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Florida vs. Ottawa: NHL match forecast
Florida is returning home, where it will play against the guests from Canada on February 9. The Panthers have broken into second place in the East, but have not yet consolidated their position as leaders of the Atlantic Division. Paul Maurice's players have gained excellent form and are quite capable of joining the pursuit of Washington. Ottawa has completely different tasks. For a long time, the Sens have been trying to gain a foothold in the playoff zone and so far they are doing a good job of this task. Will they be able to stop the "cats"? This is stated in the forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida has temporarily moved up to second place in the East and is having a very strong stretch at this stage of the season. Paul Maurice's team broke into first place in the Atlantic Division table, gaining 69 points in 56 starts. The Cats can break away from Toronto and Carolina, who are still behind, if the team from the state of the same name continues to win and earn points. The Panthers won all three meetings in the last home series of games, and then lost in the capital to the local Washington (3-6). The hosts did not prolong the series of failures and dealt with St. Louis in Missouri (3:2), scoring the winning goal only 12 seconds before the end of regular time.
"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 the last seven games. Sam Reinhart remains the Cats' main hope ahead. The striker scores a lot and during the current regular season has made 61 effective actions (31+30).
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 90.59% 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.
Interesting betting trends
- Florida gets 9.68 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 16th in the league by this indicator.
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Ottawa is trying to gain a foothold in the playoff zone in the East and now occupies the seventh place in the conference table. The Sens have 62 points in their piggy bank after 55 matches and should try to compete for sixth place with Tampa, which is higher. The Canadians are four points ahead of New Jersey, which has played one more game. The Legionnaires had a strong stretch at the end of January and won five games in a row. At the start of the current guest tour, Travis Green's team celebrated success in Tennessee (5:2), but then lost twice to the Lightning (3:4 and 1:5). The Senators looked good in the equator of the second match against the Lightning, but they failed defensively in the final 20 minutes.
The Senators have improved their offense and scored 19 goals in the last five games. The Canadian team is not so bad at realizing their chances and usually scores at least three goals. Tim Stutzle retains the role of the guests' top scorer. The German striker scored 55 points (17+38) in the goal+pass system and makes assists more often than others.
Linus Ulmark has returned to action after his injury and has already been able to play in one of the two matches against Tampa Bay. The Swede boasts 91.56% of deflected shots this season, with three shutouts in 24 starts. Anton Forsberg remains the club's second goalkeeper, although during the current regular season he often failed and let his partners down.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jacob Bernard-Docker, Shane Pinto, Josh Norris, Nick Cousins and Zach McEwen will not help their partners in the state of Florida.
Interesting betting trends
- The "legionnaires" received 8.62 minutes of penalty time in previous matches.
Guests often leave and are therefore often outnumbered.
- Ottawa blocks 16 shots per game
The visitors' defense doesn't often sacrifice itself for the team's goalkeepers and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
Only in the last three out of nine games with the Panthers, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers scored in the third period in 8 out of 11 games.
1.40Tip and bets
Ottawa got off to a good start in the current away series of matches, but completely failed in the games against Tampa and could not earn a single point in two matches in a row. Nevertheless, over the course of the entire season, the Canadians look good away and often beat even the most formidable teams. Florida got into great shape and almost did not lose in the second half of January. At the same time, Paul Maurice's team was lucky with the calendar, so the recent successes of Alexander Barkov's squad should not be considered something outstanding. We think that the Legionnaires will definitely have a chance to score points. We believe in the success of the Ontario provincial club and propose to take its victory with a zero handicap.
Our forecast is that Ottawa will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.55
Betting on an individual total
Florida has scored a lot in recent matches, but during the regular season, the Panthers often had problems in terms of implementing chances. Ottawa is conceding 2.80 goals on the road, and Linus Ulmark has returned to action after injury and has already had a good match against the Lightning. We believe that the hosts will not score more than two or three goals against the Sens.
Forecast - Florida's individual total is less than three goals in 1.90
Bet on the total
The teams managed to play only one match against each other this season. The Canadians were stronger than their opponent on their ice, but the meeting did not turn out to be bright and productive. The teams scored only four times per game and did not force the events. Both sides are holding the ball well and are unlikely to go forward from the first minutes. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
Forecast - total less than six goals in 1.60
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