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Anaheim continues to amaze with its incredible performance and confidently rises up the Western Conference table. Nashville is also in excellent condition, with reliable defense being the main advantage of the guests. Our betting tip takes into account the difference in the opponents' game schedule, and the bet assumes the final victory of the hosts, who received more time to recover
Command Analysis
Anaheim Ducks
Cutter Gauthier continues to set club records and is almost single-handedly capable of changing the course of any confrontation. In the last match against Pittsburgh, the striker scored his third hat trick in five meetings and helped Anaheim win with a score of 5:2. Mikael Granlund scored four points, and Jackson Lacombe assisted his teammates three times. Laurent Brossois blocked 32 shots, preventing the visitors from organizing a full-fledged comeback after four goals.
Joel Quenneville's team won five games in a row, scoring at least five goals in all of them. Earlier, the Ducks beat Calgary (5:3), Edmonton (5:4), Vancouver (5:4) and Ottawa (6:3). In addition to Gaultier, Leo Karlsson and Beckett Senneke have scored great form. At the same time, the defenders continue to regularly connect to the attack, and most of them brought the team goals in eight meetings in a row.
Nashville Predators
Juuse Saros became one of the main characters of the last meeting of the Predators, in which the team defeated Los Angeles with a score of 3:0. The Finnish goalkeeper deflected all 30 shots and scored a dry match for the first time in almost two years. Filip Forsberg scored two goals, both after Nils Heglander's passes. The final result was set by Adam Wilsby, who hit an empty net. The victory was the fifth in a row for the guests.
Before the trip to California, Andrew Brunett's team consistently beat St. Louis (3:1), Colorado (3:2 OT), Carolina (4:1) and Tampa Bay (5:4 B). During this period, the team has significantly improved its defensive performance, and Roman Yossi continues to play an important role in organizing attacks. Additional opportunities ahead are provided by Steven Stamkos and Ryan O'Reilly. However, Jonathan Marchessault is experiencing health problems, and the upcoming meeting will be Nashville's second in two days.
Anaheim's current performance is impressive, but the main challenge for the hosts will be the reliable defense of the opponent. Nashville has conceded only four goals in the last four meetings, so it's not easy to count on another five goals from the Ducks. Nevertheless, Quenneville's team has a serious advantage in freshness. The guests had a tense match with Los Angeles less than a day ago, while the hosts got enough time to recover. With active pressure throughout all three periods, this factor can be decisive.
In addition, Anaheim is now receiving effective support from several links at once. Even if the defenders of the guests manage to limit Gauthier's opportunities, Karlsson and Granlund are able to create dangerous moments on their own. Nashville is unlikely to yield without resistance, especially given Saros' excellent form, but it will be difficult to maintain the same intensity for the second night in a row. We expect a tense confrontation with the advantage of the hosts in the end and choose their victory taking into account the extra time.
Our betting tip is for Anaheim to win the match in 1.78
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