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Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals: NHL match betting tip
Columbus will continue its successful home streak on April 12, where it has not lost a single match so far. However, this time we will have to fight with the current leader of the Eastern Conference in the person of Washington, so difficulties may arise. What kind of bets should I choose? You will find the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus showed terrible results and suffered crushing defeats in three consecutive matches with a difference of more than three goals. Nevertheless, returning to the home arena, the team broke this series of failures and was able to please the fans with a reliable defensive game. The Blazers hosted Ottawa, winning a landslide victory with a score of 5:2. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, as many have distinguished themselves by their effective actions. Goalkeeper Merzlikin also defended confidently, deflecting 33 shots out of 35.
Continuing to perform at home, the Blue Jackets met with Buffalo and achieved success again. In the first period, the Sabres earned a two-goal advantage, but the Jackets did not give up, but on the contrary, increased the pace, which allowed them to make a comeback and snatch Victoria in regular time (3:2). This time the goal was defended by Greaves, who played even better than his teammate. What is especially noteworthy is that thanks to these successes, the club has reduced the gap from the playoff zone to six points and may well be able to compete for a ticket to the draw if it continues to steadily earn points until the end of the regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Labank and Merzlikin will miss the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Columbus gets an average of 8.04 minutes of penalty time.
- Uniforms usually win 48% of face-offs.
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington continues to show unstable results, alternating victories with defeats. After another setback against Carolina (1-5), the team returned to the home arena, where they faced a clear outsider in Chicago and won a predictable victory (5-3). Defender Karlsson showed a great game, scoring a hat-trick of assists. However, it was not possible to consolidate the success of visiting the Islanders. There were problems in defense again, and it turned out to be impossible to rehabilitate at the expense of the attacking line, which led to a defeat (1:4). Goalkeeper Lindgren showed his worst side, reflecting only 81% of shots.
At home, the capital's team once again regained their lost points, taking revenge on Caroline. It was going to be a confident victory for Washington, but the hurricanes equalized the score just two minutes before the final whistle. It came to a shootout, where the hosts pulled out Victoria (5-4). It is worth noting that Washington, thanks to the victory in this match, secured the first place in the Eastern Conference standings following the results of the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Backstrom, Oshie, Protas, Thompson and Milano will miss the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington, according to statistics, gets 8.8 minutes of penalty time.
- The Capitals make an average of 27 shots on target.
Trends
First Goalbet: Washington
In four face-to-face matches out of five, Washington opened the scoring
1.65The goalratein each period is yes
In four face-to-face matches out of six, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.50Tip and bets
Columbus will once again perform at home, where it has been showing excellent results lately. The team seriously expects to fight for the eighth place in the table and get into the playoffs, so it has a serious motivation to earn points in absolutely every match. And Washington had a slight decline at the end of the regular season, which is why the team is having a hard time earning points. The capitals perform the worst on the road, where they have won only one victory in five meetings. So it is quite possible to take advantage of the high odds and place a bet in favor of the owners of the ice.
Our betting tip is that Columbus will not lose in 2.03
Bet on the total
Also, we should definitely expect a lot of dropped goals in the upcoming match. Both teams are not playing the most reliable defensive game. The Blue Jackets are trying to compensate for this disadvantage by using an attacking line, which makes the matches productive.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.73
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Recently, Washington has been experiencing difficulties at the start of the match and often allows its opponents to gain an advantage at the end of the first period, which Columbus will also try to take advantage of.
Prediction - Columbus won in the first period with a handicap (0) in 2.34
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