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Washington — Florida: NHL match forecast
Washington will continue its home series of games on February 5 with a match against Florida. The metropolitan team still occupies the first place in the East, but recently it has slightly weakened its position and allowed competitors to approach it. The Panthers have taken the lead in the Atlantic Division table, but the Cats still have a lot to strive for. In November, Spencer Carbury's team dealt with their opponent on the road without any problems. Will they be able to win at home? Read about this in our forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington retains its lead in the Eastern Conference table. The team from the U.S. capital scored 75 points in 52 games and is in first place in the Metropolitan Division and has a handicap of seven points from Carolina, which is in second position. The hosts played less than the other competitors, so they may well increase this gap if they win. The Capitals have lost three out of four games after a six-game winning streak. After not the brightest matches in Vancouver (1-2), Calgary (3-1) and Ottawa (4-5, OT), Alexander Ovechkin's squad returned home and could not beat Winnipeg (4-5, OT). The Washiks constantly fought back in the score, but they still conceded in extra time.
The Capitals periodically have problems with the implementation of chances and in the last five games they scored only 15 goals in regular time. Alexander Ovechkin scored goals against Ottawa and Winnipeg, but it didn't help the Capitals win. Dylan Strome remains Washington's top scorer with 50 points (15+35).
Logan Thompson failed in the last match against the Jets and deflected only 25 shots out of 30. The goalkeeper can sit on the bench again and give way to Charlie Lindgren, who only recently returned to action after injury, but has already gained good form. The American has 90.31% of saves and has made one shutout in 24 matches in the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sonny Milano, Nicklas Backstrom and T. J. Oshie will not participate in the upcoming fight.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington throws only 27 times per game on average.
The Capitals don't throw much, but they make 12.8% of the chances.
- The Capitals earn 7.88 minutes of penalty time per match.
The hosts get away a lot, but they play strongly in the minority and cope with a lot of attempts by the opponent.
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida consolidated its position in the third place in the East and significantly improved its results in the second half of January. Paul Maurice's team broke into first place in the Atlantic Division table, gaining 67 points in 54 starts. The Cats can also beat Carolina, which is currently in second place and has only one more score than the guests. For a long time, Alexander Barkov's team could not produce a long series of victories, but at the end of the first month of the year they sharply increased in attack and dealt with Los Angeles (3:0), Chicago (5:1) and Islanders (6:3) in turn. The Panthers were losing to the Islanders by the 35th minute of the game, but they managed to pull themselves together and score four unanswered goals.
"Florida" has improved in terms of the implementation of moments in this segment of the season. The Panthers have scored 20 goals in their last five games, while failing to score more than one goal twice in their last six games. Sam Reinhart remains the Cats' main hope ahead. The striker scores a lot and during the current regular season has made 57 effective actions (31+28).
Sergey Bobrovsky had a great time in the second half of January, but Spencer Knight also appeared on the set quite often. The American has reflected 90.58% of the reflected shots and made two shutouts in the current season. As for last season's best goalkeeper, he wasn't very good in the fall, but he's gradually coming to his senses and improving with each match.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the Florida players are ready to play in the next meeting. Matthew Samoskevich may not be able to take part in the fight.
Interesting betting trends
- Florida gets 9.72 minutes of penalty time per match
On average, Americans are eliminated at least five times per game.
- "Florida" has 79.5% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
The Panthers are not playing the best game in the minority and are ranked 15th in the league by this indicator.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
Only in the last three out of seven games with the Panthers, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.95Bet 3rd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers scored in the third period in six out of nine games.
1.35Tip and bets
Washington failed to win in the first game of the home series, but the overall form of the team from the capital can certainly be called good. Spencer Carbery's team has played very well in recent matches with the support of their home stands and lost in regular time for the last time back in late November. Florida scored a great move and seriously improved its position in the conference table, and now it has broken out to the first place in the division. At the same time, the guests often have problems with the realization of moments, especially in matches against reliable teams. In the fall, the Caps celebrated success on the road, while then the Panthers had no chance of success. We think that Alexander Ovechkin's squad will be stronger now. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts with a zero handicap.
Our forecast is that Washington will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
Washington is stable throughout the regular season and scores more than other clubs in the conference. The Moscow team scored only 15 accurate shots in the previous five starts, but Alexander Ovechkin's team is especially good at home. Florida lacks stability in defense, although Sergei Bobrovsky has improved his performance recently. We believe that despite this, the hosts will score at least three times.
The forecast is that Washington's individual total is more than 2.5 goals per 1.80
Bet on the total
The autumn match between the teams didn't turn out to be very productive, but now everything can be completely different. The Panthers have improved in terms of implementing chances, but it is unlikely that the hosts will sit back and not try to seize the advantage from the first minutes. In the four previous matches of the rivals in Washington, there were always at least six goals. We are waiting at least as much this time.
Forecast - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.85
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