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Toronto vs. Boston: NHL Match Prediction
Toronto will settle the score with Boston on January 5 at home. The Leafs are currently in pretty good shape and are on a two-game winning streak. The Bruins, on the contrary, have not looked their best in previous games and have often lost. In addition, the last game between the clubs, which took place in November, ended with a confident victory for the home team. What bet is best to make this time? You can find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto has been showing good results throughout the season, but has not had any long winning streaks. However, the club can feel quite comfortable at the moment, as it is in third place in the Eastern Conference and is literally three points behind the leader, so it can claim first place in the near future. Let us recall that in three previous meetings out of four, the team celebrated success and dealt with opponents within 60 minutes.
The Leafs took care of Detroit (5:2), and after a loss to Washington (2:5) they proved their superiority over the Islanders, beating their opponents both at home (3:1) and on the road (2:1), and in both cases they were left with fewer than two goals conceded. This is quite surprising, since in most matches Craig Berube team builds its game on counter courses and tries to play open hockey on a regular basis, which is why on average they concede at least two or three goals.
Toronto still feels most comfortable in the second period, where they currently have a 52:32 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. Mitchell Marner also continues to show incredible individual results, having already reached the 51st point mark in the goal+pass system and earning points in almost every match. The second scorer on the team is William Nylander, who is already eight points behind his teammate.
Disqualifications and injuries
Holmberg, Stolarz, Klingberg, Hakanpaa and Jarnkrok will not be able to take part in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Toronto has a 21.1% power play percentage
The Leafs recently managed to surpass the 20% mark of extra man conversions
- Toronto averages 7.85 penalty minutes per game.
The Leafs are usually penalized at least four times per game.
Boston Bruins
USACurrent form
Boston is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference and has earned a total of 44 points. The team can’t get off to a long winning streak, but overall, it should be happy with the current state of affairs, since it started this season, to put it mildly, poorly. Only in the last month have its results begun to improve, and it has begun to earn points much more often than before. As a rule, it manages without a series of failures.
True, in the previous three out of four matches, the Bruins did not show their best and suffered a defeat in regulation time. On the road, they lost to Columbus (2:6), then took revenge on their offender at home with a score of 4:0, but in the subsequent away matches against Washington (1:3) and the Rangers (1:2) they lost again. Oddly enough, in the final two matches, the Bears were unable to score more than one goal.
Joe Sacco men are at their worst in the third period, where they have a 29:38 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded, and they score less often than in other periods. Plus, Boston concedes significantly more on the road than on home ice, and on average, no less than three or four goals end up in its net. It should also be said that the club has only a 75.8% neutralization of the majority, ranking 25th in the championship in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Boston is getting 10.53 penalty minutes per game.
The Bruins are one of the most undisciplined teams in the league today.
- Boston is allowing an average of 26 shots on goal.
The "Bears" don't allow many shots on their goal and manage to block many of the opponent shots
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the four previous matches between the clubs, the first period was unproductive
1.87Bet 2nd period: both teams to score
In four out of five matches involving the home team, both teams scored in the second period
2.15Tip and bets
In our opinion, Toronto has a good chance of a favorable outcome in this matchup. The Leafs have been at their best in recent games and have often achieved success, unlike Boston, which continues to experience huge problems with its away game. The Bruins have had a hard time playing away throughout the season, so it is not surprising that last time they lost to their opponent with a score of 0:4 and were unable to put up any resistance. We think that due to more successful actions in the attacking zone, the Leafs will be able to earn two points again.
Prediction - Toronto win with handicap (0) for 1.70
Bet on individual total
In previous games, Boston had problems creating and converting chances and in the last two cases, they were unable to open up the opponents' defense more than once. Toronto also concede few goals in games with similar opponents and manages to return to their zone after a positional attack. In four out of five games against the Bears, the Leafs conceded no more than two goals, so it makes sense to play the guests' individual total now.
We take the individual total of "Boston" under 2.5 goals for 1.95
Total Bet
Matches between the teams are often tense and take place in a physical struggle. Boston is used to playing physical hockey and acts quite harshly towards the opponent, so most of the game takes place at the boards or in the middle zone. That is why the meetings between the Bruins and the Leafs often end with a minimum number of goals scored. We think that the upcoming confrontation will take place in a similar vein.
We offer to bet on total under 5.5 goals for 2.10
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