Ovechkin is slowly but surely rising up the NHL's all-time scoring list. In this regard, questions to the leader of this rating, the legendary striker Wayne Gretzky, have become more frequent.
So, recently the Russian forward The Washington Capitals scored a double in the match against the Ottawa Senators and moved into clear eighth place in the list of the best snipers in the NHL.
Gretzky stated: “We all see how he opens up in his place. Everyone knows the puck will be there. This is what happens. And he doesn’t miss.”
The legendary ex-hockey player also noted teamwork: “They work great together. Bäckström knows he's a point guard and Ovi is a finisher."
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"Sibir" hosts "Avtomobilist" this year KHL match within the Eastern Conference. These clubs are located in neighboring places in the middle of the standings. Although there is a six-point difference between them. “Siberia” is in fifth position with 63 points scored. Avtomobilist is in fourth place with 69 points. These teams also have the same statistics in their last five meetings. So, both of them won at first, then lost twice and won twice again.
Due to almost equal positions in the East table, Fonbet bookmaker gives absolutely the same odds for both teams to win this meeting - 2.53. But you can bet on their draw in regulation time with a quote of 3.75. The most likely score in regular time is considered by the bookmaker's analysts to be 1:1 and 2:2. They give odds of 12.00 and 9.00, respectively.
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Today teams from two different KHL conferences will meet. CSKA, which is leading the table in the West, will host Kunlun from the East. The Muscovites have 82 points and are five points ahead of SKA in second place. And Kunlun, with 57 points, is in seventh place in its table. CSKA had winning streak out of six matches, until he lost to Amur in the last round of the KHL. And Kunlun had first two victories and then three defeats out of its last five matches.
Bookmakers obviously believe that Army will win this match. The odds for CSKA to win from Fonbet bookmaker are 1.28. But the success of the hosts in this match is estimated by analysts at 9.10. You can bet on a draw with a quote of 6.05. Also, the bookmaker gives odds of 13.00 for the score 1:2 or 0:3 in this match. And for the score 1:3 the quote is even lower - 11.00.
In the first head-to-head match of the season, Pittsburgh defeated Pittsburgh - 6:1. Will Craig Berube's team be able to take revenge for such an unconvincing last game? We believe the “penguins” will be stronger again!
Pittsburgh team uniform
This season is going very hard for Pittsburgh, but at the end of the regular season the team was still able to pull itself together and play a series of excellent matches. In the last ten matches, Mike Sullivan's team left the ice only once without scoring points, having won eight victories in this period. In previous meetings, the Pennsylvania club first defeated Boston, which also scored points in 19 matches in a row, then there was a victory over the current Stanley Cup champion Washington, after which it seemed that the most difficult game in terms of preparation would be against Buffalo, however, “ Penguins defeated the opponent - 5:0. Such a qualitative breakthrough allowed Mike Sullivan’s team not only to return to the top eight in the cup, but also to rise to sixth place in the standings Eastern Conference, scoring 87 points out of 142 possible (61%).
St. Louis team uniform
For the “musicians,” this season started extremely poorly, so throughout the second half of the regular season they have to make up for everything that was lost at the start. The St. Louis players had their best stretch at the turn of January and February, when the team won 11 wins in a row, which allowed the Bluesmen to return to the top eight of the conference. However, in last matches Craig Berube's charges began to experience difficulties again, losing in turn to San Jose, Arizona and Ottawa. As a result, on at the moment St. Louis is seventh in the standings Western Conference, having 79 points out of 140 possible (56%).
History of head-to-head matches between Pittsburgh and St. Louis
Within the NHL, over the past ten years, teams have held 16 head-to-head meetings, in which there is absolute equality: each club won eight victories. The goal difference is on the Penguins’ side – 47:37. This season, the rivals played one personal meeting, which took place at the Enterprise Center and ended with the victory of Pittsburgh - 6:1.
Bets and forecasts for the match “Pittsburgh” – “St. Louis”
The teams approach the head-to-head confrontation in the opposite state: Pittsburgh has won six victories in the last seven meetings and is rising higher in the standings, while St. Louis lost in the three previous matches and is already on the border of the playoff zone , at the risk of flying out of it. Mike Sullivan's team is very emotional, so when the Penguins are on the move, it is extremely difficult to stop them, and now they are in much better shape than the Bluesmen. Considering that the first face-to-face meeting commands ended major victory Pennsylvania team, bets on
Hockey March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 at 20:00 Moscow time, in Pittsburgh on ice arena PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Penguins will face the St. Louis Blues in another National Hockey League home game.
