Charlotte Checkers - Hartford Wolf Pack predictions and free betting tips [25/04/2024]

American Hockey League. Play-off 2024. Calder Cup. Best-of-two series. Score 0-0. This is the last remaining series yet to start in this AHL play-off. Teams from the Atlantic Division, the fourth and fifth places in this conference, to be specific, will clash. Charlotte "Checkers" will battle against Hartford "Wolf Pack".

Charlotte "Checkers"

This club, which not long ago became the holder of the main trophy, enters the playoffs again, this time from the 1/16 finals. That means, all can be quickly decided here. Charlotte "Checkers" finished fourth in the division in the regular championship, after 72 matches they scored 85 points.

They earned these points by winning 39 games, and suffered seven overtime losses. They were defeated without gaining any additional points in the remaining 26 meetings. The "Checkers" are fourth in the division with an even better third place in goals conceded, positioning them as the favorite for this series.

Hartford "Wolf Pack"

New York "Rangers"' farm club didn't perform as well as their main line-up, as they entered the play-off as one of the last in the division. But they are in the play-offs and so have a chance to improve and achieve good results for the entire season, not just regular matches. In regular matches, Hartford "Wolf Pack" scored 78 points. Hartford earned these points by winning 34 games, suffering seven losses in overtime and three bullet game losses.

They lost the remaining 28 meetings without any additional points. In terms of conceded pucks, Hartford ranks third in the division. But with not so much luck in scoring goals, where they position sixth in their division.

Head-to-head

In this season, Charlotte "Checkers" and Hartford "Wolf Pack" had eight encounters. Seven of them were won by Charlotte, while Hartford only managed one win, albeit in the last clash.

Prediction

Bets City sees Charlotte "Checkers" as the favourite for this game, with a coefficient of 2.00 for their victory, while a win for Hartford "Wolf Pack" stands at a coefficient of 3.00. It is tempting to back the "Checkers" to win because seven against one is a gigantic difference.

Total Score Prediction

But arguably the best option is to go for TU (5.5) for 1.73, because both teams let in a very small number of goals and don't score much either.