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Washington - Seattle: NHL match betting tip
Alexander Ovechkin's squad will continue their home series of games on March 9. Washington's next opponent will be Seattle, which ranks only 13th in the West. The Capitals are confidently leading their conference and are only building up their advantage over their competitors. The Kraken broke a series of setbacks the day before and are ready to give battle to one of the best teams in the league. Do the guests have any chances? Look for the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is having a great season and intends to win the Presidential Cup. The team from the US capital confidently leads the conference table with 90 points after 63 games. Spencer Carbery's team is 12 points ahead of Carolina, which is in second place in the division, and this handicap only continues to grow. After a bright break, the hosts had a slight slump, but it ended quickly. At the start of March, Alexander Ovechkin's squad beat Ottawa (5:4, B), Rangers (3:2, OT) and Detroit (5:2).
The Capitals' offense remains the strongest in the league at the moment. On average, the capitals score 3.62 goals per game and generally play fairly consistently. Dylan Strome scored 62 points (18+44) and is the main offensive dispatcher. The best sniper of the guests remains the captain of the club, who is only nine goals away from Wayne Gretzky's record.
Disqualifications and injuries
Niklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie and Sonny Milano will not play in the next meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington is averaging 3.62 goals per game.
- The capitals throw at the opponents' goal only 27 times per meeting.
Seattle Kraken
USACurrent form
It will be very difficult for Seattle to break into the top eight in the West, because now the Washington State team occupies only the 13th position in the conference. Dan Balesma's team has scored 58 points in 64 starts and is 11 points behind Vancouver, while the Canadians have played two fewer games and are still in eighth place. The visitors lack stability and have only scored three wins in seven games since the end of the Four Nations Tournament. The current guest tour began for the Kraken with a defeat in Tennessee (3:5), but the day before they defeated Philadelphia (4:1).
The Monsters have been playing very poorly defensively this season and are conceding 3.25 goals per game. In the last five games, Seattle has conceded 20 times, which is an average of four goals. Joey Duckord has 91.14% of saves, but he has only managed one shutout in 34 games. Philip Grubauer helped his partners and was pretty good the day before in Pennsylvania.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will come with a team to the capital.
Interesting betting trends
- Seattle is averaging 3.25 goals per game.
- On average, the Kraken makes 27 shots on target.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In four of the last five games against Seattle, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals have scored in the third period in the last four games.
1.33Tip and bets
Washington is the sole leader of its conference for a reason. The team from the capital of the USA is more stable than others this season and very rarely loses in series. Spencer Carbery's players score more goals than other NHL teams and perform well on their own half of the ice. Seattle is quite good offensively at this stage of the season, but the visitors do not have reliability on their side of the ice. It will be very difficult for the Kraken to stop the Capitals' powerful attack, so it is unlikely that Dan Bailsma's team can really claim points. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts.
Betting Tip - Washington's victory in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
Washington scores 3.62 goals per game and plays better than others in attack. Seattle has huge defensive problems and there is no reliable goalkeeper among the guests. In the last five matches, the Kraken have conceded 20 times, so it won't be a big problem for the hosts to score at least three or four times against the monsters. We believe that it is worth betting on the total of the first more than three.
We bet more than three goals on Washington's individual total with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on the total total
The meeting in the US capital promises to be extremely productive. Washington does not like to sit on the defensive and will simply force the opponent to go forward. Seattle will have to fight back, because the guests can't help but make mistakes on their side of the ice. In our opinion, the match between the rivals will be bright and there will be at least six accurate shots.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.85
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