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Rangers - Columbus: NHL match betting tip
Columbus will arrive in New York on March 10 for a game against the local Rangers. Peter Laviolette's team is close to returning to the playoff zone and occupies the ninth place in the conference. The jackets really need a win, because if they lose, the Blue Jackets will leave the top eight. Already in the new year, the teams played each other twice and the hosts won twice against the Jackets. How will it be this time? Read our betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
New York Rangers
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New York failed at the end of last year and seriously worsened its position in the table. The hosts are in good shape now and have moved up to the top eight in the East. The Rangers have scored 68 points in 63 games and are in ninth place in the conference. Peter Laviolette's men are playing well after the break and have not been without points in the last six out of seven games. They beat Nashville (4-0) and the Islanders (4-0) at home, but lost to Washington (2-3, OT). The day before, Artemy Panarin's squad missed out on success in the game against Ottawa (3:4, OT).
The cops are playing pretty solid defense in the first half of March. They have conceded only five goals in the last four matches. The team's goalkeepers are in good shape, but Igor Shesterkin remains the number one. The Russian has blocked 90.50% of shots this season and made four shutouts in 46 matches. The goalkeeper has a rather weak reliability coefficient at the moment - 2.89.
Disqualifications and injuries
Adam Edstrom and Adam Fox are injured and will not play against the Jackets.
Interesting betting trends
- Rangers win 49.6% of face-offs
- The team gets an average of 8.68 minutes of penalty time.
Columbus Blue Jackets
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Columbus really does not want to leave the playoff zone, but is now one step away from it. The Blue Jackets have scored 68 points in 62 starts and are in eighth place in the East. The team led by Dean Evason scored only one point less than Ottawa, but other competitors are squeezing jackets from below. They played great at the end of the winter and won four in a row, but they look pretty weak in the current away series. The Ohio State club lost in Florida to the local Lightning (2:6) and the Panthers (0:3).
The guests were quite successful in attacking at the end of winter, but in the last two matches they scored only two accurate shots. They have a lot of personnel losses, and Zach Werensky remains the top scorer. The defender constantly makes assists for his teammates and has already scored 66 points (20+46) in the goal+pass system this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Eric Gadbranson, Sean Monahan, Kevin Labanque and Cody Silliger will not help the partners in New York.
Interesting betting trends
- Columbus throws only 28 times per game on average.
- Blazers earn 7.68 minutes of penalty time per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three of the last four matches involving the Blazers, the first period was not productive.
2.10Bet 1st period: New York will score
The Cops have scored in the first period in the last seven games.
1.50Tip and bets
The Rangers gave victory to Ottawa the day before, although they were clearly better than the Canadians during the meeting. New York is in good shape right now and should return to the top eight of the conference. Columbus failed in the first games on the road and was poor defensively. This year, the cops beat the opponent twice, and they never missed a goal on their home ice. We think that Peter Laviolette's team will control the course of the match and take two points. We offer a bet on winning the first one with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that the Rangers will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
The Rangers have improved their defensive quality and haven't been making mistakes too often lately. Columbus is having a very hard time scoring goals in the current away series of games, and in two matches against the Cops, Dean Evason's team scored only three times during regular time. We believe that the jackets will not be able to upset the opponent at least three times.
Prediction - Columbus' individual total is less than three goals in 1.73
Bet on the total
New York has changed its style of play and is acting defensively, trying to miss as little as possible. Columbus, on the other hand, goes ahead from the first seconds and rarely issues inconclusive meetings. At the same time, the Jackets are far from doing well offensively, so we are not expecting a bright match on Monday. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
Betting Tip - total less than six goals in 1.90
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