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Carolina vs. Colorado: NHL Match Prediction
On December 6, Carolina will play at home again and try to break their losing streak of three straight losses. This time, the Hurricanes' opponent will be Colorado, which made an incredible comeback in its last game. The Avalanche were losing by four goals, but managed to turn the game around and scored five goals against Buffalo. The Hurricanes are experiencing serious problems in defense. Will they be able to hold off the Avalanche? This is in the prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina was recently at the top of the Eastern Conference, but due to injuries to their main goalies, the hosts slowed down and began to lose ground. Now the Raleigh club is only in fourth place, while the Hurricanes have 33 points after 25 starts. Rod Brindamour men have lost five of their previous seven games and lost twice to Florida at the end of November (3:6 and 0:6). After a short break, the hosts met Seattle in Raleigh at the beginning of the new month and were again heavily outplayed, despite the return of Petr Kochetkov (2:4). The Krakens led the entire game, but the key was the cancellation of Drury goal in the middle of the third period, which allowed the Mariners to punish their opponents.
The Americans continue to play poorly in defense and have conceded 23 goals in the last five games. Petr Kochetkov returned to action after an injury, but was unable to help his teammates win. It is clear that the Russian has not fully recovered from the injury. The goalie has conceded after every tenth shot this season and still has not recorded a single shutout.
Carolina offense consistently scores a lot in each game, but in the last game the hosts scored only twice. Martin Necas was recently the leader in the NHL scoring race, but now he has been overtaken by Kirill Kaprizov of Minnesota, who has scored more goals. The Czech forward has contributed to 39 goals (13+26) for his team and dominates the Hurricanes' forward list by a wide margin.
Disqualifications and injuries
Frederik Andersen and Jesper Fast will not take part in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina averages 32 shots on goal
The Hurricanes play a powerful attack and spend a lot of time in the offensive zone, taking a lot of shots on the opponent goal.
- According to statistics, the "hurricanes" carry out 16 power moves
Carolina doesn't play hard, so you rarely see a lot of power plays from them.
Colorado Avalanche
USACurrent form
Colorado hasn't been able to secure a place among the eight best teams in the conference and currently occupies only ninth place in the West. The team from Denver has scored 28 points in 26 games, but is behind eighth place Edmonton only on additional indicators. The Avalanche ended November with a major defeat to Dallas in Texas (3:5), and then suffered a crushing defeat at home to the Oilers (1:4). On December 4, a new away series of games began. The Avalanche were losing to Buffalo with a score of 0:4 by the middle of the first period, but were able to turn the tide of the confrontation and scored five unanswered goals into the Blades' goal, winning in regulation time (5:4).
The visitors' defense looks weak at this point in the season. Colorado has allowed 22 goals in its last five starts, and starting goalie Alexander Georgiev was replaced once again in the last game. The Russian is having a very weak season and has been able to stop only 86.70% of the shots on his own. Scott Wedgwood, who recently joined from Nashville, could take over the role of number one after Georgiev poor performance.
Nathan MacKinnon remains the Avalanche leading scorer with 39 points (9+30) on the goal+pass system. The Canadian is very good in terms of creation and is currently the league leading assist provider. Mikko Rantanen has slightly fewer scoring actions. The Finn has scored more than his teammates, but has not made many assists yet (15+20).
Disqualifications and injuries
Jordan Eberle will not be in Raleigh this Wednesday, and Chandler Stephenson is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado won only 43.6 percent of its faceoffs.
The Avalanche are terrible at the point and are losing the puck to their opponents more often than not.
- The Avalanche are averaging 30 shots on goal per game.
The visitors have a lot of initiative and often bother the opponents' goalkeepers.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In five of the previous six games involving Colorado, the first period was productive.
1.60Bet 2nd period: Colorado will score
The Avalanche have scored in the second period against the Canes three times in their last four games.
1.47Tip and bets
Carolina demonstrates a weak game in defense, although Rod Brindamore charges often compensate for this with good actions in attack. The Hurricanes are clearly on the decline, which is once again proven by the recent results of the club from Raleigh. Colorado made a crazy comeback in the previous match and such victories always have a positive effect on the emotional state of the players. The visiting offensive line remains one of the best in the league, and after the arrival of Scott Wedgewood, the Avalanche should begin to concede less. We believe in the success of the club from the state of Denver.
Prediction - Colorado win with Asian handicap (0) for 2.35
Bet on individual total
We believe that the visitors will be able to take advantage of the weakness of the Carolina defensive line. In every game, the hosts fail in defense and concede a lot even from teams that are not the most productive in the NHL. The leaders of Colorado constantly gain points and do not lose form throughout the fall. Three goals for the Avalanche do not look like a difficult task.
We bet on the individual total of "Colorado" over 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.65
Total Bet
The last matches with Carolina have been extremely productive. The Hurricanes rush to attack and often forget about the game on their half of the court. Colorado can hardly be called a reliable team, but the guests usually score a lot themselves. We expect a game on opposite courses from the first minutes of the confrontation. Let play a bet on the total over.
We take the total over six pucks with the coefficient 1.70
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