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Florida - Columbus: NHL match betting tip
Florida will try to win for the fifth time in a row in another home match. On March 7, Paul Maurice's team will compete with the guests from Ohio State, who are just trying to gain a foothold in the top eight in the conference. Both teams are in pretty good shape. Back in the fall, the Cats beat the Jackets on the road, doing it in regular time. Will the Blue Jackets be able to take revenge? This is stated in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida occupies the third place in the East and is fighting a fierce battle for leadership in the Atlantic Division table. The team led by Paul Maurice has scored 69 points in 62 starts and is losing to Toronto only in terms of the number of matches played. If they win, the Panthers will be able to beat the Canadians if they make a mistake and don't score points. After a break for the Four Nations Tournament, Alexander Barkov's squad started with a setback at home in the game against Seattle (1:2), but quickly recovered and won four victories in a row. The Cats easily won in Tennessee (4-1), and then returned home and took two points apiece in games against Edmonton (4-3), Calgary (3-0) and Tampa (2-1).
The hosts stopped flying headlong into the attack, and this affected their offensive performance. The Panthers have scored 14 times in the last five games, with a season average of 3.32 accurate shots. Sam Reinhart retains the status of the team's top scorer with 64 points (31+33) in the goal+pass system. In the absence of Matthew Tkachuk, Florida has become much more difficult ahead.
Sergey Bobrovsky has finally got into the right shape and has been pleasing the club's fans with a reliable goal game lately. Bob recently scored his third shutout of the season, and in this regular season he blocked 90.59% of his shots on his possessions. Spencer Knight is still the second goalkeeper, but the younger American still has everything ahead of him.
Disqualifications and injuries
Matthew Tkachuk will not play in the match against the Blue Jackets.
Interesting betting trends
- Florida allows you to shoot at your own goal 27 times per game
The Americans do not allow their opponents to freely enter the zone and shoot at the goal.
- The Panthers score 3.32 goals per game on average.
The Panthers are playing great offensively, but lately they've been slowing down a bit in terms of implementing chances.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
The Blue Jackets remain among the top eight teams in the conference, but their positions are difficult to call reliable. Columbus ranks seventh in the East and scored 68 points after playing 61 games. The blazers are only two points ahead of the following teams, and if they lose, they are unlikely to be able to keep their place in the playoff zone. In early February, Dean Evason's team did not show a strong level of play and lost a lot, but the break benefited the guests. Zack Werensky's squad returned to the ice at the end of winter and beat Chicago (5:1) and Dallas (6:4) at home, and then dealt with Detroit twice (5:2 and 5:3). The team from Ohio State failed to start the trip with a victory. Arriving in Florida, he lost to the local Tampa (2:6).
Columbus, despite injuries to important offensive players, is great offensively and has scored 23 goals in the last five games. At the same time, 15 of them flew into the gates of Detroit and Chicago, which cannot boast of a reliable defensive game. Zach Werenski scored three goals in the last two matches and remains the top scorer of the Gunners.
The Blazers concede 3.31 goals on average per match and are rarely good defensively. Elvis Merzlikin continues to be number one on the team with 89.62% of deflected shots. It's hard to call this indicator strong, so Daniil Tarasov has a good chance of ousting the Latvian from the base. So far, the Russian has played only 15 games on the ice and has dealt with 88.08% of attacks.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Chinakhov, Kevin LaBank, Eric Gudbranson, Boone Jenner and Sean Monahan are in the Columbus infirmary.
Interesting betting trends
- Columbus scores an average of 3.39 goals per game.
The club's main weapon remains its strong attacking game.
- Jackets are thrown 28 times per game on average
The guests don't throw much at the opponents' goal, but they demonstrate an amazing realization of their moments.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last five out of six games with the Panthers, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
2.02Bet 3rd period: "Florida" will score
The Panthers scored in the third period in three out of four games.
1.30Tip and bets
Florida is showing a very strong game at this stage of the season and is pleased with the stability. The Panthers have won four meetings in a row and have never gone to overtime. The hosts greatly improved their reliability on their half of the ice and were very good at realizing their chances. Columbus has a very hard time getting points on the road, while Dean Evason's team cannot boast of a strong defensive game. In the fall, the cats got rid of the jackets in Ohio and should repeat their success with the support of their native stands. Let's play a bet on winning first with regular time.
Prediction - Florida wins in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
Cats practically make no mistakes on their half of the ice and have stopped skipping in large quantities. Sergey Bobrovsky gained good form, who significantly improved his performance in terms of the percentage of reflected shots. Columbus has a lot of losses ahead, and the Blazers are scoring a modest 2.65 goals per game away.
We bet on Columbus' individual total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.70
Bet on the total total
The teams met each other in Ohio last fall, and then the Panthers were able to beat the opponent in regular time and scored four goals. The jackets don't look so confident on the road and it's unlikely that the meeting will be productive. Paul Maurice's players have improved their defensive game and haven't been playing any exciting matches lately.
We take a total of less than six goals with a coefficient of 1.80
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