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Philadelphia vs. Carolina: NHL Match Prediction
Philadelphia and Carolina will play each other for the second time this season on November 21. Two weeks ago, the teams met in Raleigh, and the hosts won, but conceded four goals. The Flyers are gradually gaining momentum and have already come close to the top eight in the East. The Hurricanes, in case of victory in the upcoming match, will become the sole leaders of the conference. Will Rod Brindamore charges manage to upset the club from Pennsylvania again? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia is only tenth in the East and is just one point away from the playoff zone. John Tortorella men have 18 points in 19 starts and eight wins this season. The Flyers are in good shape now. The Flyers had a strong stretch on the road and earned points in four of five away games in November. The Flyers won in Tampa (2:1, B), lost to Florida (3:4, B) and achieved success in San Jose (4:3, B) and Ottawa (5:4, OT). Returning home, the club from Pennsylvania beat Buffalo (5:2), but in the last match they could not break the resistance of Colorado (2:3). The hosts conceded three goals in a row and only started scoring in the second half of the third 20 minutes. They were unable to catch up with the Avalanche.
Philly still has big problems in the goaltending line. Samuel Ersson got injured, so now the role of the team number one is shared by former KHL players Alexei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov. The Russian only recently won his first NHL victory, and the Belarusian goalkeeper was unable to help his teammates defeat Colorado in the last match. In the five previous games, the Flyers allowed 15 goals, and Fedotov will probably take the ice from the first minutes again. Travis Konecny remains the leader of the hosts' attack. This season, the Canadian forward has scored 23 points (11+12) in the goal+pass system. After a break, Matvey Michkov began to earn scoring points again. The young talent from Russia helped to score and scored himself in three of the previous four games and now has 15 goal actions (6+9). The rest of the Philadelphia players are not even in the top 100 in the league.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis, Carter Hart, Ryan Johansen, Ryan Pehling, Jamie Drasdale, Emile Andre and Cameron York are on the Philly injured list.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia averages 27 shots per game
The hosts do not attack the opponents' goal very often, but recently this indicator has increased slightly.
- The Flyers earn ten minutes of penalty time per game.
John Tortorella men are sent off five times a game
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina is one of the best teams in its conference and the entire league at this stage of the regular season. The Raleigh club is in second place in the East and has 26 points after 17 games. In the very near future, the Hurricanes can overtake Washington. They are only one point behind the Capitals and have a game in hand. In the last series of away games, Rod Brind'Amour men earned only two points out of a possible six. The Hurricanes returned home on November 17 and easily beat Ottawa (4:0) and St. Louis (4:1), allowing only one goal. The Canes were the first to miss in the match against the Blues, but quickly seized the initiative and scored four goals, which were left unanswered by the Musicians.
The visitors are solid in defense and allow only 2.41 goals per game on average. Petr Kochetkov has come to the forefront amid Frederik Andersen injury and Spencer Martin weak performances. At the same time, the Russian goalie also has some weak numbers in key metrics. The former Torpedo goalie has blocked only 90.44% of shots in his possession and has not made a single shutout in 11 starts.
Martin Necas moved up to third place on the NHL all-time scoring list. The Czech forward had 30 points (11+19) and hasn't left the ice without a point since October 23. The Hurricanes have been great at converting their chances and have scored at least three goals in 11 of their last 12 games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Frederik Andersen, Jesper Fast and Seth Jarvis are all injured and will not travel to Pennsylvania on Thursday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina averages 34 shots per game
The Canes usually put a lot of pressure on their opponents' goal.
- Guests earn seven minutes per match on average
The Hurricanes try to play as disciplined as possible, but this doesn’t always work out.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 2.5 goals
In the last three games involving Carolina, the second period has not been productive
1.48Bet 3rd period: guests will score
The Canes have scored in the third period in five of their six games.
1.30Tip and bets
Carolina has gained excellent form and is ready to become the new leader of the conference. The visitors can boast of a reliable game in defense and regularly manage to score at least three goals. Philadelphia has only recently begun to wake up, but now the Flyers have a lot of losses. First of all, John Tortorella charges have lost Samuel Ersson, and goalies Alexei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov do not inspire confidence. We believe that the Hurricanes will win in Pennsylvania and do it within 60 minutes.
Our prediction is Carolina victory at 1.75
Individual Total Forecast
Philadelphia has improved its scoring ability, but the hosts still lack stability in attack. In the last game, the Flyers squeezed out two goals in the second half of the final period of the game against Colorado. It will be very difficult for John Tortorella team to score many goals against Carolina, which rarely concedes more than twice.
We take Philadelphia individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.82
Total Forecast
The recent match between the teams in Raleigh was extremely productive, but we do not expect a repeat of the scenario in Pennsylvania. Carolina has conceded only one goal in the last two matches and is unlikely to allow the Flyers to freely dispose of the puck. The hosts will have to play mostly without a projectile and wait for moments. Let play the total under goals.
Game Prediction - Total Under 6.5 Goals for 1.65
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