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Vancouver vs. Islanders: NHL Match Prediction
On November 15, Vancouver will play at their home arena as part of the NHL regular championship, where they will meet the Islanders. The Canucks are in optimal shape and are clearly counting on a win. Will the Islanders be able to resist them? You will find the answer in our forecast, which also contains the most relevant bets
Command Analysis
Vancouver Canucks
CanadaCurrent form
Vancouver continues to improve its position after a less than successful start to the season. The team has already managed to rise to fifth place in the Western Conference standings, and the gap to second place is four points. In this regular championship, the Canucks are again betting on the offensive line, which brings them successful results. On average, the club scores 3.2 goals per game, which is a very decent indicator for the NHL. Oddly enough, the team earned most of its points in away games. Tocchet charges recently completed a three-game away series, in which they left Anaheim no chance (5:1), and also confidently beat San Jose (3:2) and Los Angeles (4:2).
But the "killer whales" often have problems in front of their home crowd. Returning to their home arena, the team met with Edmonton and suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 3:7. The worst performance was shown by goalie Lankinen, who was replaced only after the seventh missed goal. Nevertheless, Vancouver was able to quickly recover and rehabilitate itself in front of the fans, winning a confident victory over Calgary (3:1). This time Lankinen played much better and did not allow the Flames to realize their potential in attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
It is worth noting that Vancouver still has serious problems with its roster. Five players of the club remain in the infirmary: Boeser, Demko, Forbort, Joshua and Poolman.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Vancouver scores 3.2 goals per game.
The Canucks have had a very productive offensive game this season.
- The Killer Whales converted 22% of their power play attempts
Thanks to confident play in attack and high shooting performance, the team consistently takes advantage of opponents' penalties.
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders continue to have problems in the new season and are having a hard time earning points. So far, the team has not even been able to break into the playoff zone and is in ninth place in the standings, with 16 points. The club main problem is its not very reliable defense, which allows opponents to realize their attacking potential time after time, and on average, the Islanders allow 3.1 goals per game, which is quite a lot even for the NHL.
After a successful performance at home and a hard-fought victory over Pittsburgh (4:3 SO), the team went to visit Ottawa, where they played even better and won a more confident victory with a score of 4:2. Forward Horvat made a big contribution to the success, scoring a goal and also giving two assists. One cannot help but note the efforts of goalie Varlamov, who reflected 94% of the shots. However, the Islanders were again unable to continue earning points consistently. Returning to their home arena, the team met with New Jersey and, due to defensive lapses, suffered another defeat in overtime (3:4). Then Roy charges played an even more powerful competitor in the person of Edmonton and throughout the match allowed the Oilers to create a large number of dangerous moments near their goal, which led to a defeat (3:4 OT).
Disqualifications and injuries
The Islanders also have roster issues. Barzal, Duclair, Pelech and Riley are all definitely out for the game, and Romanov is a question mark.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the Islanders receive 5.3 penalty minutes per match
The Islanders play very disciplined hockey and rarely break the rules.
- New York converted just 12.5% of its power play attempts.
Due to the low attacking performance, the club is unable to consistently take advantage of its numerical advantage.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Islanders
The Islanders have opened the scoring in four of their six head-to-head games.
2.13Goal in each period bet - yes
In five out of six head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.50Tip and bets
Vancouver is the clear favorite in the upcoming match for several reasons. Firstly, the team is superior to its opponent in class, which it consistently proves in face-to-face confrontations. Secondly, the Canucks are currently in excellent shape and have been steadily earning points for a long period of time. The Islanders, on the contrary, have not been able to improve their defensive play, and the attacking line does not always compensate for this deficiency, which often leads to failures. We believe that the "killer whales" will be able to take advantage of their competitor less than ideal shape and win.
Our prediction is a Vancouver win at 2.01
Bet on total
In the upcoming match we can expect high-scoring hockey. As we have already noted many times, the Islanders are showing a weak game in defense, which will allow the "killer whales" to realize their attacking potential to the fullest.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.83
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Vancouver, due to its superiority and the advantage of home stands, has every chance to create serious problems for the Islanders already in the first period, which is what we suggest betting on.
Prediction - Vancouver wins first period at 2.52
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