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Detroit - Columbus: NHL match betting tip
Columbus will arrive in Michigan on February 28, where it will play against local Detroit. The Wings have established themselves in the top eight in the East and intend to gain a foothold among the best clubs in the conference. The Blue Jackets occupy the last slot in the playoff zone and do not feel comfortable. Both teams are in great need of scoring points, but only one side will get two points. Who will be stronger? Find out from our betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit broke into seventh place in the conference, scoring 66 points in 58 starts. The Michigan State team is approaching the leading group and is only four points away from New Jersey, which has played one more game. Krylia are showing very strong results at this stage of the season, and since January 20, they have been without points only once. After the break, Dylan Larkin's squad lost at home to Minnesota (3:4, OT), but was stronger than Anaheim (5:4, OT). The hosts took revenge on the Wind in Minneapolis (3:2), coming back from 0:2 after the end of the first period of the match. The Reds were very accurate and scored three times, making only 16 shots.
In five games in February, the hosts only once failed to score at least three goals in a duel. Krylia are scoring 2.95 goals per match this season and are gradually adding to their chances. Lucas Raymond remains the best striker in the Red team. The Swedish forward scored 63 goals (22+41) and ranks 18th in the list of the most productive hockey players in the league.
Cameron Talbo helped win the match against Minnesota and blocked 22 shots on his own goal. Alex Lyon is forced to take on the role of the second goalkeeper of the hosts. The American has not been very good so far this season and has only 90.16% of saves. The Detroit goalkeeper has made only one shutout in 23 starts and regularly suffers from injuries.
Disqualifications and injuries
Andrew Kopp, Mikael Rasmussen and Jack Petrie will not play against the Jackets.
Interesting betting trends
- Detroit concedes an average of 3.12 goals per game.
Krylia has failed to improve its defense in recent matches and has not improved its defensive performance.
- Red Wings win 50.6% of face-offs
Todd McLellan's men began to act a little better on the point and win the puck for their partners more often.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus was pretty good in January, but it didn't start well in the new month. Dean Evason's team suffered four defeats in a row and went to the break in a terrible mood. The Blazers continue to fight for a place in the playoff zone in the East and are currently in eighth place in the conference. They are only two points behind Detroit and may rise higher in the very near future. The Blue Jackets have earned 64 points in 58 games and are having a pretty good season. After a pause, they held two meetings at home and won convincing victories. The Blazers first defeated Chicago (5:1), and two days later they turned out to be stronger than the guests from Dallas (6:4).
The Blazers remain one of the most conceding teams in the league, and they score 3.55 goals on average on the road against the Blue Jackets. The guests rarely delight their fans with a reliable game and in the previous five starts they missed only 14 times. Elvis Merzlikin has gained excellent form and continues to show a good level of play in February. The goalkeeper deflected 89.55% of shots and made one shutout in the regular season.
Zach Werenski remains the leader in the number of points scored and has scored three points in the last two matches. This season, he has earned 62 points (18+44) and is still ahead of Kirill Marchenko. The Russian was very good in the first games after the break and now he has 59 points (20+33) in the goal+pass system. Sean Monahan can also be singled out, but so far the Canadian is in the infirmary.
Disqualifications and injuries
Columbus has four players in the infirmary: Egor Chinakhov, Kevin LaBank, Eric Gudbranson, Boone Jenner, Sean Monahan.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Columbus concedes 3.29 goals per match.
The club's main problem remains its poor defensive play.
- Blazers completed 21.3% of the majority attempts
The team has a good game with an advantage of one player and consistently enjoys the removal of opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In 10 of the 14 matches involving Detroit, the first period was productive.
1.70Bet 3rd period: Detroit will score
Krylia scored in the third period against the Blazers in four out of five games.
1.37Tip and bets
Columbus tore apart the opponents on their ice after the break, but Dean Evason's team usually does not play so well on the road. At the same time, they will now come to visit Detroit, which is not always good on defense and regularly concedes in large numbers. The wings are in good shape, but in this fight everything should end in a shootout, while the chances of the rivals to win look about equal. We think that it is much more profitable to bet on the success of jackets here. We offer the second victory with a zero handicap.
Our betting tip is for Columbus towinwith an Asian handicap (0) in 2.20
Betting on an individual total
Detroit's defense rarely pleases its fans with reliable play and often fails and misses in large numbers. On average, the red light outside the wings' gates turns on 3.12 times per match, while they look even worse at home than away. The guests are able to take advantage of this, and we believe in at least three accurate shots from Todd McLellan's players.
Prediction - Columbus' individual total is more than 2.5 goals in 1.72
Bet on the total
The Wings have been playing extremely well throughout the season. They added to the implementation plan with the arrival of a new head coach, but the problems in defense remained the same. Columbus scores a lot, but the jackets constantly forget about protecting their goal. We think that a very exciting match awaits us, which will be rich in goals.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.65
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