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Washington - Buffalo: NHL match betting tip
Buffalo travels to the U.S. capital immediately after a major defeat by Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. On March 30, Lindy Ruff's team will play against the best team in the conference and the league as a whole. Washington is having a great season and has no intention of slowing down before the start of the playoffs. The team led by Spencer Carbery really wants to win the President's Cup this season and will do everything possible for this. Do the bison have a chance? This is stated in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
From the very beginning of the season, Washington began to show very strong results and quickly broke into the lead in the East. Now the team from the capital of the USA is confidently on the first line in the conference, having 103 points in its piggy bank after 72 matches. The team led by Spencer Carbery has pulled away from Carolina by 11 points and is unlikely to allow the hurricanes to catch up with them. The Capitals can compete for victory in the regular season with Winnipeg, which scored one point more. The capitals played poorly away and lost to Winnipeg (2:3, OT) and Minnesota (2:4).
Alexander Ovechkin's squad plays great offensively throughout the regular season and scores 3.63 goals per match. The captain himself continues to chase Wayne Gretzky and is only six accurate shots away from the legend's record. The home team's top scorer remains Dylan Strome, who scored 68 goals (23+45) using the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Niklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie and Sonny Milano will not play in the next meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington is averaging 3.63 goals per game.
- The capitals throw at the opponents' goal only 27 times per meeting.
Buffalo Sabres
USACurrent form
Buffalo was initially not a contender for the playoffs and was at the bottom of the East table throughout the season. The team from the suburbs of New York had a very weak run at the end of last year and firmly settled on the last line in the conference. The Sabres have scored only 66 points in 72 games and are three points behind Philadelphia, which has played three more games. The Bison played well at home and were successful in the matches against Ottawa (3:2) and Pittsburgh (7:3), but the day before they lost to the Flyers (4:7).
The guests very rarely win, mainly due to poor play on their own half of the ice. On average, Buffalo concedes as many as 3.56 goals per match, while Rasmus Dalin's team cannot compensate for this with a strong offensive game. Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen returned to the court after the break and did not show a confident game in Pennsylvania. The Finn has blocked only 88.57% of his shots this season and made only two shutouts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Norris will not help their partners in the capital. Jordan Greenway and Sam Lafferty have not yet confirmed their status.
Interesting betting trends
- Buffalo is averaging 3.56 goals per game.
- On average, the Sabres make 27 shots on target.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In 9 of the last 12 matches involving Washington, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in 9 out of 12 matches.
1.45Tip and bets
Washington lost two matches on the road and could not show its maximum in attack. Nevertheless, the team from the capital of the USA continues to fight for the Presidential Cup and intends to win in the regular season. Buffalo no longer has any serious motivation to end the season, and the Sabres are playing terribly both offensively and defensively. We think that Spencer Carbury's team will deal with the opponent on their ice without any problems. We propose to make a bet on the victory of the Capitals within the regular time.
Betting Tip - Washington's victory in 1.60
Betting on an individual total
Washington remains the team with the strongest offense in the league. The Capitals score 3.63 goals per game and very rarely fail to deal with their opponents' defensive redoubts. Buffalo is terrible on its half of the ice and concedes in huge numbers in every meeting. We believe that the hosts will easily score at least four goals against the Bison.
We bet on Washington's individual total of more than 3.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.88
Bet on the total total
Matches involving Washington are rarely boring and constantly delight hockey fans with entertainment. The same can be said about Buffalo, which constantly makes mistakes in defense, but can respond with accurate shots to any opponent. In our opinion, the fight in the US capital will be effective. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.67
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