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Philadelphia vs. Florida: NHL Match Prediction
On December 6, Philadelphia will play another home game in Pennsylvania. This time, Florida will visit John Tortorella team. The Panthers have slowed down considerably, while the Flyers are already among the eight best teams in the conference and can improve their position even more in the very near future. In mid-November, the Cats beat the Flyers on their home ice with great difficulty. What will the December game be like? Read our prediction for it
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia has risen to eighth place in the East, but has not yet been able to secure a place in the playoff zone. John Tortorella men have scored 27 points in 25 games and have already won quite a few victories in the new season. The hosts are currently in good shape and, after a slight slump, have not lost in regulation time for six games in a row. After defeating the Preds in Tennessee (3:2, OT), Sean Couturier team returned home and confidently dealt with the Rangers from New York (3:1), and a day later celebrated success in Missouri (3:2, OT). The Flyers missed out on a victory in regulation time in their meeting with St. Louis, but were able to finish off the Blues in overtime (3:2, OT).
Carter Hart has left the Philadelphia injury list, but we don't see him on the roster yet. Alexei Kolosov or Ivan Fedotov will probably take to the ice again. Lately, goalies from the CIS have been replacing each other in the starting lineup and they have managed to get into the right shape. The home team results have improved and their opponents are only converting 11.7% of their shots. Travis Konecny remains the leader of the hosts' attack. This season, the Canadian forward has scored 30 points (13+17) in the goal+pass system. Matvey Michkov remains among the league top 100 scorers with 19 points (9+10). He was the main star of the last match and scored a goal and made an assist to his teammate.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis, Ryan Johansen and Jamie Drasdale are on the injured list for Philly, with Samuel Ersson questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia averages 27 shots per game
The hosts do not attack the opponents' goal very often, but recently this figure has increased slightly.
- The Flyers are earning nine minutes of penalty time per game.
John Tortorella men are sent off four times per game on average, which often has a detrimental effect on the team results.
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Just recently, Florida was a contender for the conference lead, but now the Panthers have dropped to fifth place in the conference. Florida has earned 32 points in 26 starts and is in its worst shape since the start of the regular season. After four losses in a row, the visitors improved and achieved success in matches against Toronto (5:1) and Carolina (6:3 and 6:0) at the end of November. The new month began for Aleksander Barkov team with an unpleasant defeat in Pittsburgh against the local Penguins (4:5, OT). The Cats were losing 1:4 at the beginning of the third period, but were able to come back in the game and tied the score literally five minutes into regulation time. In overtime, they failed to capitalize on their chances and win.
Spencer Knight will be Florida starting goalie for now, with Sergei Bobrovsky out for personal reasons. The American has started ten games this season and has blocked 89.57% of shots on his own. After a shutout against Carolina, Knight struggled in the game against the Pens, blocking only 68.80% of shots.
Sam Reinhart remains among the top ten scorers in the NHL. The forward has scored 34 goals (18+16) and is the leader of the "cats" offense by a large margin. He is followed by the captain in the person of Alexander Barkov, who is better than others in finding partners and has already made 19 assists.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sergei Bobrovsky will not be able to play in Pennsylvania.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida averages 30 shots per game
The Panthers usually put a lot of pressure on their opponents' goal.
- Guests earn 9.58 penalty minutes per match on average
The "Cats" try to play as disciplined as possible and they do it well.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In two out of three matches between the teams, the second period was productive
1.50Bet 1st period: Flyers will not lose
In three out of four games, the "flyers" did not lose in the opening period
1.53Tip and bets
Philadelphia has been scoring points for five games in a row and is currently in great shape. Goalies Alexei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov have finally come to their senses and are now demonstrating good reliability in the last line. Florida has problems in defense, especially since Sergei Bobrovsky will not be able to take to the ice now, and there is no hope for Spencer Knight. In October, the Cats beat the Flyers on home ice with great difficulty. We think that this time John Tortorella charges will be able to put up a fight and will not lose in a crushing manner. We offer a bet on a positive handicap for the first.
Our prediction is Philadelphia victory with an Asian handicap (+1) for 1.70
Individual Total Forecast
Philadelphia has improved in terms of reliability and has conceded only 12 goals in its last five starts. Alexei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov had a good November and the home team results have sharply improved. Florida looked great in attack at the end of last month, but in October it failed to score more than three goals against the Flyers on home ice.
We take Florida individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.65
Total Forecast
Florida has played extremely productively in recent matches, but the visitors have not played so brightly in matches against Philadelphia. In four previous meetings between the opponents, no more than six goals have ever been scored. We think that this time the clubs will try to act as reliably as possible, and the game will not please with an abundance of accurate shots.
Game Prediction - Total Under Six Goals for 1.58
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