Detroit played well in all friendly matches, with the exception of the last one. Recall that after major victories over Buffalo (6:2) and Columbus (5:1), the wings suffered a crushing defeat from Pittsburgh, conceding five goals in total ending in 1:5 score. At the same time, the team was in the first line-up on the court and could not do anything with both the defense and the opponent’s attack. The only goal was scored by Suter when the Red Wings played 5×3. In equal compositions, Jeff Blashill’s wards created obscenely few chances. Thus, as soon as Detroit faced a strong opponent, it did not oppose anything to it.
Toronto is still not stable either. The Leaves managed to play two matches against Montreal, in one of which they celebrated success (4:1), while in the second case they were defeated with a score of 2:5. True, the Leaves finished the meeting with Ottawa in their favor without any problems. Then the main star of the match was Michael Bunting, who scored a hat-trick, while goalkeeper Petr Mrazek reflected all 19 shots at his goal. Sheldon Keefe’s squad had a great game in unequal compositions, because they scored their three goals in 5×4 format, and also, despite numerous deletions, they never missed in the minority. More NHL win predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
