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Florida vs. Anaheim: NHL Match Prediction
Florida and Anaheim will meet in a face-to-face confrontation on January 19. The Panthers have not yet shown a championship game and cannot please fans with a long winning streak. The Cats have lost three out of four matches and have never achieved success within the regular time. The Ducks are in the basement of the Western Conference standings and only occasionally win their matches. Last season, the Ducks were able to beat Paul Maurice team on the road. What will this match be like? We will tell you about it in the betting tip for it
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
The Panthers are fifth in the East and could well move up if they win more often. The team from the state of the same name has earned 55 points in 46 games, lagging behind third place by only three points. The hosts have one game in reserve, so they should get close to New Jersey, which has not demonstrated a strong level of hockey lately. Florida has been alternating victories and losses since the end of last year. In the last home game, it lost to Boston (3:4, OT), and then on the road lost to Philadelphia (3:4). Before returning home, Alexander Barkov team achieved success in Newark (2:1, B), and after returning home, they lost heavily to Detroit (2:5).
Florida has big problems in terms of converting chances at this stage of the season. The Panthers have scored only 22 goals in the last ten games and failed to score at all twice. Sam Reinhart remains the Cats' main hope up front. The forward scores a lot and has made 51 effective actions (27+24) during the current regular season.
Sergei Bobrovsky is unlikely to become the team second goalie, but his results lately can hardly be called good. Bob took to the ice in six games out of eight, but the home team won only three times with him. This season, the Russian played 31 games on the ice and stopped 89.59% of shots. Currently, he has only one shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aaron Ekblad will not help his teammates in the next match. Johan Gadjovic is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida gets 10.26 penalty minutes per game.
On average, Americans are sent off at least five times per game.
- Florida has a 78.5% power play neutralization rate
The Panthers have a decent penalty kill and are ranked 20th in the league in that regard.
Anaheim Ducks
USACurrent form
The Ducks are trying to get back into the fight for a playoff spot, but they currently sit in 12th place in the Western Conference. Anaheim has only 42 points in 45 games, with the visitors seven points behind eighth-place Calgary. The Ducks played well in their last series of games on their home court, but had a terrible start on the road. Greg Cronin men were routed in Missouri by St. Louis (2:6), and then suffered a crushing defeat in Pennsylvania by Philadelphia (0:6). The visitors did not give up and came to Raleigh as a deep underdog. This only spurred the team from California, which clenched its will into a fist and beat the Hurricanes (3:2, OT), but then lost in Washington (0:3) and Tampa (3:4, B).
The Ducks' offense has been inconsistent this stretch of the season. In their last eight games, they've only scored twice in a game, and they've only managed to make 21 shots this season. Troy Terry has returned from injury and already has a goal. The American has 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) and is the only player in the league top 100 scoring players.
The Ducks are allowing 3.13 goals per game this season, but have been a little more reliable on the road. Lukas Dostal remains the team starting goalie and made 35 saves against the Lightning. He has a .913 save percentage and has only one shutout in 27 starts. John Gibson could be benched after a poor performance in Pennsylvania.
Disqualifications and injuries
Brock McGinn, Trevor Zegras and Tomas Suchanek will be out of action due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Anaheim gets 8.51 penalty minutes per game.
Ducks are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Anaheim has a 27-38 goal-against ratio in the second period.
The Ducks have been very ineffective in the second twenty minutes and rarely score goals in it.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In five of Florida seven games, the second period was scoreless.
2.35Bet 3rd period: Florida will score
The Cats have scored in the third period in five of eight games.
1.28Tip and bets
Florida has lost three out of four games and is clearly not in the best shape right now. The hosts constantly have problems converting chances, while they lack reliability in defense. Anaheim often loses, but not always by a landslide. The Ducks have a way of surprising and were able to beat the Cats on the road last season. In January, the team from California gave the championship leaders a run for their money, playing away and even celebrated success in Raleigh. We think that Radko Gudas team will not be destroyed in Florida. We offer a bet on the victory of the second team with a plus handicap.
Our prediction is Anaheim victory with Asian handicap (+2) for 1.70
Bet on individual total
Florida is inconsistent in attack and has scored more than three times in a game only once this calendar year. Anaheim is weak in defense, but the Ducks are quite capable of containing the Cats' attack and not letting in too many goals. In the last three meetings between the teams, the Panthers have failed to score four goals. We believe in the defense of the visitors.
Prediction - Florida individual total under four goals for 1.58
Bet on total
Recently, Florida games have often been low-scoring. The hosts don't score too many themselves and have improved a bit in terms of reliability. The visitors regularly have problems creating scoring chances and have to spend most of their time on their half of the ice. We don't think there will be too many accurate shots in the match.
Betting Tip - total under six goals for 1.73
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