betting trends

• The railwaymen perform 24 power moves per game
• Yaroslavl players, according to statistics, block 17 shots