Ovechkin is slowly but surely climbing the all-time NHL scorer 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 "Washington Capitals" in a match with "Ottawa Senators" issued a double and went to a clean eighth place in the list of the best NHL snipers.
Gretsky stated: “We all see how it opens in its place. Everyone knows the puck will be there. And so it happens. And he doesn't miss."
The legendary ex-hockey player also noted teamwork: “They work great together. Beckström knows he's the point guard and Ovi is the finisher."
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"Siberia" hosts "Avtomobilist" in this KHL match within the Eastern Conference. These clubs are located in neighboring places in the middle of the standings. Although the difference between them is six points. Sibir is in fifth position with 63 points. And Avtomobilist with 69 points in the asset is on the fourth line. These teams also have the same statistics of the last five meetings. So, both of them first won, then lost twice and won again twice.
Due to almost equal positions in the table of the East, BC Fonbet gives absolutely the same odds for the victory of both teams in this meeting - 2.53. But on their draw in regular time, you can bet with a quote of 3.75. The bookmaker's analysts consider 1:1 and 2:2 to be the most probable score in regular time. On them, they give odds of 12.00 and 9.00, respectively.
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Today there will be teams from two different KHL conferences. CSKA, which is in the lead in the table of the West, will play away to Kunlun from the East. Muscovites have 82 points in their assets and are five points ahead of SKA from second place. And "Kunlun" with 57 points in the asset is located on the seventh line in its table. CSKA had a winning streak of six matches, until it lost to Amur in the last round of the KHL. And "Kunlun" of the last five matches had first two victories, and then three defeats.
Bookmakers obviously believe that the CSKA will win this match. The coefficient for winning CSKA from Fonbet is 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 a coefficient of 13.00 to the account 1:2 or 0:3 in this meeting. And at the expense of 1:3, the quote is even lower - 11.00.
In the first full-time match of the season, Pittsburgh defeated Pittsburgh - 6: 1. Will Craig Berube's men be able to take revenge for such an unconvincing last game? We believe the "penguins" will be stronger again!
Team Pittsburgh uniform
The current season for Pittsburgh is going very hard, but at the end of the regular season, the team was still able to get together and play a series of excellent matches. In the last ten matches, Mike Sullivan's wards only once left the ice without scoring points, having won eight victories in this period. In previous meetings, the Pennsylvania club first defeated Boston, which also scored 19 points in a row, then there was a victory over the current Stanley Cup holder Washington, after which it seemed to be the most difficult game in terms of infusion against Buffalo, however, " penguins" defeated the opponent - 5:0. Such a high-quality breakthrough allowed Mike Sullivan's team not only to return to the Cup eight, but also to rise to sixth place in the standings Eastern Conference, gaining 87 points out of 142 possible (61%).
Louis team jersey
For the “musicians” this season started extremely unsuccessfully, so during the entire second half of the regular season they have to win back everything that was missed at the start. The players of "St. Louis" gave the best segment at the turn of January and February, when the team scored 11 victories in a row, which allowed the "bluesmen" to return to the cup eight of the conference. However, in recent matches Craig Berube's wards again began to experience difficulties, losing in turn to San Jose, Arizona and Ottawa. As a result, on this moment Louis is seventh in the Western Conference standings with 79 points out of 140 possible (56%).
The history of head-to-head meetings between Pittsburgh and St. Louis
Within the framework of the NHL, over the past ten years, the teams have played 16 face-to-face meetings, in which absolute equality is observed: each of the clubs has won eight victories. At the same time, the difference in goals scored is on the side of the "penguins" - 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 predictions for the match "Pittsburgh" - "St. Louis"
The teams are approaching the head-to-head confrontation, being in the opposite state: Pittsburgh has won six victories in the last seven meetings and is climbing higher in the standings, while St. Louis has lost in the previous three fights and is already on the border of the playoff zone at the risk of falling 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 teams ended major victory Pennsylvania team, betting on
Hockey March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 at 20:00 Moscow time, in Pittsburgh at ice arena PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins will face the St. Louis Blues in another National Hockey League home game.
