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The Ottawa - Islanders clash will take place at the Canadian Tire Centre on October 16, and the main intrigue is related to the state of the hosts after conceding seven goals from St. Louis. Before that, the Senators did well defensively and won three times in a row. New Yorkers are also not stable, although they were able to cope with Vancouver in the last match. Who will take advantage of the opponent's mistakes faster? The upcoming meeting leaves a lot of questions, so in our betting tip we will try to choose the most interesting bid
Command Analysis
Ottawa Senators
Just a few days ago, Ottawa had virtually no reason to worry. Travis Green's team won three in a row, successively coping with Philadelphia (2:1), Nashville (3:2B) and New Jersey (4:1). The Canadians were especially confident in the last of these meetings. Linus Ullmark blocked 29 shots, Tim Stutzle scored two points, and Shane Pinto opened the scoring in the ninth second of the second period.
However, the home game with St. Louis unexpectedly ended in a real disaster. The Senators lost 2-7, conceding more than in the three previous meetings combined. Only Claude Giroux and Fabian Zetterlund managed to distinguish themselves. In addition, the team has serious personnel problems in defense. Artem Zubov and Nicolas Matinpalo are out of the squad due to injuries, so the coaching staff has to look for new combinations of defenders. After such a defeat, the situation needs to be corrected as quickly as possible.
New York Islanders
Kyle Palmieri became the main character of the Islanders' last match. The striker took a long time to recover from a serious knee injury and only scored his first goals after returning in a meeting with Vancouver. And two at once, including the winning one in the third period. The New Yorkers won 3-2, and Matthew Schaefer scored two assists.
This success proved to be particularly timely. Earlier, Peter Deboer's team lost to the Rangers (2:5), and then lost to Tampa Bay (3:5). Between these defeats, we managed to beat Chicago (4:1), but there is still no stable game. Also, the absence of Matthew Barzal significantly limits the possibilities of attack. However, the Islanders regularly find ways to score multiple goals, even when the meeting is not going well.
The seven goals conceded by St. Louis look unpleasant, but so far there is no reason to believe that Ottawa's defense has completely collapsed. Before that, the Canadians had been quite confident in dealing with their rivals, and Ullmark regularly helped out his partners. At home, Green's team will probably try to regain their usual discipline and avoid making so many free throws.
The Islanders are capable of creating problems, especially if Palmieri continues to throw, but the visitors also have enough weaknesses. New Yorkers do not always act well when an opponent quickly goes on the attack, which is exactly what Stutzle and the other leaders of the hosts know how to use. In addition, Ottawa has repeatedly shown that it can play high-quality matches against fairly strong teams. With a more attentive game in their zone, the Canadians should have enough opportunities to rehabilitate themselves for the previous defeat.
Our prediction is that Ottawa will win the match in 1.70
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