Colorado got one more chance in the quarterfinals of the NHL.
Mikko Rantase is expected to perform again next night. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
The most interesting game of the day
Although it is not worth looking too much at one match in team sports, in the case of Colorado, you can make a fair improvement in the team’s assessment of the team’s playing strength after/based on the sixth match of the Colorado-Seattle quarterfinal series.
Only in the sixth game of the series, with their backs against the wall, did Colorado finally look a bit like the team that won the Stanley Cup last season. Of course, that also required the fact that Colorado let the Seattle Kraken, who were about to break the series at home, take a 1–0 lead in the opening set.
Mikko Rantanen right after the 1-1 equalizing goal at the end of the period, the team that looked like the coach skated into the second period Jared Bednar could have given a so-called motivational speech in the booth.
From the second set onward, only one team played in the rink. Colorado won 26–13 in the shots of the last two periods and gave Seattle, who was waiting for a goal, a draw by less than half a goal. In the entire match, Colorado took the shots 39–23 and the expected 2.9–2.4. On the field, however, in the two final sets, the performance was much more clearly Colorado’s hay.
It would be special if Colorado doesn’t maintain their level now at home in a crucial tiebreaker game. It is also worth noting here that in Denver, Colorado has a slightly larger than average home advantage due to the higher altitude (1,600 meters).
In the six-match against Colorado’s so far few (Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon) joined the solving team Artturi Lehkonen with two goals. Colorado’s success definitely requires that the responsibility for solutions does not rest solely on the team’s two attacking stars.
The six game also had an effect on raising the level Cale Makarin return to the field after his suspension. Makar logged the most playing time in Seattle by far among all players: 26:53.
I personally emphasize Colorado’s experience and the growing importance of absolute star players in extremely important matches in the deciding match, and I consider Colorado to be a bigger favorite than the general opinion.
In terms of betting, the promised 1.81 coefficient for Colorado’s regular time win is now even playable in my opinion. It is also worth noting that Veikkaus’ offer is (at least at the time of writing the tip) the highest on the market.
Colorado–Seattle starts next night at 4:38.
The best betting tip of the day
Sunday’s best football idea can be found in the La Liga match between Villarreal and Celta.
Villarreal has really scored a lot of goals in their last matches. Especially at home, the “Yellow Submarine” has played a really open game both in terms of results and especially in terms of expectations – which is of course not really a surprise Quique Setien’s for the team he coaches.
In April’s home matches against Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid and Espanyol, a total of 11 goals were scored and almost fourteen goals were created as expected. Setien’s team lives by its attacking play.
Villarreal’s position in the standings is so good (fifth) that the team is still quite realistically fighting for the positions that qualify for next season’s Champions League. Against Celta at home, the full three points are guaranteed to be budgeted, so here we go, at least on behalf of the home team, right from the start.
Celta in itself is not a big team, but with certain types of play they can also be effective in attacking. It is Villarreal’s likely over-attacking style of play that suits Celta’s fast counterattacks well, and I see the ingredients for a goal-rich result here.
The 1.76 promised by Veikkaus for more than 2.5 goals represents the very bottom end of the market, but I still think it is even a marginal odds.
Other possible searches are Espanyol–Getafe over 1.75 goals with a coefficient of 1.79 and Valladolid–Atletico Madrid with over 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.95.
Games of the day: Colorado – Seattle 1 (odds 1.81).
The total balance of the day’s games for the year: 48/83/98%
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