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Minnesota vs. Dallas: NHL Match Prediction
Minnesota will face Dallas on their home court on November 17. The Wilds are the underdogs in this matchup, although they have played their previous matches at a high level and have consistently pleased fans with good results. The Sheriffs have not been stable and have just reached a series of two victories. So why are the hosts considered underdogs compared to their opponents? What bet should you place on this matchup? Find out in our forecast
Command Analysis
Minnesota Wild
USACurrent form
Minnesota is in second place in the Western Conference and has 25 points. The team has demonstrated fairly stable results throughout the season and is often on a winning streak. In three previous meetings out of four, it also achieved success. Oddly enough, the Wilds stumbled in a confrontation with one of the outsiders, Chicago (1:2 OT), but before that they dealt with San Jose (5:2) and Anaheim (5:2), and after a defeat from the Hawks, they beat Montreal 3:0 at home.
At the same time, in many cases, John Hines' team shows excellent results and opens up the opponents' defense at least three or four times. The main scorer in the team, of course, remains Kirill Kaprizov, who has already pulled away from his teammates and earned 30 points in the goal + pass system. We emphasize that the Wild are most successful in the first and second game segments, in which they manage with a minimum number of goals conceded, but they are not always enough for the third period.
The Wild play very confidently in defense and usually end up with no more than two goals conceded. It is also worth noting Filip Gustavsson, in whom few believed before the start of the season, but so far he has fully justified his place as the number one and has saved his team more than 20 times in almost every match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Brodin, Zuccarello and Eriksson Ek will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Minnesota gets six minutes of penalty time per game
The "Savages" demonstrate good discipline and are rarely sent off more than three times per match
- On average, the Wild are making 19 hits per game.
Minnesota has moved away from physical hockey and is now more focused on the opponent goal
Dallas Stars
USACurrent form
Dallas is in fifth place in the Western Conference, but is already five points behind its opponent. The team has not been stable lately and often could not win more than one or two victories in a row. Not long ago, it lost to Winnipeg (1:4) on the road, but after this failure, it crushed Pittsburgh (7:1), and also beat Boston on its home court with a score of 7:2. The Sheriffs have rarely demonstrated such efficiency this season and, as a rule, get by with two or three goals scored.
The club focuses more on defense, so it is rare to see more than two pucks in its net. The most successful performance of Deboer team remains the starting game segment, in which it has 16:8 in goals scored and missed. It is also worth mentioning that the club is in perfect order with the game in the minority, because today it has 84.8% of neutralization of the opponent majority.
Speaking of attack leaders, the club top scorer is Matt Duchene, who has already scored nine goals and made 11 assists. Three players have also reached, and someone has even crossed the 10-point mark in the goal+assist system. The main thing is that Dallas manages to do without injuries, otherwise its situation would not be as good as it is now.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dallas averages 30 shots on goal
The Sheriffs spend a lot of time on the attack and try to make shots from any position
- Dallas is 20-14 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.
The team scores most goals during the second twenty minutes
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the three previous matches involving the visitors, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In four out of five matches, the hosts scored goals in the third period
1.50Tip and bets
We think that it is wrong to consider Minnesota an underdog in the upcoming match. The Wild have been playing well in recent games and even despite the loss of Zuccarello, they should give their opponent a worthy fight. Dallas has a hard time getting points on the road and has often lost within 60 minutes. The Wild, on the contrary, have won most of their previous games, although, of course, their game doesn’t always go well in face-to-face matches with Dallas. However, on the home court, we would still give preference to Hines’ team.
Prediction - Minnesota win with handicap (0) for 2.25
Bet on individual total
“Dallas” in most cases does not score more than three or four goals and spends a lot of time on defense. “Stars” in the two previous meetings, of course, have scored 14 goals, but this does not mean that now they will always show such efficiency. “Savages”, in addition, defend well and know how to divert the threat from their goal, so it makes sense to bet on the individual total of “sheriffs”.
We take the individual total of “Dallas” under 3.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
Minnesota previous games have not been particularly productive, and Dallas usually plays closed games away from home, finishing many games with six or fewer goals scored. The teams will likely be wary of each other and will not take unnecessary risks, as they know each other strengths and weaknesses very well. It is likely that their game will end with a minimum number of goals.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 2.15
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