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Toronto vs. Boston: NHL Match Prediction
Toronto will host a home game against Boston on November 6. The hosts have been showing very unstable results lately and have not been able to get on a winning streak, but the Bears have only celebrated success in the last two games, and had many problems before that. Previous games between the clubs have always been equal. What bet should you make on the upcoming match? You can find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto is currently experiencing a lot of problems. The team is in seventh place in the East, but at any moment it can find itself outside the playoff zone. It continues to demonstrate inconsistent results and cannot win more than two victories in a row.
Let us recall that not long ago they dealt with Winnipeg (6:4) on the road and even beat Seattle (4:1) at home, but in the next two games they suffered another setback. Thus, the Leafs failed to cope with St. Louis (2:4) on the road and also failed to cope with Minnesota (1:2 OT), although in the last game they showed their best side and earned one point.
Oddly enough, Craig Berube team has often had problems with scoring this season and there are days when he simply can't score more than one or two goals. It also worth noting that the club has huge problems with the power play and is one of the worst in the league in this indicator, currently having only 10% of the power play. But, oddly enough, the Leafs scored their only goal in the last match in the 5x4 format, and it was scored by William Nylander, who remains the club main sniper and has already managed to score nine goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Klingberg, Jarnkrok and Mermis will not take part in the match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Toronto averages 32 shots on goal
The Leafs are active on offense and try to spend most of their time in the opponent zone
- The Leafs are 18-13 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.
Toronto best asset is still the second period, during which it scores goals quite often
Boston Bruins
USACurrent form
Boston has just reached the eighth position in the Eastern Conference and has 13 points. The team is experiencing many problems at the start of the season and is unable to produce stable results. As a rule, it is limited to two wins in a row and cannot produce a long successful series. However, after a crushing defeat to Carolina (2:8), the Bruins finally pulled themselves together and first dealt with Philadelphia (3:0), and then on home ice they beat Seattle dry (2:0). At the same time, in the last two meetings, the Bruins remained without conceding goals, which is completely uncharacteristic for them.
Credit should go to Korpisalo and Sveiman, who did a great job keeping clean sheets. However, Jim Montgomery team still looks pretty weak in attack and usually even three goals scored is a success for them. Of course, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak, who have much higher expectations from the club management and fans, are not playing so well either.
Note that, just like Toronto, the Bears need to improve on the power play, as they currently rank 26th in the league in this indicator and have only a 14.8% conversion rate. By the way, Boston worst performance is in the third period, where they have a poor goal ratio and often simply can't keep up with their opponents.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no injured or disqualified players on the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, Boston receives 12.23 minutes of penalty time
Boston has some discipline issues and is often sent off in many games
- On the road, the Bruins allow an average of 3.83 goals per game.
Boston has been showing some pretty weak defensive play this season, especially when playing away from home.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.80Bet 2nd period: Boston will score
In three of the five games, the Bruins have scored at least one goal in that span.
1.85Tip and bets
It hard to give a clear preference to one of the clubs in this confrontation. However, Toronto has been showing very mediocre results lately, so we would definitely not consider it a favorite. It cannot be said that Boston has improved, but it has definitely started to play better on defense and make fewer mistakes.
Previous matches between the teams were evenly matched and ended either in favor of one or the other, and often ended outside of regulation time. We think that in the upcoming confrontation the teams can share the points, and the visitors will at least not lose within 60 minutes.
Prediction: Boston will not lose for 1.77
Bet on individual total
In previous matches, Boston showed a reliable game in defense and did not miss any goals. Also, the goalkeepers showed their best side, making many saves. By the way, in the last four out of five matches against the Bruins, the Leafs also could not score more than two goals. We think that in the upcoming confrontation, it will be difficult for the hosts to cope with the opponent defense and score four goals. Based on this, we take the individual total of the hosts.
We take Toronto individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
Many previous matches between the teams have been ineffective. The clubs are wary of each other, so most of the game takes place in the neutral zone. As a rule, power struggles prevail over productive hockey. Plus, three of the previous four meetings involving the Bruins were "low-scoring". We also expect to see no more than five goals scored in this match.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals for 2.10
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