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Nashville vs Chicago: NHL Match Prediction
Chicago will try to break its losing streak in a match against Nashville on January 17. Anders Sorensen men have been unable to win away from home for over a month and are still in last place in the Western Conference standings. The hosts' affairs are slowly improving and they are close to the group of clubs fighting for a spot in the playoffs. At the end of October, the Predators won a tough victory in Illinois. Will they be able to beat the Hawks in Tennessee? We tell you in the prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
USACurrent form
The Predators have secured 14th place in the conference standings, but this is clearly not enough for a team with such great potential. Nashville has only scored 35 points in 43 games and has been playing poorly throughout the fall. In the winter, things got better for Andrew Brunette charges and now the club from Tennessee has three wins in the last five starts. The Predators played well on the road in Canada, but after victories over Vancouver (3:0) and Calgary (4:1), they could not cope with the pressure of Winnipeg (2:5). The hosts got some time to rest and immediately lost to Washington (1:4). They managed to quickly pull themselves together and in the last game the Predators celebrated success in the duel against Vegas (5:3), scoring four goals by the middle of the meeting.
Nashville remains the conference lowest-scoring team, although the Predators have not been too bad up front lately. They have scored 15 goals in their last five games, while they have only made eight shots in the last three. Filip Forsberg has been a regular point scorer this season and has been a bright spot for the home team. The Swedish forward has 37 points (12+25) this regular season.
Andrew Brunette has never been able to establish a reliable game on defense, which is why the Predators regularly concede a lot of goals. In the last five games, the red light behind their net has come on 13 times. Justus Annunen regularly gets his chances against the backdrop of Juuse Saros poor performances. During this season, he has stopped 92.27% of shots and has not recorded a single shutout in seven starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Lauzon, Luke Evangelista, Cole Smith and Adam Wilsby will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville gets 8.88 penalty minutes per game.
The club is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four times per game
- Nashville averages 25 hits
Preds not shying away from physical and contact hockey this season
Chicago Blackhawks
USACurrent form
Chicago is having a very poor season and is currently in last place in the West. The Illinois club has only 30 points after 44 games. Anders Sorensen men played a lot at home in late December and early in the new year, but were only able to secure two wins. In their last away game, the Hawks lost to Detroit (3:5), and then returned to Illinois and failed to finish off Edmonton (3:4), although they were leading by two goals after 20 minutes. Before traveling to Tennessee, Nick Folgno team suffered a major defeat from Calgary (2:5). The then hosts failed in the first period and were unable to return to the fight for points.
The Blackhawks have finally started scoring more, and have scored 13 goals in their last five games. Connor Bedard leads the team in scoring. The young forward has 39 points (12+27) and is often the one making assists to his teammates. Ryan Donato is the visiting team top scorer, with 13 goals.
Chicago hasn't been too bad defensively, but has seriously deteriorated its defensive performance lately. On average, the visitors have allowed 3.45 goals per game this season, and in their last five starts, the Hawks have allowed 21 goals. Petr Mrazek returned to the ice after a recent injury and has been good in some games. During the regular season, the Czech goalie blocked 89.34% of shots and did not have a single shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leon Brossoit will not travel to Tennessee with the team. Craig Smith condition is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Chicago shoots more than 25 times per game
The visitors don't try to shoot from any position and often this strategy brings the Blackhawks the desired result.
- Hawks average more than 18 hits per game
Anders Sorensen players love contact hockey and don't give their opponents much space.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In four of the last five games between the teams, at least two goals were scored in the second period.
1.75Bet 3rd period: Nashville will score
Nashville has scored in the third period in four of its five games .
1.32Tip and bets
Nashville is gaining momentum and should soon join the fight for a playoff spot. The Predators have been showing good results lately and have started scoring much more. The hosts are still lacking reliability on their half of the court, but in some games they have been holding up well. Chicago remains the weakest team not only in the West, but in the entire league as a whole. The Hawks are performing terribly on the road and have not scored points on the road for over a month. We believe that the Illinois club losing streak will continue in Tennessee. We suggest betting on the hosts' victory in regulation time.
Betting Tip - Nashville win in 1.74
Bet on individual total
Nashville scores 2.47 goals per game, but at home they score almost three goals per game. The Hawks allow 3.5 goals per game on the road and have been regularly failing in their own half of the ice lately. In just five previous starts, the red light behind the Chicago net has come on 21 times. We think the hosts will have no problem opening up the weak defense of the Blackhawks.
We bet on Nashville individual total over three goals with odds of 1.60
Total Bet
Matches involving Chicago are always very spectacular, because Anders Sorensen charges concede a lot, but have a good attacking line. Nashville often makes mistakes in defense, but now the Preds have improved in terms of implementation and have begun to score more themselves. We believe in the productive nature of the match and suggest playing a bet on the total over.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.72
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