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Nashville - Seattle: NHL match betting tip
On March 7, two Western Conference outsiders will meet in Tennessee. Nashville is trying its best to return to the fight for a place in the playoffs, and Seattle's position in the table does not look much better. The teams have already met with each other twice this season, and both times the success was celebrated by the kraken. The predators look stronger now than they did at the end of last year. Are they able to take two points this time? Find out from the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
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Nashville completely failed the first half of the season and is trying to correct mistakes in the second part of the regular season. Andrew Brunett's team is on the 14th line in the conference and is slowly approaching the top eight, but there is not much time left before the start of the playoffs. It's very important for Roman Yossi's squad to start winning right now, and it's advisable to do it as often as possible. At the end of February, the Tennessee club was again quite weak and lost four out of seven meetings. In early March, the Preds were defeated in New York by the local Islanders (4-7) and Rangers (0-4), but a day later they still managed to take home two points from Boston (6-3).
The Predators have an excellent offensive line by name, but they are not always able to use its full potential. Nashville has scored only 13 goals in the last five matches, while leaving the court twice after the break without scoring goals. Filip Forbserg has been the leader of the home team's attack throughout the season. The Swedish forward scored 55 goals (22+33).
Weak defensive play often prevents predators from scoring points. They concede 3.34 goals per match, while not having reliable goalkeepers. The leader of the Finnish national team, Juuse Saros, is doing a pretty mediocre job and reflects only 89.77 shots on his possessions. Another Finn, Justus Annunen, rarely appears on the court and plays no better than an experienced goalkeeper.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Lauzon, Adam Wilsby and Zachary Lehair will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Nashville throws 29 times per game on average
The club is not known for its high throwing activity this season.
- Nashville holds an average of 24 power moves.
They try to meet the opponent as often as possible and don't give much space.
Seattle Kraken
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The Kraken are on the 13th line in the conference, but they still do not intend to give up in the fight to qualify for the final part of the tournament. The Washington State club has scored 56 points in 62 starts and is 11 points behind eighth-place Calgary, with the Canadians playing one less game. The chances of the guests participating in the games look very small, but in theory they still exist. The team led by Dan Bailsma has been playing very poorly since the end of January and won only two meetings in February. Seattle started after the break with a 2-1 victory over Florida, but was defeated by Tampa the next day (1-4). After returning home, Jordan Eberle's squad played against Vancouver (6:3) and Minnesota (3:4), scoring only two points.
In the last five matches, Kraken scored 14 times, which is a good result for the visitors, because on average they score only 2.95 goals per match. The Monsters do not have a pronounced leader in attack, and the club's top scorer ranks only 97th on the list of the most productive NHL hockey players. Jared McCann regularly participates in his team's goals and scored 44 points (15+29).
The main problem of the team remains a weak defensive game. During the regular season, Seattle concedes 3.26 goals per game and the Kraken does not have a strong and reliable goalkeeper. Joe Duckord appears on the board more often than others. The American blocked only 91.23% of shots and made only one shutout in 42 starts. Philipp Grubauer, who was exiled to the AHL at the time, is playing much worse.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will arrive in Tennessee this Friday.
Interesting betting trends
- Seattle won only 49% of the face-offs.
Kraken often lose on point and give the puck to their opponents.
- The visitors make 27 shots on target per match
Dan Bylsma's players don't bother their opponents' goalkeepers too often.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of five matches between the teams, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.90Bet 3rd period: Nashville will score
The "Preds" scored in the third period in three out of five matches.
1.43Tip and bets
The Predators are not happy with their stable performance throughout the regular season, but on paper they look stronger than many other teams in the league and should definitely be in the playoff zone. Roman Yossi has returned to the ranks, which should have a positive impact on the quality of Nashville's game in the long term. Andrew Brunett's men have lost to Seattle twice this season and must take revenge. The Kraken don't look invincible and looked pretty weak on the road at the end of winter. We believe that the hosts will take two points on their ice and get close to their opponent in the conference table. We're betting on winning first with a zero head start.
Our prediction is that Nashville willwinwith an Asian handicap (0) in 1.70
Betting on an individual total
Nashville has a powerful offensive line that is capable of scoring a lot against absolutely any team. The preseason average is 2.97 goals on their ice and they should not stumble in a duel against monsters. Seattle does not have strong goalkeepers and misses a lot on a visit. We think that the hosts will score at least three times without any problems.
Prediction - Nashville's individual total is over 2.5 goals in 1.63
Bet on the total
Meetings with Nashville's participation often turn out to be extremely productive. The Predators score a lot on their own, but they often make mistakes in defense and allow their opponents to score a lot of goals. Seattle performs well on the road and often fails in defense. We believe that the guests will be forced to open up and the duel between the teams will be spectacular.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.85
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