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Seattle vs. Pittsburgh: NHL Match Prediction
Seattle will play at home on January 26, where they will meet Pittsburgh. Both teams have been showing mixed results lately, which makes it quite difficult to determine the winner. Our experts will help with this, as they have prepared a betting tip in which they have highlighted the most optimal bets
Command Analysis
Seattle Kraken
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After a controversial away series, Seattle returned to their home arena, where they finally started showing stable results. In the first match, the team met with the clear favorite, Los Angeles, and it seemed that they would lose again, but due to excellent shot execution, the team was able to win confidently in regulation time with a difference of two goals. The main star of the meeting was forward Schwartz, who scored a hat trick. His colleague on the first line Kakko also distinguished himself, giving three goal assists. One cannot help but praise the efforts of goalkeeper Dakkord, who reflected 93% of the shots, thereby not allowing the Kings to cling to a comeback.
Continuing to play at home, the Krakens fought Buffalo and this time played much more actively in attack, thanks to which they completely compensated for the lapses in defense and confidently achieved success again (6:4). This time it is difficult to even single out any of the players, since almost all of them distinguished themselves with effective actions. But Daccord was not so reliable this time, which allowed the Sabres to realize their attacking potential. As expected, the team did not have enough strength to continue their winning streak. Bylsma charges hosted the current leader of the Eastern Conference, Washington, and were unable to score a single puck, suffering a dry defeat (0:3). Indeed, the attacking line looked very modest and in three periods made only 22 shots on the goal of the capital. Due to unstable results, the club cannot get closer to the playoff zone. The gap from the eighth position is currently eight points, which is quite a lot for the NHL.
Disqualifications and injuries
Seattle has no serious problems with its roster. Only Eberle and Gourde are in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the Krakens let in 3.2 goals per game.
The team main problem remains its inability to play well in defense.
- Seattle converted just 17% of its power play attempts.
Krakens also rarely use opponent removal.
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Pittsburgh ended an unsuccessful five-game home series. During this time, the team won only one victory. After such a difficult period, the penguins went on an away tour, and finally achieved success. They took advantage of the weakness of the Buffalo Sabres and won a confident 5:2 victory. By the beginning of the third period, the team was leading by three goals thanks to the effective implementation of the numerical advantage. All the goals were scored in unequal compositions, and it is difficult to single out one of the attackers, since many made a significant contribution to the success. But goalie Marc-Andre Nedeljkovic cannot be ignored, who not only blocked 40 shots, but also made an assist and also scored a puck into an empty net, which was the first case in the history of the league.
However, despite the impressive victory over Buffalo, the Penguins were unable to build on their success. In the next match, they had to face the leader of the Eastern Conference, the Washington Capitals. The game ended in a 1-4 defeat, and Pittsburgh defense could not cope with the onslaught of the opponent, who created and realized dangerous moments with frightening ease. The Penguins looked weak and made only 19 shots in three periods. After the defeat from the capital, Pittsburgh went on the road to another strong opponent, the Los Angeles Kings. To the delight of the fans, the team managed to rehabilitate and crushed the opponent with a score of 5-1. Sidney Crosby, Patrick Beauvillier and J.T. Hayes showed especially bright performances, scoring two goals each. It seemed that this unexpected victory would give the club confidence in its strength and due to this it would be able to easily cope with Anaheim, but everything turned out completely differently. Sullivan men once again showed a terrible game in defense and suffered another defeat (1:5). Due to their instability, the club continues to remain outside the playoff zone, the gap from which is five points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Saint-Ivan will definitely not be able to take part in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Pittsburgh allows 3.7 goals per game.
Pittsburgh main problem remains its very weak defensive play.
- On average, the Penguins receive seven penalty minutes per game.
But the team has good discipline, which allows it to remain at full strength.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has opened the scoring in four of the six head-to-head games
1.94Goal in each period bet – no
In five out of six head-to-head matches, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.52Tip and bets
In the upcoming match, bookmakers cannot single out a clear favorite and give approximately equal odds for the teams to win, which is quite logical, since both clubs continue to show unstable results. For this reason, we suggest paying attention to face-to-face meetings, in which the Krakens are much more likely to succeed. In addition to this, Seattle will play at home, where, with the support of fans, it has an even greater chance of success. So we suggest betting in favor of the home team, but with a zero handicap for additional insurance.
Our prediction is a Seattle victory with a handicap of (0) at 1.84
Bet on total
The upcoming match may well be productive. Both teams have been playing terribly defensively lately, and Pittsburgh has been suffering from this problem throughout the regular season. It is unlikely that anything will change in such a short period of time, so we choose total over as the second bet.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.84
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Seattle, thanks to the home advantage, is quite capable of creating serious pressure on Pittsburgh from the first minutes of the match, which will ultimately allow the Krakens to earn an advantage at the end of the opening segment.
Prediction: Seattle wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.80
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