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Philadelphia finally scored its first win of the season, beating Ottawa after nine consecutive losing games. Now Rick Tokket's team will try to build on its success on October 20, but the opponent was extremely unpleasant. Colorado has already scored 36 goals in eight meetings, and Nathan MacKinnon continues to score points almost non-stop. Moreover, the guests received several days to recover after the victory over Pittsburgh. We are analyzing whether Philadelphia is able to use the home court, and determine the rate in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
Nine games without a win seriously hurt Philadelphia's mood, so the latest result was a real relief. Rick Tokket's team hosted Ottawa and finally managed to hold a high-quality meeting. True, the Canadians opened the scoring thanks to Drake Baterson's puck, but the hosts quickly restored equality. Porter Martone scored, who then helped Matvey Michkov score the winning goal in the second period.
In the final segment, the Flyers managed to maintain the advantage, and Trevor Zegras set the final score with a 3:1 shot into an empty net. Dan Vladar made 25 saves and saved his teammates several times. It is especially pleasing for the hosts that the attack has finally begun to create more dangerous moments. However, it is too early to talk about major improvements. Before that, Philadelphia lost to Detroit (1:2), and scored only 14 goals in ten matches of the season. Michkov is gradually getting in shape, but overall, implementation remains one of the team's main challenges.
Colorado Avalanche
It took Colorado eight games to score 36 goals at once and become the NHL's performance leader. Jared Bednar's team managed to defeat Los Angeles (8-4), St. Louis (6-1) and Calgary (7-3). However, sometimes playing too actively up front leads to defensive mistakes. For example, the team lost 3-6 against Toronto, and then had two rather intense matches with Dallas.
But in the last meeting, the Avalanche again showed excellent implementation, beating Pittsburgh with a score of 5:2. Although at the beginning of the first period, the visitors led 2-0 thanks to Evgeni Malkin and Brian Rust. However, Colorado managed to respond with five unanswered goals. Nathan McKinnon scored four points, Arturi Lehkonen scored a double, and rookie T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal. Mackenzie Blackwood blocked 29 shots. McKinnon now has 16 points in eight games, and the team's offense looks really impressive.
Despite winning the championship for the first time, it is still difficult for Philadelphia to count on an equal fight with the current Colorado. The hosts create too little in front, and the defense does not always cope with quick attacks. We managed to play with enough discipline against Ottawa, but now we have to restrain McKinnon, Nechas and the rest of the leaders of one of the most productive clubs in the league. Moreover, the Avalanche are able to quickly correct their own mistakes, which was perfectly demonstrated by the meeting with Pittsburgh.
Guests don't have to take the initiative completely from the first minute. Even if Philadelphia tries to act as carefully as possible, Colorado has enough skill to create dangerous moments. Given the huge difference in performance and the current form of the opponents, the advantage should be on the side of Bednar's team.
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