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Colorado vs. Seattle: NHL Match Prediction
On December 23, Colorado will host a home court battle against Seattle. Bookmakers consider the hosts to be clear favorites in this match. This is not surprising, since they have ended many previous face-to-face meetings in their favor, and now the Kraken is in poor shape and is on a four-game losing streak. However, is it worth betting on the Avalanche success in regulation time? Or will they have a hard-fought victory? Find the answers to these questions in our forecast
Command Analysis
Colorado Avalanche
USACurrent form
Colorado is in sixth place in the Western Conference and is trying to improve its position in the table. It is quite difficult to do this, since it requires a long winning streak, since the team is now four points away from third place. But if it continues to play in the same spirit, then, of course, it will be able to find itself in the top three in the near future. Note that in three of the four previous meetings, the Avalanche were successful.
They dealt with Nashville (5:2) on their home court, and after an unsuccessful match against Vancouver (1:3), they beat the league outsiders San Jose and Anaheim on the road with the same score - 4:2. Let us emphasize that in the previous meeting with the "sharks", Jared Bednar team played well in unequal compositions and scored goals both in the minority and in the majority. Also, there was a goal by Nathan MacKinnon, who continues to please fans with his great game and has already scored 55 points in the goal + pass system, while leading the list of the best scorers of the league.
It is worth mentioning that the most difficult period for Colorado is the opening period, during which the club often cannot get into the game and therefore has a 28:44 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. However, the Avalanche play the following second and third periods at a good level and often score goals in them.
Disqualifications and injuries
Landeskog, Drouin, Chulington, Manson, Wood and Poolman will not play in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado has a 24.1% power play percentage.
According to this indicator, the team currently occupies seventh place in the league.
- Colorado wins 44.1% of faceoffs
The club has the worst faceoff win rate in the league at the moment
Seattle Kraken
USACurrent form
Seattle is in 12th place in the Western Conference and continues to show poor results. The team has had good stretches this season, during which it earns a lot of points and even approaches the playoff zone, but this happens quite rarely. With such fluctuations, it will be very difficult to claim a place in the top eight, especially considering the level and density of competition. We emphasize that at the moment the "kraken" is in terrible shape and is on a series of four defeats.
Before that, the club lost to Tampa (1:5) and Ottawa (0:3) on home ice, and then lost away to Chicago (1:3) and Vegas (2:6). It is noteworthy that in all cases, it lost within 60 minutes and allowed the opponent to win by a few goals. At the same time, Dan Bylsma squad itself was notable for its poor performance and was unable to break down the opponents' defense more than once or twice.
It is also worth remembering that Seattle has shown rather modest results on the road and has managed to win only six victories in regulation time in 17 matches. Plus, the club still has difficulties playing in 5x3 and 5x4 formats and ranks 20th in the league in this indicator, with only 18.7% of extra man conversions.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jordan Eberle will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Seattle is getting 6.11 penalty minutes per game.
"Kraken" is sent off on average at least three times per game
- Seattle has a 26-36 goal-to-goal ratio in the first period.
The team often fails the opening twenty minutes and allows the opponent too much
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.87Bet 2nd period: home team win
In three out of five matches, the visitors lost in the second period
2.10Tip and bets
In our opinion, Colorado can be considered the clear favorite of this confrontation. The Avalanche are in a good mood after successful away games and have managed to regain their strength. Seattle continues to lose match after match and cannot get into shape. By the way, previous meetings between the clubs often ended in favor of the home team. The teams already met last month, and then the Avalanche celebrated their success with a score of 6:3. Let expect something similar this time.
Prediction - Colorado win for 1.70
Bet on individual total
Seattle has been showing poor performance in recent games and often couldn't score more than one or two goals. Colorado has improved in terms of defense and has managed with a minimum number of goals conceded in most of the previous games. The Kraken usually has a hard time scoring away goals, especially when playing against teams in the playoff zone. Based on this, we suggest betting on its individual total.
We take the individual total of “Seattle” under 2.5 goals for 1.65
Total Bet
Many of Colorado matches are productive and spectacular. The team has an incredibly powerful attack line, and Nathan MacKinnon leads the list of the league best scorers. The Avalanche are not used to stopping at the minimum number of goals scored and are constantly rushing to attack. Bednar team also finished the last three matches out of four with more than five goals scored, so it makes sense to bet on the total over in this case as well.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals for 1.75
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