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“Nashville” — “Calgary”: forecast for the NHL match
Nashville will try to break its terrible losing streak on December 11 at its home Bridgestone Arena. The team from Tennessee has once again dropped to the last place in the conference standings and has lost seven games in a row. Calgary began its away tour with a misfire in Texas and the Canadians have been very poor on the road this season. Despite this, Mikael Backlund team continues to fight for a place in the top eight. Who will be able to improve their position? We tell you in the forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
USACurrent form
Nashville is currently the main outsider of the Western Conference and has the same number of points as Chicago. The team has been showing weak results since the beginning of the season and, as a rule, is limited to single victories, and it does not have a series. At the same time, the club has a fairly strong roster and should at least be close to the playoff zone. Currently, the club from Tennessee has a series of seven defeats in a row. In December, the Preds played only on the road and were unable to win in Minnesota (2:3, OT), Toronto (2:3), Montreal (0:3) and Ottawa (1:3). The Predators turned on at the end of the game against the Sens, but they simply did not have enough time.
The hosts' offense is in terrible shape. In the last five games, Nashville has scored only seven goals, while during the regular season, Roman Josi team has scored only 2.18 times per game. The captain himself is the team top scorer at the moment. The Swiss defender has scored 23 times (7+16).
Andrew Brunette men don't always do well on their own half of the ice and allow 3.15 goals per game. Juuse Saros has a 90.99% save percentage on his own shots, but he not capable of winning games on his own. In 23 starts, the Finnish goalie has kept two shutouts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Lauzon and Ryan O'Reilly are both out with injuries, while Alexandre Carrier is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville wins 52.4% of faceoffs
The Predators are strong in this component and take most of the faceoffs.
- The Predators are receiving 8.89 penalty minutes.
Nashville is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four or five times per game.
Calgary Flames
CanadaCurrent form
Calgary is in ninth place in the Western Conference standings and was only recently among the eight best clubs in the conference. Ryan Huskey charges have earned 31 points and are only one point behind the three teams above them. This season, the Canadians can safely be called a home club. The Flames earned the lion share of their points in the province of Alberta, while on the road they scored only ten points in 14 attempts. After home games against Columbus (3:0) and St. Louis (3:4), the visitors were routed in Dallas (2:6). They managed to come back twice during the match, but then the opponent took the lead in the third period and scored four unanswered goals.
The Flames have been a bit of a slouch defensively lately. They have allowed 20 goals in their last five games, an average of four goals per game. Dustin Wolfe remains the Flames' best bet for the playoffs. The Canadian has stopped 90.91% of shots on goal and has one shutout in 14 games.
The club from the province of Alberta often has problems in terms of converting chances. In the last six games, Calgary scored only 13 goals, and on average in this regular season the guests score 2.64 times per game, mainly due to good results at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (8+9) and Nazem Kadri (8+9) scored 17 points each and now share the lead in the list of the team best scorers. Still, not a single player of the "lights" is among the hundred most productive hockey players in the league.
Disqualifications and injuries
Justin Kirkland, Ryan Lomberg and Anthony Mantha will be out for the Canadians in Nashville.
Interesting trends for betting
- Calgary is averaging 9.43 penalty minutes.
The Flames show poor discipline and often get sent off for no reason
- Calgary is 14-26 in goals scored and allowed in the first period.
"Lights" have a weak start period and often give preference
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three of the four previous games involving the Preds, the first period was not productive.
1.92Bet 3rd period: Nashville will score
Calgary has conceded in the third period in four of its five games.
1.55Tip and bets
In our opinion, the hosts' losing streak should end this Wednesday. Nashville was terrible in late November and early December, but the Preds still have to win at home against opponents like Calgary. The Canadians are very poor on the road and hardly score points on the road. The Flames don't score much, and Dustin Wolfe is not always reliable on the last line of defense. We believe that Andrew Brunette charges will pull themselves together and, with the support of their home crowd, achieve the long-awaited success. We offer a bet on a victory for the hosts in regular time.
Forecast - Nashville victory in 2.05
Bet on individual total
Calgary has scored only 13 goals in its last six starts and is generally weak on the road. The Flames are averaging just 2.21 goals per game on the road this season, and the Preds' defense isn't that bad in Tennessee. We have faith in the home team Finnish goalie and don't expect more than two scoring combinations from the visitors.
We bet on Calgary individual total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.82
Total Bet
Matches involving Nashville are rarely productive. The team currently remains the lowest scoring team in the league and, as a rule, cannot break down the opponent defense more than twice. However, on home ice, it also misses a few goals in response. The previous match between the clubs was held with only two goals in regulation time, so, in our opinion, it makes sense to bet on the total under.
We take the total under six goals with a coefficient of 1.65
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