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San Jose vs. Columbus: NHL Match Prediction
San Jose will try to start a new winning streak in the match against Columbus on November 6. The Sharks recently achieved their first success of the new season, but they still remain in the last place in the conference standings. The Blue Jackets are on the edge of the playoff zone, so far the Jackets have shown a pretty good game. In the four previous meetings between the teams, the Jackets were able to beat the Sharks. Will it work this time? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose set a new anti-record for the league, losing nine games in a row at the start of the regular season for the second season in a row. The hosts recently broke their losing streak, but they are still in last place in the Western Conference standings, with eight points after 13 games. The Sharks won for the first time only at the very end of October, taking two points from Salt Lake (5:4, OT). Returning home, Ryan Warfovsky charges sensationally beat Los Angeles (4:2), and then achieved success in the match against Chicago (3:2). In the last meeting, the Sharks were leading Vancouver and came back at the very end of regulation time, but conceded again 26 seconds before the final siren.
The hosts have finally stepped up their attack and have scored 17 goals in the last five games even without their attacking leaders. Mikael Grandlund remains the "first violin" up front. The Finn has scored 14 points (6+8) in the goal+pass system.
Mackenzie Blackwood has a save percentage of 87.55% and is allowing 4.2 goals per 60 minutes on average. However, he is still the No. 1 goalie for the California team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Macklin Celebrini, Logan Couture and Mark Vlasic will not take part in the upcoming fight
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, San Jose receives 9.46 penalty minutes per game.
The Sharks are not among the most disciplined clubs and are sent off on average at least five times
- The Sharks have a 20.5% power play percentage.
San Jose makes good use of the power play and ranks 15th in the league in that regard.
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
Columbus has had a pretty good start to the new season, although few bet on the visitors fighting for a place in the top eight. The Blue Jackets have earned 11 points in 11 games and so far have a positive goal difference of 39:38. Dean Evason men have had a pretty successful series of games on home ice and after confident victories over Edmonton (6:1) and the Islanders (2:0), they lost to the Western leaders from Winnipeg (2:6). The away tour of the Ohio club started with a crushing defeat in the US capital (2:7). The Jackets conceded five goals in the first third of the game and lost all chances for points in the match against Alexander Ovechkin team.
The Blazers have seen a significant drop in reliability, allowing 13 goals in just their last two starts. Elvis Merzlikin remains Columbus' starting goalie, but he has only managed to stop 90.73% of the shots. Russian Daniil Tarasov has had a disastrous start to the season, allowing nearly every sixth shot in his possession.
Kirill Marchenko leads the Blue Jackets in scoring. The Russian has 12 points (4+8), but he has been "silent" for three games in a row.
Disqualifications and injuries
Gavin Brindley, Erik Gudbranson, Boone Jenner and Kent Johnson will not take part in the upcoming fight
Interesting trends for betting
- Columbus averages 19 hits per game
The visitors play a less physical style of hockey, but they often meet their opponents with physical attacks.
- The Blazers have a 14-16 record in goals scored and goals allowed in the second period.
Columbus concede a lot in the second period of matches and often lose in the second period.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In two of the last three matches involving the home team, the first period was productive
2.07Bet 2nd period: home team to score
In the last five meetings, the hosts scored at least one goal in the second period
1.47Tip and bets
In our opinion, bookmakers still underestimate San Jose. Of course, the team was on a long losing streak, but now its situation has become much better. The Sharks have improved their attack and started to defend well, thanks to which they have a series of three victories. Columbus had big problems in defense and conceded 13 goals in only two previous starts. We do not think that the visitors will be able to win in California. We believe that the Sharks will succeed in the next game on the ice of the SAP Center arena.
Prediction - San Jose wins the match for 2.10
Total Bet
The games between the teams are often productive, but now we do not expect a lot of goals from the teams. San Jose has improved in defense, but the hosts still have a lot of problems in terms of implementation. Columbus has not been able to score more than two goals per game for three games in a row, and now the Jackets need to focus on playing defense.
We take the total under six goals for 1.65
Bet on individual total
The Blazers have been rather lackluster in attack in recent games. Despite crushing losses, the visitors have failed to score more than two goals in their previous three games. The Sharks have conceded only seven times in their previous seven starts, so we don’t think the Sharks will fail on their half of the ice. We don’t expect Columbus to make more than three accurate shots.
We take the individual total of "Columbus" under 3.5 goals for 1.60
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