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Toronto Maple Leafs - Detroit Red Wings: NHL match betting tip
As part of the NHL Championship, on April 18, Toronto will hold the final regular season meeting and play against Detroit. Both teams are approaching this confrontation in excellent shape and are on a long winning streak, so the match will not be easy for either of them. However, bookmakers still consider the owners of the site to be favorites. Is it worth betting on their success? You will learn about this from the betting tip
Command Analysis
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto remained on the second line of the Eastern Conference and earned 106 points in total. The team should be happy with its result, because it completed the maximum program, because it was already impossible to reach Washington. The Leafs can now feel extremely comfortable, because the upcoming fight doesn't matter to them, but they can't afford to completely fail it either.
It should be noted that the leaves have looked very cool lately and have given out a series of four victories. They defeated Tampa (4-3 OT), beat Montreal (1-0 OT) at home, and confidently dealt with Carolina (4-1) and Buffalo (4-0) on the road. It is noteworthy that in the last two out of three matches, they did not concede any goals at all. In the last meeting, for example, Anthony Stolarz had to work hard, who parried 35 shots in total.
At the same time, Craig Berube's team continues to show high performance on its own and rarely remains without three or four goals scored. Mitchell Marner, who has already reached 100 points in the goal+pass system and is distinguished by his effective actions in almost every match, continues to give out a phenomenal game.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ekman-Larsson, Kempf and McCabe will miss the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Toronto wins 53.6% of face-offs
- The leaves perform an average of 24 power moves
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit is located on the tenth line of the Eastern Conference and has not been able to improve its position in the table in order to be in the playoff zone. The team played great during certain periods and occasionally had winning streaks, but this was clearly not enough to overcome the competition. However, at the end of the season, the Red Wings gained good form and had previously won three victories in a row.
After an unsuccessful match against Florida (1:4), they came to their senses and dealt with Tampa (4:3 OT), beat Dallas at home (6:4), and on the road proved their superiority over New Jersey with a score of 5:2. In all three cases, Todd McLellan's team had no difficulty realizing the chances and scored at least three goals. By the way, the club scored all its goals in the last match in equal formations, although it had three attempts to implement the excess.
Usually, Detroit enjoys a very good numerical advantage and ranks fourth in the league in this indicator, with 27.3% of sales.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kopp, Mazur, Söderblom and Gustafsson will miss the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Detroit wins 49.1% of face-offs
- Detroit averages 19 power plays per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four out of five matches with the participation of the hosts, the first period was inconclusive.
1.85The bet of the 2nd period: the victory of the hosts
In three out of five meetings against Detroit, the hosts kept the second leg behind them.
2.35Tip and bets
In our opinion, Toronto must succeed in this confrontation. The leaves outperform their opponent in class. Of course, the upcoming meeting does not matter to them, but they certainly do not want to fall on their face in the dirt in front of their stands and fail the final match of the regular season in order to leave for a break in a bad mood. Moreover, the hosts ended most of the previous matches against Krylia in their favor.
Prediction - Toronto wins with a handicap (0) in 1.70
Betting on an individual total
Toronto has managed to get by with the minimum number of goals in many past matches, and in two out of three matches it left with a cracker. Detroit scores few goals in matches against such opponents, especially when playing on the road. By the way, in the last two out of three meetings against the leafs, the guests did not score more than two goals.
We're betting on Detroit's individual total of less than 2.5 goals for 1.95
Bet on the total total
We won't expect a lot of goals scored in this matchup. Toronto has already completely rebuilt itself for the playoffs and has begun to pay much more attention to defense than before. The last matches with the participation of the home team, as a rule, ended with no more than five goals scored, so it makes sense to put less on the total.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 2.10
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