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Washington — Edmonton: NHL match forecast
The NHL game day program will begin on February 23 with a duel between Washington and Edmonton. Both teams played their first matches after the break the day before and did it in different ways. Spencer Carbery's players continue to dominate the East, while the Oilers are only trying to establish themselves as the best team in the Pacific Division. At the end of January, the Caps won in Alberta. What will the meeting be like in the U.S. capital? Read our forecast for it
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is increasing its advantage over its competitors and continues to maintain its leadership in the Eastern Conference. The team from the U.S. capital scored 81 points in 55 games and ranks first in the Metropolitan Division. Now the hosts have already pulled away by 11 points from Florida, which is in second position. The hosts played one less game than the Panthers, so they may well increase this gap if they continue to win. The Washiks slowed down a bit at the end of January and lost at home to Winnipeg (4:5, OT) in the first game of February. Spencer Carbery's team defeated Florida (6:3) with the support of their home crowd, and a day later they won against Philadelphia (4:3) in Pennsylvania. Before the break, Alexander Ovechkin's squad unexpectedly lost to Utah (4:5, B), but recovered from the defeat after a break and defeated Pittsburgh in the derby.
The Capitals periodically have problems with the implementation of chances, but they added to this indicator at the end of January and scored 22 goals in regular time in the last seven matches. The Caps captain scores in almost every match, but it doesn't always help them win. Dylan Strome remains Washington's top scorer with 54 points (16+38).
Logan Thompson appeared at the start of the game against Pittsburgh after failing in a duel against Utah. The Canadian was not bad and reflected only 92.10% of shots and the hosts beat the Penguins anyway. Charlie Lindgren plays more reliably than his colleague at times and reflects 90.17% of shots on average for the season. The American has only one dry match in 25 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Niklas 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 13% of the chances.
- The Capitals earn 7.64 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.
Edmonton Oilers
CanadaCurrent form
Edmonton is on the fourth line in the conference table and continues to fight for leadership in the division. The Alberta team has scored 72 points in 56 starts and is aiming to take second place in the East. Since the end of January, the Canadians have not managed to win a single meeting within the regular time, which indicates that the guests are not in the best condition. Before the break, they won in Missouri (3:2, OT) against St. Louis and narrowly beat Chicago (4:3, OT) in Illinois (4:3, OT), but then lost to Colorado (4:5) on home ice. The day before, Chris Nobloch's team was defeated in Pennsylvania (3-6), having failed in the second period of the match with Philadelphia.
The Canadians didn't always play well offensively in February, although they scored 17 times in the last six meetings. Overall, Edmonton is very good up front and is scoring 3.30 goals on average. Leon Draisatl has scored 85 points (41+44) this season and is once again the best sniper in the league. The captain of the guests assists more and ranks fourth in the league's goalscoring list (22+49).
Chris Nobloch's men were not good defensively and conceded 20 goals in the last five matches. Stuart Skinner reflects only 89.82% of shots during the regular season and had only two dry fights. Calvin Picard often appears on the court, because the main goalkeeper of the guests can not get in shape. The Canadian made 90.05% of his saves, but never left the ice without conceding goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will play in the U.S. capital. Evander Kane's participation is still in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Edmonton has 76:46 on goals scored and conceded in the second period.
The Oilers have the best second period in terms of reliability, and they score a lot on their own.
- The Oilers win 51.8% of face-offs
The guests look good on the spot and often win the puck for their partners.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the last four games with the Capitals, the first period was productive.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in ten games.
1.42Tip and bets
Washington did not need time to build up, and in the first meeting after the break, the capital's hockey players beat Pittsburgh in the derby. Alexander Ovechkin's team is confidently leading in the East and in the league as a whole, while it regularly beats the strongest teams in the NHL. Edmonton started on the road with a setback in Pennsylvania and again performed very poorly defensively. This season, the rivals had already met each other in Canada, and then Spencer Carbery's wards celebrated their success. We believe that they will be able to beat the Oilers once again. 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 1.98
Betting on an individual total
Washington is the best team in the East in terms of offensive quality. The hosts are scoring more than other teams in the conference, and the Caps' offense is in good shape right now. Edmonton regularly fails defensively and has conceded 20 times in the previous five games alone. It is unlikely that the hosts will forgive the Oilers for their mistakes and will not score at least three or four goals.
Forecast - Washington's individual total is more than three goals in 2.05
Bet on the total
At the end of January, the meeting between the rivals did not turn out to be very productive and gave the stands only five accurate shots in total. Now everything can be different, because it is at home that the Caps play most vividly. We believe that neither side will sit on the defensive and we will see spectacular hockey. We're betting on a total of more goals.
Forecast - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.70
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