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Winnipeg vs. Boston: NHL Match Prediction
On December 11, the NHL championship will feature a match between Winnipeg and Boston. In previous matches, the hosts did not look their best and often lost points, while the Bears, in turn, are in excellent shape and are on a four-game winning streak. In addition, the visitors finished the last match against the Jets quite confidently in their favor. Will the hosts be able to fight for two points this time? What bet should you make? Find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg was the undisputed leader of the Western Conference from the very beginning of the season and demonstrated excellent stable results. However, over the past two weeks, the team has shown disastrous results and has experienced many problems. Note that in five previous meetings out of seven, it suffered a defeat. After an unsuccessful match against St. Louis (1:4), it seemed that the Jets pulled themselves together, since they dealt with Buffalo (3:2 OT) and Chicago (4:2), but in the final home match against Columbus, they unexpectedly lost again with a score of 1:4, while opening the opponent defense only once.
In general, in previous meetings, Scott Arniel team often had difficulties with creating and realizing moments and often could not score more than one or two goals. Perhaps this was also influenced by the injury of one of the main scorers, Niklas Ehlers. Incidentally, the hosts scored their only goal in the last match with the "uniforms" in the 5x4 format, but in equal compositions they were unable to counter their opponent.
It is also worth mentioning that the club does not perform well in the 4x5 format and currently ranks 20th in the championship in terms of short-handed play, with only 78.4% neutralization of the opponent majority. By the way, Winnipeg most successful performance is the third game segment, in which it currently has 38:29 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ehlers and Samberg will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Winnipeg averages 8.31 penalty minutes
Typically a team is sent off at least four times per match
- Winnipeg is statistically taking 29 shots on goal
The Jets have rarely threatened the opponent goal more than 30 times this season.
Boston Bruins
USACurrent form
Boston failed for most of the season and only recently began to show decent results. The step with the replacement of the head coach had a positive effect on him, and after that the team began to earn points on a regular basis. Note that it has already managed to reach the sixth position in the Eastern Conference and earned a total of 31 points, although for a long period of time it was outside the playoff zone. By the way, at the moment the Bruins are on a series of four victories.
Earlier, they managed to prove their superiority on home ice over Montreal (6:3) and Detroit (3:2 OT), and after a successful away game against Chicago (4:2), they returned home, where they dealt with Philadelphia in a fight with a score of 4:3 in overtime. In the last game with the Flyers, Joe Sacco team showed character, since they were losing 1:3 during the game, but, despite this, they pulled themselves together and played almost perfectly in the final twenty minutes, scoring two unanswered goals.
The club has improved its scoring in recent times and usually breaks down the opponents' defense at least three times. However, it has not yet improved its power play. Let us recall that Boston is in last place in the championship in this indicator and has only a 12% power play rate.
Disqualifications and injuries
Lindholm and Pastrnak will not take part in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Boston is getting 10.52 penalty minutes per game.
The Bruins average at least five penalties per game and are one of the most undisciplined teams
- The Bears average 27 power moves
Boston plays tough hockey and makes a lot of physical attacks on the opponent
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 2nd period: home team to score
In four out of five games, Boston conceded in the second period.
1.45Tip and bets
In our opinion, Winnipeg has every chance of a favorable outcome in this confrontation. The Jets should already pull themselves together, especially after the disastrous match with Pittsburgh. Moreover, one of Boston main attack leaders, David Pastrnak, may not play, and if this fact is confirmed, the hosts will have carte blanche. In terms of play, they certainly look no worse than their counterpart. The Air Army simply needs to improve its implementation of moments, and then it will certainly be able to deal with the opponent even in regular time.
Prediction - Winnipeg win with handicap (0) for 1.70
Bet on individual total
Without Pastrnak, Boston will not look as strong in attack and will most likely end up with a minimum number of goals scored. Winnipeg has managed to score less than three goals in its last two out of three games. Plus, the visitors themselves often have difficulty scoring against opponents who play a closed style of play. Based on this, we are betting on the individual total.
We take the individual total of “Boston” under 2.5 goals for 1.80
Total Bet
The last matches between the teams have not been particularly productive. Winnipeg plays a closed style of play, and has had a lot of problems converting chances lately. Boston also tries to play as reliably as possible in defense and allows few dangerous moments near its goal. It is quite possible that in this confrontation the teams will not be able to score six goals between them.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals for 1.85
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