Experts from BC "1xBet" , they are betting on Pittsburgh to win. The odds for Pittsburgh's triumph are 2.10. The odds for a draw are 3.90. Bookmakers are betting 2.85 on St. Louis to win. The odds for the total of the match are interesting and high; the bookmaker offers the following quotes: TB 6.5 – 2.40, and TM 6.5 goals – 1.60.
Pittsburgh had a great game in the previous match, defeating Buffalo on the road with a score of 5-0. During the meeting, the players were able to convert the majority 3 times out of the five given. Individually, it is worth noting Bjugstad 1+1, Kessel 1+1, Guensenthal 1+1, Crosby 0+2 and DeSmith who played to zero, stopping all 26 shots in the match. Pittsburgh won 6 of the last 7 meetings of the season. In the Eastern Conference, the Penguins occupy 6th place, with 87 points scored, and a goal difference of 247:213. In just 71 completed rounds, the team achieved victory in 39 meetings. With support from their stands, the “penguins” achieved 21 victories, gaining 44 points in 35 matches, with a positive goal difference of 122-109. At the moment, hockey players are winning four matches in a row at home. Top scorers clubs are Crosby 33+59, Kessel 24+48, Malkin 21+50 and Guentzel 36+32. Let us note that Evgeni Malkin has surpassed the 1,000-point mark in his NHL career. Malkin now has 1001 points in the NHL - 391 goals and 610 assists. The Russian needed 849 matches to reach this figure. He became the 88th player in history and the 5th active league hockey player to reach this milestone. From Russian players this barrier was overcome by Alexey Kovalev (1029), Alexander Mogilny (1032), Sergey Fedorov (1179) and Alexander Ovechkin (1200). Sidney Crosby moved into 46th place in NHL history with 1,208 points, surpassing Vincent Damphousse's 1,205. Crosby's next target is Bernie Nicholls (1209). Plus, Pittsburgh repeated Detroit's achievement in the number of players with 1,000 points in the NHL. Evgeni Malkin became the fourth Pittsburgh player to score 1,000 points in games for the club. The record belongs to Mario Lemieux (1723), second place is taken by Sidney Crosby (1208), the top 3 is completed Jaromir Jagr(1079). As part of Detroit, Gordie Howe (1809), Steve Yzerman (1755), Alex Delvecchio (1281) and Nicklas Lidström (1142) conquered the historical milestone.
St. Louis played unconvincingly in the last match and lost to Ottawa with a score of 0-2. At the moment, the Notes are in 7th place in the Western Conference table, with 79 points in the treasury and a goal difference of 199:193. In total, over the course of 70 matches, the club managed to beat opponents 36 times. Excellent results The hockey players demonstrate in away matches, scoring more points than at home in 36 meetings, 43 points, with a goal difference of 95-85. The leader of the “musicians” attacks this season is O’Reilly with 26+41.
St. Louis is currently in seventh place in the standings, after a great series of victories, during which the Blues tore apart everyone and everything, there was a slight decline, which is very logical - the guests lost their last three matches, only reaching overtime once. ..
In the last match it went to extremes - St. Louis lost to Ottawa on the road with a score of 0-2, and, perhaps, this is a sure sign that the team was in an obvious decline. Now the rivals will be Pittsburgh, one of best teams throughout the NHL in recent years. The Bluesmen's away game has not been going well lately - the team has suffered five defeats in their last seven away matches. I think that St. Louis will not be able to beat their opponent in this match either; after all, the game will be very difficult...
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is currently in very good shape - the team has won six of its last seven matches, five in regulation time. In the last matches, the “Penguins” generally looked simply gorgeous - first, the Penguins were able to beat Boston 4-2, then they beat Washington with a score of 5-3, and in the last round, the Pennsylvania team defeated Buffalo 5-0..
Pittsburgh, although it is not having an ideal season, has good home statistics - in thirty-five home format matches, Pittsburgh was able to win twenty-one times, eighteen in regular time. The Pens have not been able to beat St. Louis on their ice for a very long time, but now they provide an excellent chance to do this, since the teams are in fundamentally different shape. I think that in this match the “penguins” will be able to show that the team is fully ready for the playoffs...
Forecast
I think that the hosts will be able to win this match. “Pens” are currently in very good shape, while St. Louis in the last match could not even open the gates of Ottawa, let alone win. I think that Pittsburgh will score two points in this meeting by winning in regulation time!
