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Washington - Philadelphia: NHL match betting tip
On March 21, the US capital will host the next home match of the local Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin's team is confidently leading the Eastern Conference table and does not allow competitors to approach them. The captain himself intends to break Wayne Gretzky's record this season, and now the Russian needs to score seven more times to do this. Philadelphia is unlikely to be able to play in the final part of the tournament. The Flyers show a weak level of hockey and occupy the penultimate place in the East. Will they be able to give battle to the leader? This is stated in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington remains the strongest team in the East and continues to score points. The team from the U.S. capital has scored 98 points this season and is 12 points ahead of Carolina, which is behind, with one game left. Throughout the regular season, Spencer Carbery's players show a high level of skill and are deservedly one of the main contenders for the President's Cup. In March, the capitals lost only two meetings. They finished the trip with matches against Los Angeles (0:3) and San Jose (5:1), and already managed to beat Detroit (4:1) at home.
Alexander Ovechkin's squad plays better than others on offense and scores 3.65 goals per game on average. The captain himself continues to chase Wayne Gretzky and is seven goals away from the legend. The club's top scorer is Dylan Strome, who dropped slightly in the second half of the regular season. The Canadian has 67 scoring points (22+45) to his credit.
Disqualifications and injuries
Niklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie and Sonny Milano will not play in the next meeting. Ethan Frank's condition is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington is averaging 3.65 goals per game.
- The capitals throw at the opponents' goal only 27 times per meeting.
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia looked good in the fall, but gradually it only slowed down and dropped lower and lower in the table of the East. The Flyers occupy only 15th place in the conference at the moment and have a modest 64 points in their piggy bank after 69 starts. The team led by John Tortorella completely crumbled after the break and last won in regular time almost a month ago. The Flyers have played very poorly in recent matches, losing dryly to Carolina (0:5) and Tampa Bay (0:2).
The visitors' defense is more like a sieve and constantly lets the team down. In this regular season, Philadelphia concedes as much as 3.39 goals per match, while not much is thrown at the gates of the Penn State club. Samuel Ersson is having a disastrous season and reflects only 88.66% of shots on his possessions. Ivan Fedotov, who looks no worse than the Swede, began to receive his chances regularly. The Russian coped with 88.64% of attacks and did not make a single shutout in 22 games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis will not play in the capital. Garnet Hathaway and Rasmus Ristolainen have not yet confirmed their readiness.
Interesting betting trends
- Philadelphia is averaging 3.39 goals per game.
- On average, the Flyers make 27 shots on target.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In six of the last eight Washington games, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.78Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in eight out of nine matches.
1.33Tip and bets
Washington continues to dictate its terms and does not want to lose points in matches against league outsiders. The team from the US capital is in good shape and has suffered only two defeats recently. Philadelphia, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the conference table and plays terribly defensively. The guests don't have a strong goalkeeper, because the team doesn't throw much at the goal, but it constantly misses in large numbers. John Tortorella's men have not scored a single goal in the last two games, so it is unlikely that they will be able to take at least one point in the capital. We are betting on the victory of the hosts.
Betting Tip - Washington's victory in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
Washington scores 3.65 goals per game and is very stable in attack throughout the regular season. Spencer Carbery's wards should be able to easily deal with the weak defense and the goalkeepers of the guests, who regularly fail and make mistakes in their own zone. We do not think that the guests are able to restrain the pressure of the opponent. We believe in at least three or four goals from the Caps.
We bet more than three goals on Washington's individual total with a coefficient of 1.62
Bet on the total total
The meeting in the US capital should be productive for several reasons. First of all, Washington is very good offensively, and the Flyers are very bad defensively. Secondly, the guests will go ahead to interrupt the series without being abandoned. Thirdly, the teams regularly give out bright matches. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.82
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