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Philadelphia — Washington: NHL match forecast
Philadelphia and Washington will play their third match of the current season on February 7. The Penn State team has lost four meetings in a row and so far has not been able to get out of the basement of the conference table. Alexander Ovechkin's team continues to perform very consistently and continues to strengthen its leadership in the East. The Capitals beat the Flyers twice in the regular season. How will it be this time? Read our forecast for the game
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia remains on the 15th place in the Eastern Conference table and managed to score only 53 points. The Penn State team has failed at the start of the year and has scored only seven wins since January 1. In the second half of last month, the hosts started with a good series of away games, after which they beat Detroit on home ice (2:1, OT). Before returning to Pennsylvania, the Flyers lost in New York to the Rangers (1-6) and the Islanders (1-3), scoring only twice in 120 minutes. The Flyers were stronger than New Jersey with the support of their home crowd (4:2), but they couldn't cope with the Devils in Newark (0:5). At the start of the current away series, John Tortorella's team lost in Denver (0:2) and Salt Lake (2:3, OT).
Philadelphia doesn't play well offensively and hasn't scored more than one goal per game in five out of seven games. Travis Konecny remains the Philae's offensive leader with 58 points (21+37) in the goal+pass system. Matvey Michkov left the top 100 scorers in the league due to the club's poor results. The young forward scored 34 goals (14+20) in his first season in the league.
Samuel Ersson remains a solid number one in the Philae squad and has been on the ice a lot lately, but has only been really good in three out of eight games. Ivan Fedotov constantly gets his chances and cannot show a strong game at the last line of defense. For quite a long time, Alexey Kolosov, who regularly took to the ice at the beginning of the season, has not been included in the applications for matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Oun Tippett, Ryan Ellis and Rasmus Ristolainen will not play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- Philadelphia gets 8.02 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually eliminated at least four or five times per match.
- Philadelphia has 77.9% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
According to this indicator, the club is currently ranked 20th in the league.
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is building up its lead in the Eastern Conference table. The team from the U.S. capital scored 77 points in 53 games and is in first place in the Metropolitan Division and is now nine points ahead of Carolina, which is in second position. The hosts played one less game than the Hurricanes, so they may well increase this gap if they continue to win. The Capitals have lost three out of five games after a six-game winning streak. After some poor performances in Vancouver (1:2), Calgary (3:1) and Ottawa (4:5, OT), Alexander Ovechkin's squad returned home and failed to beat Winnipeg (4:5, OT). The Washiks returned home and defeated Florida on the ice of their home arena (6:3), and the visiting leader scored the puck into an empty net 0.1 seconds before the siren.
The Capitals periodically have problems with the implementation of chances, but they added to this indicator at the end of January and scored 17 goals in regular time over the last four games. The Caps captain scored in three consecutive games, but it didn't always help them win. Dylan Strome remains Washington's top scorer with 51 points (15+36).
Logan Thompson failed in the last game against the Panthers and was rehabilitated for his poor performance before that. The goalkeeper can sit on the bench again and give way in goal to Charlie Lindgren, who has only recently returned to action after an 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 12.9% of the chances.
- The Capitals earn 7.81 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.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last four out of five games with the Flyers, the first period was not productive.
1.90Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in eight games.
1.42Tip and bets
Washington has been stable throughout the regular season and is in good shape right now. Alexander Ovechkin's team is building up a gap from competitors in the conference and division tables, while the captain himself is approaching Wayne Gretzky's record and scoring for three consecutive matches. Philadelphia completely failed at the end of January and still can't win. John Tortorella's team lost four meetings in a row and fell back to the penultimate place in the East. The Capitals have beaten the Flyers twice this season. We believe that even now the capital's team will be stronger than the opponent. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests, taking into account the zero handicap.
Our forecast is that Washington will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.63
Betting on an individual total
Washington has increased in terms of implementation by the beginning of February. For four consecutive matches, the team from the capital of the United States scores at least three times per game, while the leaders of the attack are in good shape. Philadelphia needs to think about scoring goals, but the hosts also have a lot of problems defensively. We think that the guests will score at least three times.
Forecast - Washington's individual total is more than 2.5 goals in 1.60
Bet on the total
The Flyers score very little, and before the last meeting they couldn't score for three games in a row. The Penn State team is returning home, and this is the best place to start delighting their fans. In our opinion, neither side will sit on the defensive, so the confrontation will be effective. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
Forecast - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.85
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