Torpedo - Shanghai Dragons: betting tip (cf 2.00) and bets on the KHL match

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TorpedoRussian Federation

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On February 18, another Kontinental Hockey League match will take place at the Nagorny Sports Complex in Nizhny Novgorod. The Shanghai Dragons team, flying the Chinese flag, is coming to visit the local Torpedo. This is the fourth meeting of the rivals in the season. In St. Petersburg, the teams exchanged hard-fought victories outside of regular time: first, the Dragons prevailed in overtime (1-0), then Nizhny Novgorod was stronger in the shootout (3:4). But in the January game at home, Torpedo turned out to be unconditionally stronger with a score of 7:2. Will the guests be able to win and complete the season series on equal terms against avtozavodets? We study the situation and make predictions for the game

Command Analysis

Torpedo

Current form

Avtozavod had a strong start to the season, winning the first six matches, but their start was interrupted by the Dragons. In the future, the team played bright matches more than once and was always among the leaders of the Western Conference. However, defeats in the last three matches against Lada (1:3), Ak Bars (3:4, OT) and Dynamo Moscow (2:4) allowed CSKA to beat Nizhny Novgorod in the standings by two points, pushing them to fifth place. Since the beginning of 2026, Torpedo has scored nine wins in 17 matches (including dry wins against Lokomotiv, Spartak and SKA) and scored 20 points.

Alexey Isakov's team professes high-speed offensive hockey, scoring an average of more than 3.2 goals per match in January and February and demonstrating good performance and high shooting efficiency – 11.4%. The main striking force of the Volga team are first-line forwards Vasily Atanasov and Egor Vinogradov, who scored 18 and 20 goals in the season, respectively. In the match with the Dragons, fans of Avtozavod surely expect to win and overcome the temporary recession, and in the remaining games of the regular season Torpedo expects a difficult rivalry with CSKA, Dynamo Moscow, Spartak and SKA for the allocation of places in the cup eight of the West.

Disqualifications and injuries

To date, Torpedo has no problems with the composition.

Interesting betting trends

On average, Torpedo makes 30 shots on target per match.
Nizhny Novgorod residents, according to statistics, carry out 21 power moves per match.

Shanghai Dragons

Current form

At the beginning of the season, the Chinese club made a lot of noise, winning several big victories and confidently gaining points, but the lack of full-fledged pre-season training and insufficient teamwork affected the game and the results of the team. And although the Dragons still have a theoretical chance of reaching the cup stage right now, the team's recent results do not allow us to consider these chances any realistic. Of the 17 matches played in 2026, the hockey players with the dragon's head on their sweater won only four – against Lada, Amur and Sochi twice - and scored only nine points, with a goal difference of 34-54.

Despite the fact that the team creates chances in every match, its effectiveness is low. Head coach Mitch Love sees his task in the remaining matches as to make a difference in the offensive situation. Shanghai Dragons currently have a five-game losing streak. In the last match, the Dragons showed dedication and perseverance in the match against CSKA, but lost in overtime (1:2, OT).

Disqualifications and injuries

Jeremy Grolo, Andrey Kareev, Kirill Rasskazov, Patrick Ribar and Ben Harpur will not come with the team to Nizhny Novgorod.

Interesting betting trends

On average, Shanghai performs 20 power moves per match.
Dragons win 48.4% of face-offs

Trends

Bet period 3: total less than 1.5 goals

In the last four matches with the Chinese, the third period was not productive.

2.25

The 1st periodrate: The hosts will not lose

The Chinese have not won in the first period for five consecutive games.

1.19

Tip and bets

TipTorpedo with a head start (-1)

1.60

Torpedo is on a three-game losing streak and has no right to make mistakes in a game against a conference outsider. Alexey Isakov's team looked pretty bleak in the matches during February, but a meeting with the Chinese would be a great opportunity to improve their position in the table. Mitch Love's men practically don't score and lose one game after another. Most recently, the hosts defeated their opponent at home and, in our opinion, Gorky residents are able to win confidently once again.

Betting Tip - Torpedo wins with a handicap (-1) in 1.60

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TipIT Torpedo more than three washers

1.55

Betting on an individual total

Torpedo has a young and fast team that usually scores a lot. The owners are in a slump right now, but it can't go on forever. In January, Alexey Kruchinin's squad scored seven goals against Shanghai and were two heads better than the visitors. The dragons are still unable to come to their senses and it is unlikely that they will be able to restrain the angry deer.

We take the individual Torpedo total of more than three goals for 1.55

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