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Islanders vs. Carolina: NHL Match Prediction
On December 8, the Islanders will play another match in New York. This time, the club from Raleigh will come to visit the Islanders. Carolina has broken a three-game losing streak and is ready to fight for the conference lead. Rod Brind'Amour men are one of the most balanced teams in the league, which cannot be said about the Isles. The Orange have not been able to beat the Hurricanes in regulation time for six games in a row. Will they do it on Sunday? Read about it in our forecast
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders are currently in 13th place in the Eastern Conference with 25 points. The team has been showing rather weak results for most of the season and has many problems, which will make it very difficult for them to get into the playoffs. Incidentally, they also failed in four of their previous five games. In early December, Patrick Roy men beat Buffalo on home ice (3:0), but then lost away in Montreal (1:2, OT). Returning to New York, the Isles did not show a strong game in the match against Seattle and were very far from scoring points (2:5). The hosts lost the first 40 minutes with a total score of 0:4 and were simply playing out the match.
New York is no longer the worst team in the conference in terms of attack and recently surpassed Detroit in this indicator. On average, the Islanders only score 2.56 times per game, while the club top scorer is not even on the list of the league 50 best hockey players. Anders Lee, as captain, has broken into first place in terms of scoring. The American scored 21 points (11+10) in the goal+pass system.
The home team has been good defensively this season, but they have allowed 16 goals in their last five games. Semyon Varlamov is injured, meaning Ilya Sorokin is the Islanders' number one with no real alternative. The Russian has blocked 89.98% of shots in 17 games and has one shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Adam Pelech, Anthony Duclair, Mike Rielly, Matthew Barzal and Semyon Varlamov will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Islanders are winning 55.9 percent of their faceoffs.
The Islanders are good at this metric and take most of the faceoffs.
- The team has a 24:17 record in goals scored and goals conceded
New York concedes very few goals in the second period compared to its competitors
Carolina Hurricanes
USACurrent form
Carolina has seriously damaged its position in the Eastern Conference standings at the end of November. The Canes have lost five of their previous eight games and allowed Washington and New Jersey to overtake them. Despite this, the Hurricanes remain in the leading three with 35 points after 26 starts. After two defeats to Florida (3:6 and 0:6), Rod Brind'Amour men failed to cope with Seattle in Raleigh (2:4), but a day later they beat Colorado (5:3). Jordan Staal team quickly found itself in the role of catch-up, but turned the game around and was ahead by two goals by the end of the second period. The Raleigh club did not let that lead slip away.
The visitors have had defensive issues this stretch of the season. Frederik Andersen has been sidelined for a long time, and Petr Kochetkov has only recently returned to action. Carolina has allowed 22 goals in its last five games, but those results can be attributed to Spencer Martin poor performance as the last line of defense.
The Hurricanes are usually very strong offensively and convert a lot of chances. Martin Necas has once again taken the lead in the NHL scoring race and has scored 41 points (14+27). The Czech forward is great at finding teammates and does a lot of the dirty work.
Disqualifications and injuries
Frederik Anderson and Jesper Fast will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Carolina gets 7.31 penalty minutes per game.
The team has shown good discipline this season, but often gets sent off more than three times.
- The Hurricanes have a 28-20 lead in goals scored and goals allowed in the first period.
The team plays strongly in the first twenty minutes and often wins.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
Seven of Carolina previous eight games have featured more than one goal scored in the first period.
1.75Bet 3rd period: “Carolina” with handicap (0)
Carolina lost only one third period to New York last season.
1.57Tip and bets
Carolina looks much stronger than their opponents and at this stage of the season the visitors' chances of success are much higher. The Islanders are doing well on their half of the court, but without good realization of the Hurricanes' chances they simply cannot beat them. For two seasons in a row the teams have met each other in the playoffs and the Canes have dominated the Islanders. Rod Brind'Amour charges have lost four of the previous five away games, but we believe in the victory of the club from Raleigh. We suggest betting on the Hurricanes' victory within the regular time.
Prediction - Carolina win for 1.90
Bet on individual total
The Islanders have been giving up a lot of goals this season. In four of their six games, New York has seen at least four red lights behind their net. Carolina is very stable in attack and the league best scorer is currently playing for the Canes. We don't think it will be a big problem for the visitors to score at least three goals.
We bet on Carolina individual total of more than three goals for 1.75
Total Bet
The last games involving Rod Brind'Amour team have been extremely productive. The visitors score a lot, but often forget about their own goal. The Islanders are not so good in attack, but they will have to open up to have a chance to score points. We believe that the meeting in New York will be spectacular. Let play a bet on the total over goals.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.75
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