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Islanders —Rangers: NHL match forecast
On February 26, the Islanders and the Rangers will once again play each other in New York. The Islanders returned to the game with a loss to Dallas on their ice, while the Cops lost to Buffalo, but then dealt with Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Now the rivals will determine the best on the ice of the UBS Arena. In early November, the Blue Shirts defeated the Isles on their home court. Will they be able to win on the road? This is stated in the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders improved at the beginning of the new year and took a big step towards getting into the top eight in the East. New York is in 12th position with 57 points after 56 matches. Patrick Roy's team won seven matches in a row, while beating far from the weakest teams. Anders Lee's team had a pretty good run of away games, but now the hosts have three away defeats. In the home game against Vegas (2-1), the Islanders were very good, but before the break they suffered defeats in Winnipeg (3:4) and Minnesota (3:6). In the match against the "savages", the then guests missed a two-goal advantage by the middle of regular time. After the break, the hosts lost at home to Dallas (3:4), without showing a strong defensive game.New York remains the least-scoring team in the conference. The Islanders still look pretty lackluster offensively. In the last five games, they scored only 14 accurate shots, although they managed to score 11 goals in the last four games. The club's top scorer is only on the 90th line in the overall league list. Anders Lee, as captain, makes a big contribution to the result and made 41 effective actions (23+18). Bo Horvath has the same number, scoring 41 points (19+22) using the goal+pass system.Ilya Sorokin was one of the main characters in the winning streak of the hosts. The Russian helped his teammates win six matches in a row, and due to injuries to other goalkeepers, the Islanders coaching staff had to release newcomer Jakub Skarek in a duel against Florida. The Czech failed and missed five goals, reflecting only 84.40% of shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Varlamov, Marcus Hogberg, Mike Riley and Matthew Barzal will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Islanders win 55.2% of face-offs
The Islanders are good at this indicator and leave most of the face-offs for themselves.
- The hosts earn only 5.59 minutes of penalty time per match.
New York gets away with very little and plays extremely disciplined.
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers are trying to get out of the bottom of the East table and occupy only 11th place in the conference, although they were fighting for leadership not so long ago. The New York club has only 60 scoring points after 57 starts, while the Cops are two points behind Ottawa in eighth place. Peter Laviolette's players are gradually gaining momentum and were able to score points in three of the previous five starts. The Cops looked great at home in the games against Vegas (4:2) and Boston (3:2), but lost to Pittsburgh (2:3). The Cops started the current outing with a 4-3 victory in Ohio, but lost to Buffalo (2-8). Before the game in New York, Adam Fox's squad won 5-3 in Pennsylvania.
Igor Shesterkin has returned from injury and has already played two matches in the base. The Russian helped his partners win one of them and was quite good, except for the duel against the Bison. This season, the goalkeeper has reflected a modest 90.31% and so far has not justified his expensive contract, which he recently signed with the franchise. Jonathan Quick remains the second goalkeeper of the team and rarely appears on the court.
Artemy Panarin has seriously slowed down in terms of implementation after a strong start to the season. Khlebushek has long left the top ten most productive hockey players in the league and is only on the 23rd line. The Russian scored 59 goals (23+36) and, against the background of the team's weak results, does not show the level of play that his fans expect from him.
Disqualifications and injuries
Adam Edstrom will not play in the derby. Chris Kreider's participation is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Rangers win 53.5% of face-offs
The guests successfully act on the point and win face-offs more often.
- The team gets an average of 8.14 minutes of penalty time.
Peter Laviolette's players are eliminated more than four times per match on average.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of four matches between the teams, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.933rd periodbet: Islanders will score
The Islay scored in the third period in five out of seven games.
1.45Tip and bets
The Islanders have failed in recent matches, but Patrick Roy's players are showing a good level of play at home. They could easily have snagged points in the game against Dallas, but they didn't act well defensively. The Rangers play even worse defensively and regularly concede in huge numbers. Igor Shesterkin cannot recover after signing a new contract and is still in bad shape, and Jonathan Quick has not been a top goalkeeper for a long time. The hosts win all the time in this pair, and we think it will happen again. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that the Islanders willwinwith an Asian handicap (0) in 1.90
Betting on an individual total
The Rangers are making good use of their chances at this stage of the season, but on average they score only 3.02 goals per season. The Islanders are able to hold off their opponents, and Ilya Sorokin has gained good form in the absence of Semyon Varlamov. In the last seven games at home, the Islanders have only conceded more than two goals once. We do not believe in the attack of the guests.
The forecast is the Rangers' individual total of less than three goals in 1.63
Bet on the total
The last matches between the rivals turned out to be extremely productive, but this cannot last forever. The Islanders are doing well at home on defense and trying to miss as little as possible. The Rangers lack stability offensively, and it's much more important for them to get things right defensively. We think that the teams will try to play reliably and there will be no more than five accurate shots in the match.
Forecast - total less than six goals in 1.70
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