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Islanders vs. Pittsburgh: NHL Match Prediction
Pittsburgh begins another away series with a match in New York. The Penguins will try to continue their winning streak on November 6 and will try to beat the local Islanders. The Islanders have lost four of their previous five matches and have never won in regulation time on their home court. Both teams are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and really need points. The Pens concede more than anyone else, and New York is the worst in the East at converting its chances. Who will win the upcoming match? We tell you about it in the forecast for it
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders have not demonstrated a good offensive game since the first days of the regular season and have shown rather weak results this fall. The New York club has won only two victories in regulation time, having played 12 matches. Now the hosts occupy the 13th place in the East, having scored ten points. The Islanders have lost four of the last five games, while at home Patrick Roy charges suffered major defeats from Florida (3:6) and Anaheim (1:3). Before returning home, Anders Lee team lost to Columbus in Ohio (0:2), but then took two points from Buffalo (4:3). The Orange looked good in the derby against the Rangers, but fell apart at the end of the match and ultimately lost to the Cops (2:5).
The Islanders average only 2.33 goals per game, ranking them among the worst teams in the conference. New York bright spot on offense remains Kyle Palmieri, who has nine points (5+4) in the goal+pass system. Despite all his efforts, the forward is close to leaving the top 100 best scorers in the NHL.
The hosts are not always bad at defense. The goalie duo, consisting entirely of Russians, is gradually getting into shape. Ilya Sorokin became the club number one against the backdrop of Semyon Varlamov weak play. In total, the Isles' goalies reflected only 89.1% of shots into their possessions.
Disqualifications and injuries
Matthew Barzal, Anthony Duclair and Alex Pelech will not help their team in the upcoming match. Mike Riley and Alexander Romanov have not yet confirmed their participation in the match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, the Islanders take 33 shots on goal per game.
The hosts throw a lot, but convert a modest 7.1% of their attempts.
- The Isles are averaging 5.17 penalty minutes per game.
Anders Lee team cannot be penalised, as 34.8% of fouls are punished with goals.
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
Pittsburgh has not been considered a strong club for several seasons. Sidney Crosby team started this regular season rather poorly and currently occupies only 12th place in the conference with 11 points after 13 starts. Mike Sullivan charges only recently interrupted a series of six defeats, which began on October 19. In the last home series, the "Pits" began with a defeat to Minnesota (3:5), but then the "Penguins" were visited by not the strongest teams. The "Pens" barely beat Anaheim (2:1, OT), and a day later confidently won against Montreal (3:1). In the last two matches, all four goals were scored not into an empty net by the visiting captain, who is in excellent shape.
The Pennsylvania club plays well in attack overall and scores 2.92 times per game on average. Veterans Sidney Crosby (5+9) and Evgeni Malkin (3+11) have scored 14 points each and are single-handedly dragging their partners out of the basement of the standings. So far, this has not been very successful due to very weak defensive actions. The Penguins are allowing almost four goals per game, and the club main goalie Alex Nedeljkovic has played only five games this fall and has reflected 90.28% of attacks on his territory. Tristan Jarry is out of the Penguins' roster for now, as he failed at the start of the season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Matt Nieto and Bryan Rust will not play in New York.
Interesting trends for betting
- The away team earns 7.46 penalty minutes per game.
Pittsburgh gets a lot of penalties, but plays well when shorthanded.
- The Penguins are blocking 17 shots per game on average.
Mike Sullivan men are doing their best to help their goalies and are blocking a lot of shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In six of Pittsburgh last seven games, the first periods were low-scoring
1.95Bet 3rd period: Pittsburgh will score
The Penguins have scored in the third period in their last four games.
1.50Tip and bets
Pittsburgh has earned points in its previous two starts and has generally looked decent. Sidney Crosby is in excellent shape and continues to constantly save his team in tandem with Evgeni Malkin. The Islanders score very little and often fail in defense. The Islanders have still never won at home in regulation time, while they have now lost four of their previous five games. We do not think that the Isles will be able to beat their opponent in regulation time. We suggest betting on the second double chance.
Prediction - Pittsburgh will not lose for 1.70
Bet on individual total
The Islanders are the worst offensive team in the conference, scoring just over two goals per game. Sidney Crosby team is terrible on defense, but in recent games the Penguins have allowed only one goal. In their last three games on home ice, Patrick Roy men have scored only four accurate shots. We believe that this time they will not be able to beat the visitors.
We take the Islanders' individual total under three goals with a coefficient of 1.82
Total Bet
Both teams don't always score a lot. The Islanders are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league, and the hosts' main problems are in the attack. Pittsburgh played extremely ineffective home games in the last series, but played well in defense. We believe that the match in New York will not be spectacular. Let bet on the total under goals.
We bet on total under pucks with odds of 1.73
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