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Colorado vs. Washington: NHL Match Prediction
An interesting match will take place on November 16 as part of the NHL championship, in which Colorado will settle the score with Washington. The Avalanche are currently in excellent shape and are on a three-game winning streak, while the Capitals have been alternating successful matches with defeats lately and have been unable to find stability. However, all previous meetings between the clubs ended in favor of the home team. Will they be able to prove their superiority this time? What bet should you place on this match? You will find out from the forecast
Command Analysis
Colorado Avalanche
USACurrent form
Colorado is in ninth place in the Western Conference and has 18 points in total. The team has not been able to secure a place in the playoff zone, but it has already come close and may soon enter the top eight. For a long period of time, it has demonstrated unstable results and was looking for its optimal form. Apparently, the Avalanche are already close to it, because they were able to win three victories in a row. Upon returning to their home court, they managed to deal with Carolina (6:4), Nashville (3:2 OT), and in the final confrontation with Los Angeles, they celebrated success with a score of 4:2.
Let us emphasize that the club continues to demonstrate very high efficiency and rarely leaves the court without scoring at least three goals. True, before that, it usually missed at least three or four goals in response, which is why it regularly experienced problems. The second period remains the most successful in the performance of Jared Bednar team, because it is very good at using the advantage of the far benches and has a 22:16 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded in this period.
Plus, the Avalanche are great on the power play and currently rank third in the league in this indicator, with a 31.6% power play conversion rate. Nathan MacKinnon is also putting up incredible statistics, having already earned 33 points in the goal + assist system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Colton and Landeskog will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado gets 7.88 penalty minutes per game.
The Avalanche try to show good discipline and rarely get more than four penalties in a game.
- The Avalanche average 31 shots on goal.
The Avalanche are active in the opponent zone and try to constantly put pressure on the opposing goalie with shots
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is one of the top six teams in the East and has already earned 21 points. Hardly anyone could have imagined before the start of the season that the team would start so strongly and would be able to beat opponent after opponent. However, recently the Capitals have lost ground a little and began to alternate successful matches with defeats. Thus, on home ice they lost to Pittsburgh (2:4), then on the road they crushed St. Louis (8:1) and again at home they could not cope with Toronto, losing to them with a score of 3:4 in overtime.
The positive aspect is that the club continues to show great results and scores at least three goals in almost every match. Alexander Ovechkin has already scored 19 points in the goal+pass system, and the best scorer and concurrently the best assistant in the team is Dylan Strome, who earned 23 points.
The Capitals, as a rule, do not like high speeds, so the second period in their performance can be called the worst. The first and third periods they play at a high level and often achieve success in them. However, Spencer Carbery team still needs to do a huge amount of work on the game in the majority, because now he remains in 30th place in the league in this indicator and has only 12.2% of implementation. But in the minority, "Vshi" has improved greatly and has 85.4% of neutralization.
Disqualifications and injuries
Backstrom, Milano and Oshie will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Washington takes 30 shots on goal per game.
The Capitals play an active offensive game and often try to play first fiddle
- On the road, Vshi receives an average of 9.8 minutes of penalty time
The Capitals are sent off more often on the road than at home
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last five games involving visitors, the first period was productive
1.67Bet 2nd period: away team win
In the three previous matches, the visitors achieved victory in the second period
2.90Tip and bets
We think Washington can claim two points in this matchup. The Capitals have certainly looked no weaker than their opponents lately, although they have alternated wins and losses. Colorado is still unstable, despite a series of three victories, and can stumble at any moment. The Avalanche play mediocre defense and constantly concede a lot, and Spencer Carbery squad, as a rule, plays very comfortably against such opponents. Plus, the Avalanche have already lost within 60 minutes on their home ice more than once this season.
Prediction - Washington win with handicap (0) for 2.15
Bet on individual total
Washington, led by Strome and Ovechkin, has been showing excellent performance this season and averages at least four goals, even when playing away. The team knows how to punish its opponent for mistakes, and it also plays well as the first number. Colorado usually lets in at least three or four goals and always tries to play on the counter-course. We think that this time Carbery team will be able to score at least three goals.
We bet on the individual total "Lice" over 2.5 pucks for 1.65
Total Bet
We expect to see many goals scored in this confrontation. The match between the clubs is bound to be bright and full of many dangerous moments. By the way, the two previous face-to-face meetings ended with seven or more goals. The clubs have a powerful attack line and know how to score a lot. In addition, both teams have skilled players who are able to take the game on themselves.
We take the total over six goals for 1.67
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