Canada – Slovakia: power play goals – more than 1.5

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Our prediction: Canada – Slovakia: Power play goals – more than 1.5

23.05.2024 16:20

The World Ice Hockey Championship has reached the playoffs. After a long struggle in the preliminary groups, the complete quarter-final programme will be played on Thursday. Canada and Slovakia will face each other in the first batch of games.

The Canadians are undefeated in the tournament so far, only letting games against Austria and the Czech Republic go to overtime. Slovakia, on the other hand, has lost three times and advanced to the top eight from fourth place in Group B.

The match between Canada and Slovakia could offer a number of heated situations. There will be frequent face-offs, which will provide plenty of chances to score some goals. Looking strictly at the stats, Canada has used six power plays (they are the sixth most productive team on the power play) and have scored five shorthanded goals, which ranks them as high as tenth. Slovakia hasn’t been as good on the power play, but in the most important game of the tournament, that’s when you need to work on the power play. The Slovaks cashed in four times out of 21 shorthanded.

What to bet on:

Power plays will play a major role in the Canada-Slovakia game. Two power play goals are very likely, especially because Canada is strong on the power play and has a weakness on the shorthanded, which the Slovaks need to exploit if they want to challenge for promotion.

Confidence:

6/10

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