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New York Islanders - Washington Capitals: NHL match betting tip
The Islanders have completed a short away series and will play on April 16 at their home arena, where they will face Washington. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a betting tip in which they will tell you about the latest performances of the clubs, as well as help you identify the most optimal bets
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders are still not in the best shape and are having a hard time earning points. After a heavy defeat by Nashville in overtime (6-7), the team returned to the home arena, where they were completely defeated by the Rangers with a score of 2:9. By the middle of the second period, the opponent had a five-goal advantage, which was not possible to win back. Both goalkeepers Holgberg and Lenox showed a terrible game, reflecting only 71% of shots between the two. Next, the islanders met with Philadelphia and were able to play much more reliably, but it did not help to achieve success. It came to a shootout, where I had to concede again (3:4).
Continuing to perform on the road, the team fought with New Jersey, and it seemed that another setback awaited them, but this time New York pleased its fans without conceding a single goal, snatching Victoria in regular time (1-0). Goalkeeper Sorokin showed an excellent game, deflecting all 25 shots, thereby making a cracker. It is worth noting that the club no longer has any chance of reaching the playoffs, and it is simply finishing the regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Varlamov and Barzal will not play in the upcoming match. Pelech also remains in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Islanders win 54.9% of face-offs
- The Islanders have 79:90 on abandoned and missed goals in the third period.
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington had a serious recession at the end of the season, which is why the team is inferior to almost all competitors in its path. In four matches, the capitals were able to win only one victory over Carolina, snatching it in a shootout (5:4). It is difficult to even single out any of the players, as many have distinguished themselves by their effective actions. However, after that, the team went to visit Columbus, where it was unable to give a decent rebuff to the obvious outsider, having suffered one of the most crushing defeats this season with a score of 0:7. Goalkeeper Shepard played in goal, who failed to prove himself by deflecting only 73% of shots.
It seemed that in the return meeting with the Blue Jackets, the team would be helped by the native walls and he would be able to take revenge, but this did not happen. Once again, there were problems in defense, and it was not possible to rehabilitate at the expense of the attacking line, which led to the second defeat in a row (1:4). It is important to understand that Washington will definitely finish the regular season on the first line in the Eastern Conference table and, it seems, decided to take a short break before the Stanley Cup, which affects the results.
Disqualifications and injuries
Backstrom, Oshie, Protas, Thompson and Milano will miss the upcoming match due to injuries. Karlsson is also in question.
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
The goalratein each period is yes
In four face-to-face matches out of five, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.50First Goalbet: Islanders
In three head-to-head matches in a row, the Islanders opened the scoring
1.90Tip and bets
Bookmakers cannot single out a favorite in the upcoming match and give the teams approximately equal odds to win. Indeed, both clubs have recently shown mediocre results, which makes it quite difficult to determine the winner. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that recently the islanders have gradually begun to come to their senses, and in addition to this, they will perform on the home arena, where they have a good chance to give a worthy rebuff to Washington. Once again, it makes no sense for the capitals to earn extra points, so it's clearly not worth expecting an outstanding game from them.
Our betting tip is for the Islanders to win the match in 1.92
Bet on the total
We can expect active hockey in the upcoming match. Both teams are having problems defensively and conceding too many goals in recent matches. The teams try to compensate for this disadvantage by using the attacking line, which makes the meetings effective.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.82
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Due to the advantage of the home walls, the Islanders may well meet Washington harshly and create problems for it already in the first period. We believe that the hosts, at least, will not lose in the opening segment.
Prediction - Islanders win in the first period with a handicap (0) in 1.84
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