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Philadelphia - New Jersey: NHL match betting tip
The NHL game day program will begin with a match in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia will host the guests from Newark on March 9 at the home arena. Both teams have lost three games in a row and really want to break this series. The teams have already met with each other twice this season. The pilots celebrated their success twice, but in the last game the devils proved to be stronger than their opponent. Will Sheldon Keogh's team be able to even the score? This is in our betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia is in 14th position in the East and so far closes the group of teams that are really fighting for a place in the playoffs. The Flyers scored 62 points in 64 games and are six points behind eighth-ranked Columbus, which also played two fewer games than the Flyers. John Tortorella's team returned well rested after the break. They have won three times in four starts, but they have already lost three times in a row in regular time. At home, Sean Couturier's squad lost to Calgary (3-6), Winnipeg (1-4) and Seattle (1-4).
The hosts do not demonstrate a reliable defensive game and have conceded 19 goals in the last five matches alone. Samuel Ersson remains the main goalkeeper of the team, but he regularly fails at the last turn, reflecting only 88.91% of shots this season. Ivan Fedotov or Alexey Kolosov should already get their chance, because the Swede is performing very poorly.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis and Garnet Hathaway will not play against New Jersey.
Interesting betting trends
- Flyers win 50.2% of face-offs
- The team gets an average of 7.50 minutes of penalty time.
New Jersey Devils
USACurrent form
New Jersey had recently been fighting for leadership in the conference and for a while even topped the table in the East. The Devils have now dropped back to sixth place, scoring 72 points in 64 games. They are six points behind the top five teams and are already close enough to being eliminated from the playoff zone. Niko Hishir's squad is playing rather poorly in the new year and cannot produce a long series of victories. In seven meetings since the Four Nations Tournament, the Devils have earned only four points. In early March, the guests lost to Vegas (0:2), Dallas (3:4) and Winnipeg (1:6).
Sheldon Keogh's men are playing great defense, but they need to score more goals themselves. In the last five games, the Devils scored only eight goals, and one of the offensive leaders was injured. Jack Hughes is in the infirmary (27+43), so the main hopes of the team's fans are now pinned on Jesper Bratt. The Swede has scored 70 goals (17+53) this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes and Jonas Siegenthaler will not participate in the upcoming fight.
Interesting betting trends
- New Jersey throws 29 times per game on average.
- The Devils earn 8.61 minutes of penalty time per duel.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last six games with the Devils, no more than one goal was scored in the first period.
1.923rd periodbet: New Jersey will score
The Devils scored in the third period in nine out of ten games.
1.40Tip and bets
Philadelphia is playing very poorly during the current home series and has not scored a single point so far. John Tortorella's team lost to the weakest Seattle the day before with a rout, which may indicate the poor form of the hosts. New Jersey looks stronger than the opponent, although Niko Hishir's squad has a lot of problems. First of all, the Devils lost Jack Hughes, without whom they can't score much. Nevertheless, they are the best defensively and should take two points away from Pennsylvania. We offer a bet on winning the second one with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that New Jersey will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
New Jersey is still the most reliable team in the East and concedes only 2.56 goals per game. Philadelphia simply does not have the attacking resources to score at least three times against the visitors. Jake Markstrom has now returned to the lineup after an injury, which is quite reliable during the regular season. We do not believe in the Flyers' attack and suggest that we place a bet on their total hosts less.
The betting tip is Philadelphia's individual total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.90
Bet on the total
Both teams are not playing well offensively at this stage of the season, so there is no point waiting for a bright match between these teams on Sunday. In the current regular season, the rivals met each other three times and only once were able to score at least six times between the two. We do not expect open hockey from the parties and take a bet on the total less.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 2.00
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