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Colorado vs. Rangers: NHL Match Prediction
The NHL championship will feature a match between Colorado and the Rangers on January 15. The Avalanche continue to show strong results on their home ice and do not forgive their opponents for mistakes. The Cops have also recently regained their spirit and have begun to win much more often. Previous meetings between the teams were incredibly tense and ended either in overtime or in a shootout. What bet should you place on this event? You will find out from the betting tip
Command Analysis
Colorado Avalanche
USACurrent form
Colorado has once again dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference due to the fact that it began to alternate successful matches with defeats. However, it can definitely count the last month as an asset, since it pleased its fans with excellent results and bright play. Only after a long winning streak did the Avalanche begin to alternate successful matches with defeats, although in fact, only the away series of matches went badly for them, during which they earned only two points.
Let us recall that after a home victory over Florida (3:1), the Avalanche went to visit Chicago, to whom they lost with a score of 1:3, after which they literally crushed Minnesota (6:1). It seemed that after an extremely confident victory over the Wild, they should be absolutely ready for the match with Winnipeg, in which they were even considered favorites. However, the club lost to their main rival with a score of 0:3, not having scored a single puck and showing a rather weak game in attack, making a total of 22 shots.
This is something that has rarely happened to Jared Bednar team this season, as they, with incredibly powerful forwards, often easily deal with the opponent defense and score at least three or four goals. The best player this season, not only in the team, but also in the league, is Nathan MacKinnon, who earned 68 points in the goal + pass system, who continues to demonstrate incredible play and please his fans with great results.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kylington, Landeskog and Poolman will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado averages 6.5 penalty minutes per game.
The Avalanche are usually sent off no more than three times per game and have generally shown good discipline this season.
- Colorado has a 46-41 goal-to-goal ratio in the second period.
The Avalanche, oddly enough, are allowing fewer goals in the second period than in the other periods.
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers often pleased their fans with great results at the start of the season and were among the leaders of the Eastern Conference standings, but with the departure of captain Jacob Trouba, their affairs began to deteriorate rapidly. The team began to lose match after match and could not find the game that brought them results. It is quite possible that there are hidden problems that are unknown to the public, since a club with such a roster cannot show such a bad game.
Nevertheless, the cops gradually began to get out of the crisis and look for ways to solve problems. At first, they alternated victories with defeats, and recently, for the first time in a long time, they won two victories in a row. Let us recall that in three previous meetings out of four, Peter Laviolette team celebrated success and lost only to Dallas in a tough fight (4:5 OT). After an offensive defeat, New York did not despair and dealt with an unpleasant opponent in the person of New Jersey (3:2 OT), and then on the road proved superiority over Vegas with a score of 2:1.
It is impossible not to note the return to the team of Igor Shesterkin, who recovered from an injury and parried 29 shots in the confrontation with the Knights. In general, the Rangers play no worse on the road than on the home court, and up to this point they have managed to win 11 victories within the regular time. However, the team power play has recently left much to be desired and has dropped below 20th place in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Rangers have no problems with their roster, and Filip Chytil should be back in shape soon.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Rangers average 8.3 penalty minutes per game.
Cops are usually sent off at least four times per game.
- The Rangers have a 44-53 goal-to-goal ratio in the second period.
The team performs worst in the second twenty minutes compared to other periods
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four of the last five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.75Bet 3rd period: guests will score
In four out of five matches, the visitors scored goals in the third period
1.55Tip and bets
We think that the Rangers will cause a lot of problems for their opponent in the upcoming match. Colorado is currently far from its optimal form and alternates successful matches with defeats, while the guests, apparently, have gotten out of the crisis and began to demonstrate a higher quality game than before. In addition, the previous meetings between the clubs were held in equal struggle and ended outside of regular time, so we would not underestimate Peter Laviolette team. Moreover, on home ice, the Avalanche have previously achieved very few victories within 60 minutes.
Prediction - Rangers not to lose at 1.90
Bet on individual total
Colorado showed a rather low efficiency in previous matches, and in the final confrontation with Vancouver, it was left without a single goal scored. The Cops worked on their game in defense and in three out of four matches they managed with less than three goals conceded. The Avalanche in the four previous matches against New York could not even score three goals. Based on this, we suggest betting on the individual total of the hosts.
We take the individual total of Colorado under 3.5 goals for 1.72
Total Bet
Previous matches between the teams were rather low-scoring, as they were fought in a power struggle. The players often sorted things out with each other and played little hockey, so the last four matches were played with fewer than five goals scored. It is quite possible that this time the teams will act harshly towards each other and devote little time to the game itself.
We bet on total under 6.5 goals for 1.60
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