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Washington - Detroit: NHL match betting tip
On March 8, in the US capital, the local Capitals will play against the guests from the state of Michigan. Washington continues to confidently maintain its leadership in the East and does not allow competitors to approach it. Detroit dropped out of the top eight of the conference and is on the 11th line. At the same time, the wings are only two scoring points away from Columbus, which is in seventh place, and they can fix the situation quickly enough. They have already beaten Alexander Ovechkin's squad this season. Will it succeed again? This is stated in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
The wards of Spencer Carbery retain their leadership in the East and do not intend to let competitors near them. Washington scored 88 points in 62 games and has a significant lead over Florida, which is currently in second place in the conference. More importantly, Alexander Ovechkin's squad has ten points more than Carolina and played one less match. The hosts remain one of the most stable teams in the league. They had an unsuccessful stretch at the end of winter, when the capitals lost three meetings in a row in regular time. They won at home against Ottawa (5-4, B), and then came to New York and beat the local Rangers for the third time in the season (3-2, OT).
The Washiks are not doing well offensively at this stage of the season. In the previous five games, they scored only ten accurate shots, although they scored 3.60 goals during the regular season. Dylan Strome remains the main dispatcher in the team with 61 scoring points (18+43). The club captain completes the attacks better than others. Ovie has only nine goals left to beat Wayne Gretzky's record.
Charlie Lindgren took to the ice for the first time this spring in a duel against the cops and was not very reliable. On average, this season, the American copes with only 89.73% of shots. Canadian Logan Thompson made 91.78% of his saves and scored two shutouts. Both goalkeepers are worth each other and it's very difficult to single out the number one in Washington at the moment.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sonny Milano, Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie will not play against the Wings.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington concedes only 2.63 goals per game.
The hosts play well defensively and rarely concede much.
- Caps earn 7.76 minutes of penalty time per match.
Your friends don't break the rules of the game that often and are removed less than four times on average.
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
More recently, Detroit was trying to gain a foothold among the top eight clubs in the conference, but now the team led by Todd McLellan has dropped back to 11th position in the East. Krylia scored 66 points in 62 starts, but the situation doesn't look critical. The Michigan State club is only two points away from Columbus, which is in seventh position, so the visitors just need to win more often. Since the beginning of February, the Red Wings have not shown a consistently strong level of hockey and have lost six out of eight games. After the break, they scored points in three consecutive matches, but then lost twice to Columbus (2:5 and 3:5), and in March they lost to Carolina (1:2) and Utah (2:4) on their own court.
Dylan Larkin's squad slowed down in terms of the implementation of the moments and it immediately affected the results. In the last five games, Detroit scored only 11 goals, which is very little in order to consistently win in the NHL. Lucas Raymond is still the Wings' top scorer. The Swedish striker scored 63 points (22+41) in the goal+pass system in this regular season.
Alex Lyon took to the ice from the first seconds in the last two matches and was not bad in the game against Carolina, but failed in the duel with Utah. The current season is turning out to be a failure for the American, who has reflected only 89.97% of shots. Veteran Cameron Talbo is much stronger. The Canadian made two shutouts in 35 starts and dealt with 90.26% of attacks.
Disqualifications and injuries
Andrew Kopp and Jack Petrie will not come to the US capital.
Interesting betting trends
- Detroit scores 2.89 goals on average.
The Red Wings started scoring more often and improved their offensive performance.
- The Red Wings are thrown only 27 times per game.
The guests do not attack the opponents' goal very often and try to throw only from the most advantageous positions.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In eight of the last nine games with the Capitals, the first period was productive.
1.70Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in the last three games.
1.32Tip and bets
Washington is getting back in shape and already has a two-game winning streak. The Capitals are extremely stable this season and very rarely allow themselves to lose several games in a row. The capitals have improved in terms of implementing the points and the leaders of the hosts are in good shape. Detroit slowed down after a good start after a pause. Krylia stopped scoring, and without a good offensive game, the visitors have a very difficult time. Todd McLellan's players are unable to establish defensive actions, so they are unlikely to be able to score at least one point in the US capital. We offer a bet on the victory of Alexander Ovechkin's team in regular time.
Our betting tip is Washington's victory in 1.72
Betting on an individual total
Detroit has slowed down on offense and scored only eight goals in the last four games. Washington often fails defensively, but it only concedes an average of 2.63 goals per season. The hosts have a good goaltending duo and each of the Capitals goalkeepers is able to play reliably. We don't think the wings will be able to distinguish themselves more than twice.
Prediction - Detroit's individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 1.72
Bet on the total
Both teams are trying to play offensively, but now each side is experiencing some problems offensively. Detroit stopped scoring in its former volumes, but the same can be said about Washington, which was really good in attack only in a duel against Ottawa. In the last game between the rivals, no more than six goals were scored. We are not waiting for seven goals now either.
Betting Tip - total less than 6.5 goals in 1.58
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