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On October 18, the Vegas Golden Knights will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at their home arena. The Knights are having a great last stretch and have won two matches in a row. Will they be able to continue their series in the confrontation with the penguins? The rates and betting tip will answer this question
Command Analysis
Vegas Golden Knights
At the moment, Vegas now looks like one of the most balanced teams in the league. The Knights have won 6 of their last 8 matches and lead the Western Conference standings. In the last game against the Calgary Golden Knights, they seized the initiative from the first minute and brought it to a logical victory with a score of 6:2.
The leader of the team's attack is Jack Aikel, who has already scored 16 points (5+11). Defensively, the Knights are reliable and concede an average of 2.44 goals per game. The only serious loss for the team is the absence of Viktor Olofsson, but the depth of Vegas' attack makes up for it.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins started the away series with two defeats in a row. First, the team lost to Chicago (3:5), and then lost to Colorado (2:5). The main problem of the team is catastrophic instability
It is worth adding that Pittsburgh is quite promising in attack, scoring an average of 3.43 goals per match. Evgeni Malkin, who scored four goals this season, and Erik Karlsson scored eight points (0+8), are now considered the Penguins' best players. Pittsburgh's weakest link is considered to be the defense and the goalie line.
Vegas is considered the favorite of the meeting, but you should not bet on an easy victory for the hosts. Face-to-face meetings in recent years indicate that these teams play indoor hockey more often. For example, 5 of the last 6 face-to-face matches ended with a total of less than 6.5 goals. At the same time, Pittsburgh, even in a crisis, is able to keep the score within reasonable limits, and Vegas is not inclined to open hockey. Tired penguins are unlikely to arrange a shootout and will try to offer their favorite a viscous hockey. In this case, the probability of a low-level outcome of the meeting is high.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 6.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.77
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