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Islanders - Winnipeg: NHL match betting tip
The Islanders are returning home after a crushing defeat in the derby. On March 5, they will try to beat the leader of the Western Conference in the person of Winnipeg, which is not in the best shape right now and has lost two meetings in a row. The Jets are confidently leading in their part of the table, while the New York team is trying to get out of the basement in the East. In early February, the Canadians outplayed their opponent on their home ice. How will it be this time? Find out from our betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Isles are located only on the 14th line in the East and so far they cannot get close to the leading group in the conference table. They have 61 points after 60 matches, while Detroit, which is in eighth position, has only five more points. Last month, the hosts played pretty mediocre and managed to score only three wins in eight meetings. The Islanders ended February with a Victory in Boston, after which they returned home and defeated Nashville (7-4). Patrick Roy's team showed a weak game in the derby against the Rangers (0-4) and could not break through Igor Shesterkin, suffering a crushing defeat on the ice at Madison Square Garden.
New York retains its status as the weakest team in the conference in terms of offensive play. This season, the hosts have scored only 165 times, and the club's top scorer ranks a modest 97th on the list of the league's most productive hockey players. Anders Lee (23+19) and Bo Horvath (20+22) scored 42 points each and make a big contribution to the Ailes' results.
The Islanders have a good goaltending team, but Ilya Sorokin has been playing alone for quite a long time. He failed in the game against the Rangers, but scored the puck against Nashville, becoming the second goalkeeper from Russia to do so. He has 90.40% of deflected shots and three shutouts this season, and Semyon Varlamov is still in the infirmary.
Disqualifications and injuries
Markus Hogberg, 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% of face-offs
The Islanders are good at this indicator and keep most of the face-offs for themselves.
- The hosts earn only 5.52 minutes of penalty time per match.
New York gets away very little and plays extremely disciplined.
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg is confidently leading in the West and has a good lead over its competitors, so it can afford to lose. The team from the province of Manitoba has 88 points to its credit after 61 matches and so far does not feel the pressure of rivals. Dallas, who is following, scored eight points less, but has one game left. Since the end of January, Scott Arniel's team has not lost at all and has issued a series of 11 consecutive victories. With winter gone, the Jets have predictably slowed down and scored only two points in the last two games. They lost to Nashville in Tennessee (1:2), and then lost at home to the guests from Pennsylvania (1:2, B), again scoring only one goal in regular time.
The Fighters have scored only ten goals in their last five matches and haven't created many chances. Winnipeg is scoring 3.51 goals per game this season, and Kyle Connor remains the club's top scorer with 74 points (31+43) in the goal+pass system. Mark Scheifele is very close to him, who participated in 67 goals for his team (34+33).
Connor Hellebuyck is a regular on the court and is one of the most stable goalies in the league. The Canadian goalkeeper deflected 92.72% of shots on his possessions and scored six shutouts during this regular season. Sometimes Eric Comrie also appears in the goal, but he has no chance of a place in the base until the first number is injured.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- Winnipeg gets 7.75 minutes of penalty time per match
The club from Canada demonstrates poor discipline and is often sent off more than four times per match.
- Fighters only throw 28 times on average per game
The Jets don't bother the opposing goalkeepers too often.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving Winnipeg, the second period was not productive.
1.903rd periodbet: Islanders will score
The Islay scored in the third period in 6 out of 11 matches.
1.57Tip and bets
New York is hardly a favorite of the upcoming confrontation. Anders Lee's team plays pretty poorly on defense and only rarely makes really good matches in terms of realizing their moments. Winnipeg remains the strongest club in the West and, despite past defeats, remains one of the most powerful teams in the league as a whole. In early February, Scott Arniel's team achieved success in a duel against the Islanders at the home arena. We believe that they will be able to repeat their success on the ice of the UBS Arena. We suggest betting on the victory of the guests in the main time.
Our prediction is a win for Winnipeg in 2.02
Betting on an individual total
The Islanders are playing the worst offense in the East and are scoring a modest 2.75 goals this season. Winnipeg remains the team with the most reliable defense in the conference and very rarely allows opponents to throw in large numbers. At the same time, the Jets have the best goalkeeper in the NHL. We don't expect more than two accurate shots from the hosts.
The betting tip is the Islanders' individual total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.77
Bet on the total
The islanders try to play defensively, and very rarely do matches involving Patrick Roy's team turn out to be really spectacular. The same can be said about the visitors, who very rarely fail in defense, but they themselves do not often score a lot. Last month, the teams scored seven times between the two. In this game, we don't expect more than five accurate shots.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.95
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