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Florida vs. Toronto: NHL Match Prediction
In one of the central matches of the game day, Florida will host Toronto on home ice. On November 28, the NHL will host many interesting matches, this signboard especially attracts the attention of hockey fans. Both teams are among the best in the East and continue to fight for a place in the top three in the conference table. The Panthers have lost four matches in a row, while the Leafs have a series of four victories. Who will be able to win this confrontation? Read our forecast for it
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida was in first place at the beginning of November, but now the Panthers have fallen to sixth place in the conference. Paul Maurice team has lost six of the previous seven games and, after a failure in the away series, has not had the best start to the series of matches on the home court. In the second half of November, the hosts lost in Winnipeg (3:6) and Chicago (1:3), and with the support of their home crowd, they could not cope with the pressure of Colorado (4:7) and the decapitated Washington (1:4). In the meeting with the Capitals, the Cats quickly took the lead in the score, but gradually gave the initiative to their opponent and conceded four unanswered goals. Two of them were thrown into the empty net of the Panthers.
The hosts have slowed down a bit in terms of scoring and have scored only 14 goals in their last five starts. Sam Reinhart remains Florida leading scorer with 31 points (16+15). The Canadian has taken over the status of the league leading sniper and has surpassed Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin, who is injured and continues to recover.
Spencer Knight has been starting more and more often lately, amidst the poor performances of Sergei Bobrovsky. The Russian stopped only 88.38% of the shots on his goal, while his Canadian counterpart dealt with 90.21% of the attacks, but did not record a single shutout in eight games. The problem in the goaltending line is the key for Florida at the moment.
Disqualifications and injuries
Johan Gadlovic will not be able to help his teammates in the match against Toronto.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida is averaging 3.41 goals per game.
The Panthers have been prolific offensively this season, but they haven't been as good in recent games.
- The Panthers are blocking 16 shots per game.
The hosts regularly help their goalies, but this does not always save the team from conceding goals.
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto has gained excellent form and climbed to fourth place in the conference table. The Canadians currently have 28 points after 21 games and are only four points behind the Eastern Conference leader, with three games in reserve. The Maple Leafs have been playing a high level of hockey in November and have only lost twice in regulation time this calendar month. After winning in the US capital (4:3, OT), the Leafs returned to Canada where they beat Edmonton (4:3, OT), Vegas (3:0) and Utah (3:2) in turn. In the game against the debutants, the Maple Leafs were losing by one goal after the opening 20 minutes, but they had a powerful run in the second third of the game and scored three goals, which determined the outcome of the confrontation.
Craig Berube men have improved their defensive performance significantly and are allowing only two goals per game at home. In the last five games, the red light behind the Toronto net has come on only 12 times. Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Wolfe share the role of the team starting goalie, and it is difficult to pick a favorite in this battle.
Mitch Marner remains the Canadian club top scorer with 28 points (8+20) in the goal+pass system. He is followed by William Nylander, who has 24 points (14+10). The guests' leading sniper Auston Matthews is not even in the league top hundred yet.
Disqualifications and injuries
Max Domi, Calle Jarnkrok, David Kampf, John Klingberg, Matthew Knees, Dakota Mermis, Max Pacioretty and Ryan Reaves are on the injured list for the visitors.
Interesting trends for betting
- Toronto is allowing an average of 2.48 goals per game.
The Leafs have shown a good level of defensive play since the start of the season.
- Canadians average 9.33 penalty minutes per game.
Guests are sent off four times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In six of Toronto previous eight games, there has not been more than one goal scored in the first period.
2.02Bet 3rd period: Toronto will score
Florida has conceded in the third period for four straight games.
1.45Tip and bets
Florida continues to lose one game after another. The hosts make a lot of mistakes in defense, which they cannot compensate for with a large number of goals scored. Toronto has improved in defense and this season does not concede as many as in previous years. Craig Berube charges play much more consistently than their opponent, so it is unlikely that the Panthers will dominate this meeting. We believe that the Canadians will take the victory. We offer to bet on the victory of the Leafs, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Our prediction is Toronto victory in the match at 2.05
Bet on individual total
Florida has scored 14 goals in its last five games, but has scored more than three times in a game only once in its previous four games. Toronto plays great defense and is unlikely to change much in such a short period of time. We don’t think Paul Maurice’s team is capable of upsetting the visiting team with four accurate shots.
Forecast - Florida individual total under three goals for 1.85
Bet on total
Florida hasn't been showing a strong attack game lately, but they're conceding a lot. Toronto isn't as good at attacking, but the visitors currently have a lot of injured attacking players. The Canadians prefer to play with an eye on their own goal, so we don't expect a productive match in this pair. Let bet on the total under goals.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.80
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