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“Edmonton” – “San Jose”: forecast for the NHL match
On December 22, the NHL championship will feature a match between Edmonton and San Jose. The Oilers are currently in good shape and have won most of their previous games. It is quite expected that the Sharks are the underdogs in this match, and bookmakers clearly favor the home team. What is the best bet for the upcoming game? You can find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Edmonton Oilers
CanadaCurrent form
Edmonton didn't start the season very well, but gradually got into shape. The team has improved greatly over the last month and has started to earn points often. At the moment, it is in sixth place in the Western Conference with 38 points. It is quite possible that it will soon consolidate its position in the top five, especially if it continues to perform in the same spirit. Note that the Oilers have celebrated success in six of their previous seven meetings.
They dealt with Minnesota on the road (7:1), then beat Vegas at home (6:3), and after an unsuccessful match against Florida (5:6), they beat Boston in a fight with a score of 3:2 in overtime. It is noteworthy that in the confrontation with the Bruins, the Oilers were losing 0:2 after the first twenty minutes, but after the first break they pulled themselves together and played the remaining 40 minutes of the match excellently, and in overtime Mattias Ekholm put a fat point, who took great advantage of his moment.
Let us emphasize that, in general, the club is distinguished by its excellent performance and in many matches it scores no less than three or four goals. The second period remains its most successful performance, during which it often achieves success and it is no coincidence that today it has a ratio of 44:26 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Evander Kane will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Edmonton averages 6.72 penalty minutes per game
The Oilers rarely get more than three penalties per game
- According to statistics, the "oilmen" carry out 13 power moves
Edmonton is more goal-oriented and avoids physical hockey
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose had a bad start to the season, which is why they ended up in the very basement of the standings. The team was in good shape for a month after that and caused problems for many opponents, but now things are not going well for them again. Let us emphasize that they are currently in 14th place in the Western Conference and have 27 points, ahead of their competitors by three points. However, if the "sharks" continue to perform in the same spirit, they may again end up in last place in the near future.
Let us recall that the Sharks suffered six defeats in seven matches and in all cases remained without points. Thus, after a successful match against St. Louis on the road (4:3), Ryan Warsofsky charges returned to their home court, where they lost three matches in a row. They could not cope with Utah (3:4), Winnipeg (3:4) and Colorado (2:4).
By the way, in each of the games they had excellent chances for a favorable outcome, but they could not finish off their opponents and were losing within 60 minutes. As a rule, San Jose does not play well at all in the opening twenty minutes, in which it has a ratio of 19:45 in goals scored and conceded, although the club plays the second period at a decent level and often ends it in its favor.
Disqualifications and injuries
Couture and Vanecek will not be able to take part in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose is getting 8.23 penalty minutes per game.
The Sharks are on average sent off at least four times per game.
- The Sharks are averaging 27 shots on goal.
San Jose show low shooting activity and play second fiddle
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.70Bet 2nd period: both teams to score
In three out of four games, both teams scored goals in the second period.
2.20Tip and bets
We think that Edmonton is, of course, the favorite in the upcoming match. However, it is definitely not worth underestimating San Jose in this confrontation. The Sharks have given a worthy rebuff to many opponents in previous matches and even looked very worthy against the leaders. The Oilers, however, did not look so strong in two matches to bet on their victory in regular time or with a difference of several goals. We think that even if Varsofsky team loses, it will do so with a difference of two goals or less.
We bet on San Jose to win with an Asian handicap (+2.5) on goals for 1.70
Bet on individual total
San Jose has been showing good results recently and has opened up the opponents' defense at least three times. Edmonton conceded six times in the previous game with Florida. In games with similar opponents who play on opposite courses, the Oilers often have difficulties in defense and on average conceded about three times. Based on this, we suggest betting on the individual total of the guests.
We take the individual total of "San Jose" more than two goals for 1.75
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