Islanders - Edmonton: betting tip (cf. 1.70) and bets on the NHL match

Matthew Schaefer continues to amaze with his performance and turned out to be the main character again in the last meeting with Minnesota. The defender scored two goals, including the winning goal in the 33rd second of overtime, and helped the Islanders achieve success with a score of 4:3. At the same time, the hosts were the first to open the scoring in the 27th second, but Schaefer restored equality before the break. In the second period, Bo Horvath converted the majority, and then Adam Pelech put the visitors ahead again after a return goal by Quinn Hughes. In the end, Matt Baldy sent the game into overtime, but Schaefer quickly decided the outcome in favor of the New Yorkers. Ilya Sorokin blocked 22 shots.

This was the second consecutive success for Peter Deboer's team. Earlier, the Islanders beat Nashville in shootouts (4:3), and in that meeting they almost missed the three-goal advantage. Before that, the club lost to Dallas (3:6) and Los Angeles in overtime (2:3). The attack looks especially interesting, in which Horvath and Schaefer regularly participate in creating chances. However, the reliability of the defense still leaves questions. Even in a successful meeting with Minnesota, the team lost the advantage twice, and in previous matches it was also not always able to maintain the necessary result.

Connor McDavid once again made NHL history by making two assists in the previous match against Calgary. Thanks to this, the Oilers captain extended the series of matches with assists from the start of the championship to 13 and set a new league record. However, the team's main achievement was a confident 4-0 victory. Tristan Jarry blocked all 24 shots and kept the goal intact for the first time this season. Mathieu Joseph opened the scoring in the first period, followed by Matthias Ekholm, Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Formenton. For the hosts, this success turned out to be especially important after two unsuccessful performances.

Before defeating Calgary, Mike Babcock's team lost to Detroit in shootouts (3:4) and Toronto (2:7), unexpectedly conceding a lot of goals. However, earlier they managed to beat Carolina (6:5 in shootouts) and Minnesota (4:3 FROM). McDavid remains the main organizer of attacks, and Leon Draisaitl is able to regularly help him at the end of moments. At the same time, Edmonton's offense has enough strong performers to create pressure with several links. However, the defense does not always correspond to the level of the forwards, so even high performance does not guarantee the team quiet victories.