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Islanders vs. Boston: NHL Match Prediction
On November 28, Boston will play its second match in two days. This time, the Bears' opponent will be the club from New York. The day before, Brad Marchand squad showed an unimpressive game in attack and failed to score a goal against Vancouver, suffering a dry defeat from the Canadians. The hosts are not in the best shape either, having won only once in five previous matches. Who will get the points in this pair? Read our prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders have not demonstrated a good offensive game since the first days of the regular season and have shown rather weak results this fall. The New York club has won only five victories in regulation time, having played 21 matches. Now the hosts occupy the tenth place in the East, having scored 21 points. The Islanders are in poor shape and have lost in four of the previous five matches. The Orange ended the away series of games with defeats to Seattle (2:3) and Calgary (1:2, B), and then lost in Michigan (1:2). After returning home, Patrick Roy charges had great difficulty dealing with St. Louis (3:1), but in the second game of the home series they could not maintain the advantage over Detroit (2:4). For the second time in recent times, the hosts have lost points in a duel against the Wings.
The Islanders average only 2.55 goals per game, which is practically the worst team in the conference. Kyle Palmieri remains the hosts' leader in points. The Canadian forward has made 19 effective actions (9+9) and is among the 60 best offensive players in the NHL. He is followed by Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Brock Nelson, who have scored only 14 times each.
The hosts are not always bad at defense. The goalie duo, consisting entirely of Russians, is gradually getting into shape. Ilya Sorokin became the club number one against the backdrop of Semyon Varlamov weak play. In total, the Isles' goalies reflected only 90% of the shots aimed at their own domain.
Disqualifications and injuries
Matthew Barzal, Anthony Duclair, Mike Riley and Alex Pelech will not help their team in the upcoming match. The participation of Alexander Romanov is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, the Islanders take 30 shots on goal per game.
The hosts throw a lot, but convert a modest 8.5% of their attempts.
- The Isles are averaging 5.23 penalty minutes per game.
Anders Lee team can't afford to be penalised because they play terribly when short-handed.
Boston Bruins
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Boston has dropped to ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings and is currently losing a playoff spot to Buffalo only on additional indicators. The Bruins are the team with the weakest offensive line in the conference and often lose precisely because of this. The Bruins only recently broke a three-game losing streak and achieved success in a home game against Utah (1:0) after the coaching change. A day later, Joe Sacco charges celebrated success in Michigan (2:1), but the day before the Bears were unable to score against the Canadians (0:2). The then hosts attacked a lot, but were unable to beat Kevin Lankinen.
The Bears are having trouble converting their chances. They have managed to hit the opponents' goal only nine times in the last five games, while Boston is scoring a modest 2.22 goals per game this regular season. David Pastrnak has predictably become the guest team leader in scoring (8+11). Much more was expected from Brad Marchand. The Bears' captain has scored a modest 15 points (6+9) in almost two months since the start of the regular season.
Joonas Korpisalo could become the Bruins' starting goalie after Jeremy Swayman poor performance. The American has stopped only 88.31% of shots in his own area, while the Finn has a 91.09% save percentage.
Disqualifications and injuries
Hampus Lindholm won't help the Bears in New York.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Bruins have been receiving nearly 11 penalty minutes in recent games.
The visitors are often sent off and therefore often concede when they are short-handed.
- Boston blocks 14 shots per game
The Bears' defense doesn't sacrifice itself for the team goalies very often and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In two of Boston last three games, there have been no more than two goals in the first period.
1.85Bet 3rd period: Boston will not lose
Boston hasn't lost a third period to New York in three straight games.
1.47Tip and bets
Boston lost to Vancouver at home without scoring any goals. However, the team from Massachusetts created good chances and, in fact, did not allow the opponent anything in the lead. The Islanders play very poorly in attack at home and score a little more than twice per game on average. We do not think that the Islanders will be able to cope with the enraged Bears. We believe in the victory of Brad Marchand team in New York. We suggest betting on the victory of the guests, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Prediction - Boston wins the match for 2.10
Bet on individual total
The Islanders have a hard time converting their chances and rarely score in large numbers. Boston plays a strong defense and is able to contain the Islanders' offense. In their last three games, the Bears have allowed only three goals in total, so it is unlikely that New York will be able to score four times now.
We take the Islanders' individual total of less than three goals with a coefficient of 1.65
Total Bet
The last meetings between the opponents were the most productive. Now both teams are not the best in attack and are the worst in terms of implementation in the East. We think that in the duel between the teams there will be no more than five accurate throws.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.83
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