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Detroit vs. Philadelphia: NHL Match Prediction
On December 19, Michigan will host a meeting between the local "wings" and guests from Pennsylvania. Both teams continue to fight for a place in the playoffs, but so far only Philadelphia is really close to the top eight in the East. Less than a week ago, the rivals met each other at the Wells Fargo Center arena, and then the hosts were able to achieve a confident victory. What will the upcoming match be like? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit is in 14th place in the conference standings, with only 28 points after 30 games. Derek Lalonde men just broke their terrible streak of five straight losses and achieved success at the beginning of their last away series. After beating Buffalo in the suburbs of New York (6:5, B), the Red Wings were routed in Pennsylvania, where they scored only one goal (1:4). The Michiganders returned to their home state and immediately won against Toronto (4:2), although few could believe in such an outcome of the confrontation. The hosts took the lead three times and eventually finished off the Canadians with an accurate shot at an empty net.
The Wings remain the lowest scoring team in the conference. Detroit has only 78 goals, which is only 2.6 goals per game on average. At the same time, on the ice of Little Cesars Arena, the Reds have only 2.47 goals. Lucas Raymond remains the hosts' top scorer with 31 points (12+19) in the goal+pass system. He is followed by Dylan Larkin (12+12) and Alex DeBrincat (12+11).
The Wings have not always been poor defensively in December, but they have allowed 11 goals in their last three games. Ville Husso has been the team starting goalie while Alex Lyon and Cameron Talbot have been sidelined. Both are now healthy and should be back on the ice in the near future.
Disqualifications and injuries
All Detroit leaders will play against the Flyers. The participation of Marco Kasper is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Detroit is allowing an average of 3.13 goals per game.
Krylia have been able to improve their defense in recent matches and have slightly improved their defensive performance.
- The Red Wings are winning 50.7 percent of their faceoffs.
Derek Lalonde players have started to perform a little better at the point and win the puck for their teammates more often.
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia had a very weak start to the season, but gradually got into shape and are now in ninth place in the conference standings. John Tortorella charges have earned 32 points in 31 games and are behind Ottawa, who are in eighth place, only in the number of games played. The visitors had a strong end of November, but suffered three defeats in a row at the beginning of winter and broke this series with a victory in Ohio over Columbus (5:3). After that, the club from Pennsylvania beat Detroit (4:1) with the support of its home crowd, and at the start of the away tour, it could not cope with the pressure of Minnesota (1:4). The Flyers could not beat the Wild goalie for a long time and scored only once, when there was simply not enough time for more.
The Flyers have been doing well up front lately, scoring at least three shots in four of their six games. Travis Konecny is closing in on the league top scorers. The Canadian forward has found great form and has been scoring for five games in a row. The forward currently has 36 points (15+21)
The goaltending issue was resolved with the return of Samuel Ersson, but the Swede has not shown reliable play since his injury. In three games, he has not reflected more than 86% of shots, which gives another chance to Alexei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis and Nicholas Deslariers won't be helping their teammates in Michigan.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Flyers have averaged nearly 9.13 penalty minutes in their last games.
The visitors are often sent off and therefore often concede when they are short-handed.
- Philadelphia blocks 14 shots per game
The Flyers' defense doesn't often sacrifice itself for the team goalies and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three of the four games involving Philadelphia, more than one goal was not scored in the first period.
2.00Bet 2nd period: Philadelphia will score
Detroit has conceded in the second period in its last four games.
1.48Tip and bets
Detroit beat Toronto, but the hosts lack stability and concede quite a lot. The Red Wings are also the worst in the East in attack, and the club main goalies have only just recovered from injuries and are unlikely to play against the Flyers. Philadelphia looks much more preferable and has beaten strong teams more than once. Yes, the visitors have problems in the goalie line, but just recently the Flyers easily beat the Wings in Pennsylvania. We believe that John Tortorella charges will succeed again. Prediction - Philadelphia wins the match for 2.00
Bet on individual total Detroit concedes more than three goals per game, while Philadelphia scores three goals per game on average. The visitors should take advantage of the hosts' weak goaltending line and easily outplay the inconsistent Ville Husso. We think that John Tortorella charges will be able to score at least three goals. We bet on Philadelphia individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Total Bet
In Michigan, we are expecting a meeting of two very weak teams in terms of defense. Both teams concede a lot, while the visitors are doing well in attack and should force Detroit to open up. The Wings have someone to score, but it is not entirely clear why Derek Lalonde is still using a defensive game plan. Let play a bet on total over goals.
We take the total over 5.5 goals for 1.72
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