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Florida vs. San Jose: NHL Match Prediction
San Jose continues its away series of games in Florida. The day before, the Sharks suffered a crushing defeat from Tampa, and on December 8, they will try to rehabilitate themselves in a match against the Cats. Florida has been scoring points for five games in a row and intends to return to the top three teams in the conference. Paul Maurice team has been consistently beating the Sharks since 2017. Will this trend continue? Find the answer in our forecast
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida ended a four-game losing streak and has been scoring points for five games. The Panthers moved up to fifth place in the conference and now have 34 points. At the end of last month, Paul Maurice men beat Carolina twice (6:3 and 6:0), and then failed to finish off Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania (4:5, OT). The Panthers were stronger than Philadelphia in the shootout (7:5), although they lost a three-goal lead during the game and were even losing early in the final period. The visitors really stepped it up at the end and scored three unanswered goals against Alexei Kolosov.
The hosts have started to improve in terms of scoring and have scored 28 goals in their last five starts. Sam Reinhart remains Florida leading scorer with 37 points (19+18). The Canadian holds the title of the league leading sniper, but Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton has already tied him with 19 accurate shots.
Sergei Bobrovsky has left the team and will not be able to play against San Jose for personal reasons. Instead, Spencer Knight will return to the ice, who has only saved 89.02% of the shots. The American can hardly be called a strong goalie, but he was able to shut out Carolina on home ice recently.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sergei Bobrovsky will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida is averaging 3.81 goals per game.
The Panthers have been showing a productive attack this season, and in recent matches they have greatly improved their scoring.
- The Panthers are blocking 16 shots per game.
The hosts regularly help their goalies, but this does not always save the team from conceding goals.
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose had a terrible start to the season and lost nine games in a row, but now the team from California has partially corrected the situation and even joined the fight for a place in the playoffs. The Sharks occupy the 12th place in the West with 25 points after 29 games and are five points behind the eighth-place Edmonton. Ryan Warfovsky team has produced a series of three victories and took two points from Washington at the start of the away tour (2:1, OT). Before the game against the Panthers, the Sharks were routed in Tampa (1:8), and they conceded five goals in the first period.
The Californians have improved in terms of implementation and have scored 17 accurate shots in the last five games. At the same time, in the two previous starts, San Jose was able to score only twice, and this is not enough to win the NHL. Mikael Granlund remains the sharks' top scorer with 29 points (10 + 19). The rest of the forwards are still far behind.
The visitors have become a little better in defense, but overall for the season they are allowing 3.62 goals per game. On the road, this indicator is even worse and is 3.88 goals on average. Mackenzie Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek alternate at the last line, but the goalie from Canada appears on the court more often. He has stopped 89.68% of shots in the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Logan Couture, Mark Vlasic and Barclay Goudreau will not be in Florida, while William Smith is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose averages 2.79 goals per game
The Sharks have shown a good level of offensive play since the start of the season.
- The Sharks average 7.72 penalty minutes per game.
Guests are sent off four times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In five of the Sharks' six games, the second period was productive.
1.47Bet 3rd period: Florida win
The Panthers have won the third period in their last five games.
1.80Tip and bets
Florida is in good shape, but without Sergei Bobrovsky, the hosts may have big problems in defense. San Jose is playing well now despite the last defeat in Tampa with a score of 1:8. The Sharks have only lost once with a difference of more than two goals in eight previous matches. In personal meetings, the advantage is on the side of the "cats", but it is very rare for the hosts to achieve a rout in battles with the "sharks". We do not think that the team from California will be humiliated again in the state of Florida. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests with a plus handicap.
Our prediction is a San Jose victory with an Asian handicap (+2.5) for 1.60
Bet on individual total
San Jose offense has been quite productive and has made 18 accurate shots in the last five games. Florida is without its main goalie and is not always good on its half of the court. In our opinion, the visitors are capable of upsetting Spencer Knight at least twice, who misses after every tenth shot on his goal.
Forecast - San Jose individual total more than two goals for 1.70
Bet on total
The last games with the participation of the "shark" turned out to be extremely productive. Only once in the previous seven matches in the games of "San Jose" were not scored at least six goals. "Florida" does not like to sit back in defense and goes forward, especially with the support of the home stands. We are waiting for open hockey and will play a bet on the total more goals scored.
Forecast - total over six goals for 1.82
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