Experts of BC "1xStavka" betting on Pittsburgh to win. The Pittsburgh triumph is 2.10. The odds for a draw are 3.90. The bookmakers bet 2.85 on the victory of St. Louis. Interesting and high odds for the total of the match, the bookmaker offers the following quotes: TB 6.5 - 2.40, and TM 6.5 goals - 1.60.
Pittsburgh had a great previous game, thrashing Buffalo in a 5-0 shutout on the road. In the course of the meeting, the players were able to realize the majority 3 times, out of the five provided. Individually it is worth noting Bjugstad 1+1, Kessel 1+1, Guensenthal 1+1, Crosby 0+2 and DeSmit who played to zero, reflecting all 26 shots in the match. Pittsburgh won 6 of the last 7 meetings of the season. The Penguins are in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with 87 points and a goal difference of 247:213. In just 71 rounds passed, the team achieved victory in 39 meetings. With support from their stands, the Penguins achieved 21 victories, scoring 44 points in 35 games, with a positive goal difference of 122-109. At the moment, in their native walls, hockey players win four confrontations in a row. top scorers clubs are Crosby 33+59, Kessel 24+48, Malkin 21+50 and Guentzel 36+32. Note, Evgeni Malkin, he overcame the mark of 1000 points for his career in the NHL. Now on account of Malkin 1001 points in the NHL - 391 goals and 610 assists. It took the Russian 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 Alexei Kovalev (1029), Alexander Mogilny (1032), Sergei Fedorov (1179) and Alexander Ovechkin (1200). Sidney Crosby is 46th in NHL history with 1208 points, surpassing Vincent Damfuss's 1205. The next target for Crosby is the position of Bernie Nicholls (1209). Plus, Pittsburgh repeated the achievement of Detroit 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 occupied by Sidney Crosby (1208), the top 3 is closed Jaromir Jagr(1079). As part of Detroit, the historical milestone was submitted to Gordie Howe (1809), Steve Yzerman (1755), Alex Delvecchio (1281) and Niklas Lidström (1142).
St. Louis in the last match played unconvincingly and lost to Ottawa in a dry game, 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 piggy bank and with a goal difference of 199:193. In total, over the course of 70 matches, the club managed to beat opponents 36 times. Excellent results hockey players demonstrate in guest confrontations, 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 26+41.
St. Louis is currently in seventh place in the standings, after a chic series of victories, during which the “blues” were torn apart by everyone and everything, there was a slight decline, which is quite logical - the guests lost the last three matches, only reaching out to overtime once. ..
In the last match, it went to extremes - St. Louis lost 0-2 to Ottawa on the road, and, perhaps, this is a sure sign that the team has an obvious decline. Now the rivals will be Pittsburgh, one of the best teams throughout the NHL in recent years. Recently, the Blues have not been getting along well on the road - in the last seven matches of the guest format, the team suffered five defeats. I think that St. Louis will not be able to outplay their opponent in this match, after all, the game will be very difficult ...
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is currently in very good shape - of the last seven matches, the team has won six, five - in regular time. In recent matches, the Penguins generally looked just gorgeous - at first, the Penns were able to beat Boston 4-2, then Washington was beaten with a score of 5-3, but in the last round, the Pennsylvanian team defeated Buffalo 5-0 ..
Pittsburgh, although not having a perfect season, has good home statistics - in thirty-five matches of the home format, Pittsburgh was able to win twenty-one times, eighteen in regular time. “Pence” for a long time can not beat St. Louis on their ice, but now provides an excellent chance to do so, as the teams are in a fundamentally different form. I think that in this match the Penguins will be able to show that the team is fully prepared for the playoffs...
Forecast
I think that the hosts will be able to win this match. “Pence” at the moment are in very good shape, while St. Louis in the last match could not even print the gates of Ottawa, let alone win. I think that in this meeting, Pittsburgh will score two points by winning in regular time!
