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Edmonton - Montreal: NHL match betting tip
Edmonton and Montreal will play each other on March 7 in the province of Alberta. The matches of these teams against each other always attract the special attention of hockey fans, because the teams are based in Canada and are always very well tuned for face-to-face meetings. The Oilers lost their form and lost six out of seven games. The Canadiens hit fifth gear and moved closer to the playoff zone. Who will be better? Read the betting tip for the game
Command Analysis
Edmonton Oilers
CanadaCurrent form
Edmonton seriously slowed down at the beginning of the last month of winter and fell back to fifth place in the conference, although more recently the Oilers were fighting for leadership in the Pacific Division table. The Oilers have lost six out of seven matches and have 74 points after 61 matches. They are still chasing Vegas, which has come off by four points. At the beginning of the month, Chris Nobloch's team won in Raleigh (3:1), but after returning home they were defeated by Anaheim (2:6).
Stuart Skinner is not doing his job well and has reflected only 89.73% of attacks on his possessions this season. Calvin Picard got his chance against Carolina and was good, but he was replaced against the Ducks. The Canadians have conceded 22 goals in the last five games and so far they cannot find themselves on the defensive, losing precisely because of this.
Disqualifications and injuries
Trent Frederick and Evander Kane will not play against Montreal. Matthias Ekholm's condition is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Oilers win 51.5% of face-offs
- The hosts receive an average of 6.62 minutes of penalty time.
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal increased dramatically in the second half of February and has so far won all its matches after a pause for the Four Nations Tournament, although before that the Canadians lost in eight out of nine games. The Habs intend to return to the playoff zone and now they occupy 11th place in the East, with 65 points after 61 games. At the end of winter, the team led by Martin Saint-Louis beat San Jose (4:3, OT) in the province of Quebec, and in early March they won twice against Buffalo (4:2 and 4:3, OT), gaining the most important points in their piggy bank.
The Habs broke up after a rest and started scoring a lot. In the last five games alone, they scored 19 accurate shots during regular time and scored at least three times in all matches. Nick Suzuki has been in crazy form and has scored 13 points since the end of February. He remains the team's leader in the number of effective actions (19+46).
Disqualifications and injuries
Kirby Dakh, Corey Price and Kayden Gul will not participate in the upcoming match. Michael Pezzetta has not yet confirmed his condition.
Interesting betting trends
- Montreal throws only 26 times per game on average.
- The Canadiens earn 9.26 minutes of penalty time per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In six of the last seven games with the Oilers, the first period was productive.
1.65Bet 3rd period: Montreal will score
The Habs scored in the third period in three of the four games.
1.60Tip and bets
Montreal has gained great form and won five matches in a row, even if the guests did not have the most difficult calendar. Martin Saint-Louis's men made great use of attacking chances at the end of the winter and did not always make mistakes often in their own half of the court. Edmonton did not add after the break and lost six out of seven matches within 60 minutes. Connor McDavid's team is constantly failing defensively at this stage of the season, so it will be very difficult for them to beat the Habs who have gained momentum. We believe in the success of the club from the province of Quebec. Let's play a bet on winning the second one with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that Montreal will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.55
Betting on an individual total
The Canadiens have been very good offensively in recent games and have scored a lot of goals in every match. The Oilers are conceding 2.95 goals per game this season, but at the end of winter they began to regularly make mistakes on their side of the ice. The hosts are not saved by the goalkeepers, so the Habs must differ at least three times at Rodgers Place Arena.
Prediction - Montreal's individual total is more than 2.5 goals per 2.00
Bet on the total
Edmonton very rarely sits on the defensive and always goes forward. The Oilers feature Connor McDavid and Leon Draisatl, who regularly score high scores. Montreal is very good ahead right now, so we are waiting for an insistent shootout from the Canadian teams. We take the total more in this confrontation.
Betting Tip - total more than six goals in 1.82
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