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Detroit vs. Ottawa: NHL Match Prediction
On January 8, the local wings will play against Ottawa in Michigan. Detroit has gained excellent form and is back in the fight for the playoffs. The Canadians have been playing exclusively on the road for a long time and have left the top eight in the East. The Sens lost their main goalie Linus Ullmark and have been missing a lot in recent matches. The hosts have improved in terms of implementation and have finally started scoring more. Who will take the important points? Read about it in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit moved up to 13th place in the conference, having scored 38 points in 39 games. The Wings intend to get into the playoffs this season, but to do so they need to win, which Todd McLellan's team is failing to do. The Red Wings changed their coach after another losing streak. At the end of December, the Michigan club lost four games in a row and could not win with their new coach in a match against Toronto (2:5). The Reds finished the calendar year with a victory over Washington (4:2), and in January they dealt with Pittsburgh (4:2), Columbus (5:4) and Winnipeg (4:2). The then guests completely controlled the course of the meeting with the Jets and were leading throughout the game.
The hosts have been doing well in attack lately, although they remain the lowest scoring team in the conference and still have only scored 108 goals. In the four previous games, Detroit has scored 17 times, which is a strong result. Lucas Raymond has found excellent form and has often distinguished himself in recent games. The Swedish forward has 41 effective actions (16+25) and leads the club's scorers.
Alex Lyon recently returned from injury and has been a regular on the ice lately. The goalie has stopped 89.92% of shots in his possession and hasn't given Cameron Talbot a chance to displace him from the starting lineup. In the four previous games, Michigan has only allowed more than two goals in a game once, which is pretty good by NHL standards.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeff Petrie will not play against the Sens.
Interesting trends for betting
- Detroit is allowing an average of 3.23 goals per game.
Wings have failed to improve their defense in recent matches and have not improved their defensive performance.
- The Red Wings are winning 50.8% of their faceoffs.
Todd McLellan's charges began to perform a little better at the point and win the puck for their teammates more often.
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Ottawa left the playoff zone in the East and moved to the tenth place in the conference. The Sens have 40 points after 38 games played and should return to the top eight in the nearest future. The Canadians are one point behind Montreal, which has played two games more. The Legionnaires played very well during December, but seriously slowed down at the end of the month. Now the guests have only one victory in the last five games, while the Sens were able to finish the calendar year with a victory over Minnesota (3:1), but already in January they lost on the road in Dallas (2:4) and St. Louis (0:4). Despite all attempts to score in the Blues' goal, Travis Green's charges never managed to do so.
The Senators are clearly tired of playing away and have only scored more than two goals in a game once in their last five games. Overall, the Canadian team is not so bad at converting their chances and usually scores at least three goals. Tim Stuetzle remains the visiting team's top scorer. The German forward has 40 points (12+28) in the goal+assist system and makes assists more often than others.
With Linus Ullmark injured, Ottawa has big problems on defense. In the last six games, the Sens have allowed 20 goals and only managed to win twice. Anton Forsberg himself has only recently recovered from an injury. The goalie has stopped 88.51% of shots this season and made two shutouts in 12 games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Linus Ullmark, David Perron, Travis Hamonic and Mario Amadio will be out to help their teammates in Michigan, while Nick Jensen and Jacob Dernard-Docker are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Legionnaires received almost 8.29 minutes of penalty time in previous matches
The visitors are often sent off and therefore often concede when they are short-handed.
- Ottawa blocks 16 shots per game
The visiting defense doesn't often sacrifice itself for the team's goalies and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four of Detroit's five games, the first period was productive.
1.78Bet 3rd period: Detroit will score
Krylia Sovetov have scored in the third period in their last three games.
1.48Tip and bets
Detroit has improved dramatically with a new coach and is really in the fight for a playoff spot. The team from Michigan has started scoring more themselves, and with Alex Lyon back, they are doing well on their own half of the ice. Ottawa is tired of away games and without their main goalie, the Canadians cannot contain their opponents' attacking impulses. At the moment, the wings look much better than their opponents, so we suggest betting on a home team victory with a zero handicap.
Prediction - Detroit win with handicap (0) for 1.97
Bet on individual total
Wings have finally started scoring and in each game they manage to distinguish themselves with at least three accurate shots. Ottawa, on the other hand, was very active on their half of the court during December, but now the Sens are playing without their main goalie, so it is very difficult for them in defense. We believe that Todd McLellan's charges will be good in terms of implementation and will hit the visitors' gates at least three times.
We bet on Detroit's individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.73
Total Bet
The last match between the teams was rather boring, but in general both teams are now demonstrating fun hockey. Detroit has improved its attack, and Ottawa is capable of upsetting Alex Lyon at least a couple of times. We believe that the teams will not sit back in defense and will go forward from the first minutes. We offer a bet on the total over goals.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks for 1.80
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