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Utah vs. San Jose: NHL Match Prediction
On October 29, Utah will begin a new short series of games on its home court. After a successful start to the first season in the history of the franchise, the rookies have given up and started losing points. The Salt Lake team opponent this time will be a club from California. San Jose is still the only team in the league that has never won. The Sharks have lost their attack leaders and cannot solve their problems in defense. Are the Sharks able to beat the rookies? Or will Clayton Keller squad be able to break the losing streak? Read our prediction for the match
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah was among the conference leaders at the start of the season, but now the hosts have been knocked out of the playoff zone and are only in tenth place in the West. Andre Tourigny men have earned only nine points in nine starts, while in the previous five games the club from Salt Lake has earned only three points. In the last home series, the newcomers beat Boston (2:1, OT), but then lost to Ottawa (0:4) and Colorado (2:3) without any chance. Before returning to the Delta Center, the newcomers were close to clinging to the result in Los Angeles (2:3), but they did not finish off the Kings at the end (2:3).
Clayton Keller team has become very weak in attack. In the last six games, Utah has only once managed to score more than two goals per game. Now the hosts have seven games in a row without a win in regulation time, and this cannot please the coaching staff of the team. Its captain remains the club top scorer with nine effective actions (5+4) in the "goal+pass" system. The closest pursuer in the person of Nick Schmaltz scored eight points (0+8) and is the main assistant.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sean Durzi and John Marino will not help their teammates in the match against the Californians.
Interesting trends for betting
- Newbies have 77.1% neutralization of excess
Utah played well in the minority at the start of the season, but has gradually sagged in this regard.
- According to statistics, debutants take 27 shots per game
The hosts don't spend much time on the attack, but they manage to convert 10.2% of their attacks.
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
The visitors are the main outsiders not only in their conference, but also in the entire league for the second season in a row. San Jose still has not won a single game in the regular season and is in 16th place in the West with two points in their bank. The team from California has not been able to score points for almost two weeks. After a home defeat to Colorado (1:4), the Sharks went on the road. In the current away tour, the Sharks have already lost to Anaheim (1:3), Los Angeles (2:3) and were routed in Nevada (3:7) by Vegas (3:7). The situation is critical and it is complicated by injuries to the club leaders. MacLean Celebrini and Logan Couture cannot help the already weak visitors.
Mario Ferraro team plays the worst defense and allows 4.33 goals on average. Vitek Vanecek does not help his teammates and reflects only 86.86% of shots per game. Mackenzie Blackwood looks a little better, reflecting 87.06% of attacks on his goal. As for the offense, without its leaders, San Jose scores only two goals on average per game. Mikael Granlund is dragging the Sharks out of the basement of the standings on his shoulders. The Finn scored ten points in the goal + pass system (4 + 6).
Disqualifications and injuries
MacLean Celebrini, Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic are in the visiting team infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado blocks 15 shots per game
The Californians are always trying to get back on defense and are trying to help their goalies as much as possible, but so far this hasn't borne fruit.
- The Avalanche are averaging 26 hits per game.
The visitors play a lot without the puck, but they try to immediately meet the opponent on any part of the ice.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In two of San Jose previous three games, there has not been more than one goal scored in the second period.
2.40Bet 2nd period: San Jose will not lose
The visitors have a positive difference in goals scored and conceded in the second periods - 9:7
1.72Tip and bets
It time for San Jose to pull themselves together and win. The Sharks were very close to a positive result twice, but they couldn't finish off strong teams like Dallas and St. Louis. Yes, the visitors are weakened by injuries, but now the Sharks won't have the strongest opponent. Utah has given up after a strong start and has been playing quite poorly both in defense and in attack lately. We don't think Clayton Keller team will dominate Ryan Warfovsky men. We suggest betting on the victory of the second team, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Prediction - San Jose wins the match at 3:00
Bet on individual total
Utah has been weak on offense in recent games. In their previous six starts, Andre Tourigny team has scored at least four times only once. San Jose is the worst defensive team, but the visitors are quite capable of holding off the onslaught of rookies who are currently not in the best shape. We believe that the Sharks' defense will not be destroyed.
We bet on Utah individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.77
Total Bet
Both teams often fail in defense, but have big problems in attack. San Jose scores only two goals on average per game, while Utah has only nine accurate shots in five previous matches. Considering the importance of the upcoming meeting, we do not think that the game in Salt Lake will be too productive. Let play a bet on the total under pucks.
We take the total under six goals with a coefficient of 1.78
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