An interesting meeting will close the NHL regular season game day program, Seattle will host Montreal. The second game in history at the Climat Pledge Arena will take place on October 27 at 05:00 Moscow time. Our portal offers you its forecast for the outcome of this meeting.
"Seattle Kraken"
The team was strengthened by several impressive names before the start of the season, among which Grubauer and Giordano stand out, but so far this does not give much result. In general, a strong squad has been picked up by the "Kraken", but there is no visible team play and the work of a coach who has not yet shown himself in any way. Seattle's players have won only once since the start of the season, and in the last match they lost to Vancouver 2:4 at home.
Montreal Canadiens
In the offseason, the team's composition noticeably weakened, many leaders of last season preferred to continue their careers in more promising projects. Also, Price will miss the start of the season, which will hit the team's reliability in defense. The Canadians gave out a series of defeats, showing a weak implementation and a passing yard at their gates, which was interrupted only in the last match against Detroit with a 6:1 victory.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
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Seattle - Drieger (injury unknown), Johansson (upper body injury), Blackwell (upper body injury).
Montreal - Price (knee injury).
Statistics and figures
- The teams have never met in official matches.
- Montreal has won only once in their last five meetings.
- Seattle has a bad streak of four consecutive defeats.
Forecast
It is difficult to single out a favorite in this confrontation, because both teams demonstrate a weak level of hockey at the start of the season. Montreal plays poorly in defense, which often leads to a large number of missed goals. The Kraken, in turn, love attacking hockey, but have problems with implementation. I think we are going to have a hard battle, but I believe in the first home victory of a newcomer to the league.