Toronto completed a short and quite successful away series of two matches. In the opening match, the team faced Buffalo and forced a decent fight on it, losing only in a shootout (2:3). Once again, there were difficulties with creating chances in attack, in three periods the Leafs made only 18 shots on the Sabres goal. They managed to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans by visiting the clear favorite in the person of Minnesota, where the Maple Leafs, to their great surprise, won a very convincing victory with a score of 4:2. In particular, it is worth noting the forward Grool, who scored a double.
After a great finish to the away series and two wins over San Jose and St. Louis, the Islanders returned to their home arena, where they unexpectedly lost to Los Angeles in the first match with a minimum difference of one goal (2:3). New York conceded three unanswered goals in the first period, but did not have time to recoup during the meeting. However, in the next meeting with Calgary, they managed to regain the lost points, snatching Victoria with a one-goal difference (3:2). Recall that the Islanders are still clinging to the last place in the playoff zone, having an advantage over their nearest opponent of only two points.
The Islanders are the clear favorites in the upcoming match, which has its reasons. The team is looking much better than Toronto this season, and most importantly, it is performing much more consistently. However, you definitely shouldn't write off the Maple Leafs. The club has recently begun to recover from a prolonged recession and was even able to cope with one of the strongest opponents in the face of Minnesota. So, with the support of their native stands, the leaves are quite capable of fighting back and clinging to the points.
Our betting tip is that Toronto will not lose in 1.75
The Totalbetis less than 6.5 pucks
In six face-to-face matches out of seven, the teams failed to score more than six goals.
1.53В рамках НХЛ сегодняшним вечером на домашней арене Scotiabank Arena в Торонто встретятся команды Торонто и Айлендерс. В последних пяти встречах Торонто смог победить лишь однажды, что не позволяет ему выбраться из зоны вылета в Восточной конференции. Айлендерс также не блещут в последнее время, но всё же имеют в активе две победы за этот отрезок, что помогает им сохранять положительную динамику в таблице.
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