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Islanders - Nashville: NHL match betting tip
The Islanders are returning to New York after their success in Boston and will host guests from Tennessee on March 1. Nashville unexpectedly beat the conference leader the day before and slightly improved its position in the table. They still hope to make the playoffs, but they need to win as much as possible. The teams haven't met each other yet this season. How will this match turn out? Look for the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
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The Islanders occupy only 14th place in the East and are gradually moving away from the top eight in the conference table. The hosts have 59 points after 58 matches and they have a couple of matches left to catch up with the competition. Currently, Patrick Roy's team is separated by seven points from Columbus, which is in eighth position, while the Jackets played one more game. The Islanders played great in the second half of January, but failed in February and lost four matches in a row. The Isles lost to Dallas (3:4) and the Rangers (1:5) at home after a break, but before returning to home ice, they beat Boston (2:1) in Massachusetts by a minimal margin.
New York is still the weakest team in the conference in terms of offensive play. The hosts have scored only 158 times this season, and the club's top scorer ranks a modest 97th on the list of the league's most productive hockey players. Anders Lee (23+18) and Bo Horvath (19+22) scored 41 points each and are making a big contribution to the Ailes' results.
The Orange team tries to play defense as reliably as possible and has a strong goaltending team. Semyon Varlamov has been in the infirmary for quite a long time, so now Ilya Sorokin is the main goalkeeper of the hosts. The Russian blocked 90.55% of shots in the current regular season and made three shutouts in 43 starts. So far, he simply has no competitors.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Varlamov, Matt Martin, Mike Riley and Matthew Barzal will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Islanders win 55.1% of face-offs
The Islanders are good at this indicator and keep most of the face-offs for themselves.
- The hosts earn only 5.53 minutes of penalty time per match.
New York gets away very little and plays extremely disciplined.
Nashville Predators
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Nashville is trying to get out of the basement of the conference table, but still occupies only the 14th position in the West. The team from Tennessee has scored only 49 points in 58 meetings and is still very far from the desired goal. Nevertheless, the predators can still catch up with the top eight, but for this they need to win more often. At the end of January, the visitors had a weak stretch and lost six matches in a row. After the break, the Pres scored only half of the possible points. The team, under the mentorship of Andrew Brunett, played only at home after a break. He beat Colorado (2:1), was defeated by New Jersey (0:5) and Florida (1:4), and won the last match of the winter against Nashville (2:1).
The Predators are playing poorly offensively at this stage of the season. They scored only five accurate shots in four games after the break and never scored more than twice. Philipp Forsberg remains the club's best striker with 54 points (22+32). The Swedish forward is not in the best shape and scored only one goal in four meetings.
There were high hopes for Juus Saros before the start of the season, but the Finn has not yet justified his trust. The experienced goalkeeper scored only 90.05% of his shots, while Justus Annunen made only 89.91% of his saves. Both goalkeepers are not happy with their stable performance during the regular season, but the coaching staff of the team does not have much choice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Lauzon, Roman Yossi, Adam Wilsby and Zachary Lehair will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries. Mark Jankowski's condition is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Nashville gets 9.18 minutes of penalty time per match
The club is not well disciplined and is usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Nashville holds an average of 25 power moves.
The Pres are not avoiding power and contact hockey this season.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three matches between the teams, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.923rd periodbet: Islanders will score
The Islay scored in the third period in five out of nine games.
1.45Tip and bets
New York finally broke its streak of setbacks and played strictly defensively in Boston. Anders Lee's team continues to fight for the playoffs and has several games left to catch up with the competition. It was on the home court that the islanders were particularly good in the second half of January, although they failed in the first matches after the break. Nashville scores very little and does not please fans with reliable actions on its half of the ice. We think that the first match between the rivals this season will end with the victory of the hosts. We offer a bet on the success of ailes with a zero head start.
Our prediction is that the Islanders willwinwith an Asian handicap (0) in 1.81
Betting on an individual total
Nashville plays terribly on offense on the road and scores only 2.14 per game on the road. Roman Yossi's team scored only five accurate shots in four meetings after the break and did not create many chances. The Islanders play defensive hockey and very rarely miss in large numbers. We don't expect more than two hits from the guests.
Prediction - Nashville's individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 2.00
Bet on the total
New York scores less than the other teams in the East and tries to win thanks to strong performances on their side of the ice. The same can be said about Nashville, which plays worse offensively than the lower-ranked Chicago and San Jose. In our opinion, there will be no more than five abandoned goals in a duel between such closed squads.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 2.03
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