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Ottawa — Montreal: NHL match forecast
On February 23, Ottawa will face Montreal on its ice as part of the Canadian derby. Both teams are approaching this confrontation with a three-game losing streak, so this match will be of particular importance for each club. Let's remind that at the very start of the season, the Tricolours had already proved their superiority over their opponent with a score of 4:1 and then they looked much better than their counterpart. What should I bet on this time? You will learn about this from our forecast
Command Analysis
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Ottawa has a real chance of making the playoffs this season. She didn't have any in previous years. It should be noted that at the moment it is in the top eight and is located on the seventh line of the Eastern Conference. She is literally a couple of points away from departure, so there is still a huge amount of work ahead. It should be noted that at the beginning of the month, the club showed its best side and even gave out a series of five wins, but it was replaced by a series of three failures.
So, after a crushing victory over Minnesota at home (6:0) and a confident victory on the road over Nashville (5:2), the Canadians lost twice to Tampa with a score of 3:4 and 1:5, respectively, and also failed to cope with Florida (1:5). At the same time, in the last two meetings, oddly enough, they were left with only one abandoned puck in the asset, although they usually do not experience problems with the realization of moments as such. However, today the club remains one of the most ineffective in its conference.
As a rule, Travis Green's players spend the final twenty minutes the worst, in which they have a 52:64 ratio in scoring and conceding goals and rarely come out of it "dry". Nevertheless, with the support of the home stands, Ottawa is performing strongly and has allowed itself to be beaten only seven times within 60 minutes throughout the season, and has been successful in regular time on 12 occasions.
Disqualifications and injuries
Cousins, Gregor, Norris and Pinto will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Ottawa gets an average of 8.64 minutes of penalty time per match.
According to statistics, the Senators have been eliminated at least four times and are experiencing some discipline problems this season.
- Ottawa has 23.4% of the implementation of the majority
The team enjoys a good numerical advantage and ranks tenth in the league according to this indicator.
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal is outside the playoff zone and currently occupies the 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The team can hardly expect to participate in the Stanley Cup as seriously as the Senators, since even now it is six points away from the top eight. It will be very difficult to "win back" this small gap, especially if you show the same results as recently. Let's remind that in eight previous matches out of nine, the Canadians lost.
They were only able to deal with the obvious outsider of the league in the person of San Jose (4:3), after which they went to California, where they lost to Los Angeles (3:6). Returning to home ice, the Tricolor first lost to New Jersey (0-4), and also had a weak match against Tampa, which they lost to with a score of 3:5. In most meetings, Martin San Louis's team showed a weak defensive game and allowed opponents to score at least three or four times.
In general, this fact should not be surprising, because throughout the season, Montreal misses a lot and remains one of the most missed clubs in the East today. Oddly enough, in terms of playing in the minority, the team is one of the best in the league and ranks eighth in this indicator, having 81.7% neutralization of the majority of the opponent. The most disastrous performance of the Canadians can be called the first segment, in which they have a 42:59 ratio of goals scored and missed, so they often have to start matches losing in the score.
Disqualifications and injuries
Price, Goulet, Heineman and Pezzetta will not be able to help their team in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Montreal gets an average of 9.3 minutes of penalty time per match.
According to statistics, "tricolor" is removed at least four to five times and is characterized by poor discipline.
- On average, Montreal makes 26 shots on goal.
The Canadians are characterized by low throwing activity this season and often act as the second number.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period turned out to be productive.
1.87The bet of the 2nd period: the victory of the hosts
In three out of five meetings against their counterpart, the hosts were successful in the second period.
2.33Tip and bets
Ottawa must pull itself together after a series of unsuccessful away matches. The Senators have been showing decent results at home this season and have kept most of the meetings to themselves, achieving success in regular time. Montreal used to lose very often and played poorly in defense. Plus, up to this point, the Tricolours had suffered as many as 14 defeats within 60 minutes when they played on foreign grounds. Past meetings between the teams have also often been in favor of Green's squad, so we suggest betting on its success again.
The forecast is an Ottawa victory in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
Montreal, as we noted above, has recently shown a weak defensive game and made a lot of mistakes in its own zone, which left it with four or five goals conceded. Ottawa uses its chances well in matches against such opponents. In addition, the Senators have a great numerical advantage and are among the top ten in terms of majority implementation. Based on this, we take their individual total.
We're betting on Ottawa's individual total of more than three goals in 1.80
Bet on the total total
Previous meetings with the participation of Ottawa turned out to be productive, because she herself did not have a strong defensive game. Montreal is constantly counting on open hockey and is looking for games on opposite courses, so matches with its participation are spectacular. By the way, most face-to-face matches between teams also take place with six or more goals. It is possible that the clubs will also be pleased after the break.
We take a total of more than 5.5 pucks with a kf of 1.85
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