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Winnipeg vs. Anaheim: NHL Match Prediction
Winnipeg will face Anaheim at home on January 3. The Jets are in pretty good shape at the moment and have just come off a long winning streak, but the Ducks have also been pleasing fans with positive results lately. The last match between the clubs, which took place in December, ended in favor of the Ducks. Can the hosts get revenge? What bet should you place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in the forecast
Command Analysis
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg leads the Western Conference standings with 55 points. The team has shown stable results this season and has recently regained its excellent form. Overall, December was a good month for them, especially the second half of the month, during which they were virtually unbeaten. It should be noted that not long ago the Jets beat Toronto (5:2) on the road, and after successful home games against Ottawa (4:2) and Nashville (3:0), they still lost to Colorado on the road with a score of 2:5.
In the confrontation with the Avalanches, the Air Army completely and utterly failed the third game segment, in which they conceded three unanswered goals and allowed the opponent to finish the game in their favor within 60 minutes. Let us emphasize that this happens very rarely, since Scott Arniel charges usually play the final twenty minutes at a high level and almost never remain in it without goals scored.
An interesting fact is that Winnipeg will play the next eight games on its home court, so it will certainly try to earn the maximum number of points possible. Especially since the club has been playing decently this season with the support of its stands and has suffered only three losses in regulation time, and has also opened up the opponents' defense on average at least four times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fleury, Appleton, Samberg and DeMelo will be out of the upcoming game due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Winnipeg gets 8.54 penalty minutes per game.
On average, the Jets are sent off at least four times per game.
- The Jets are 45-30 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.
The team looks great in the second period and often scores goals.
Anaheim Ducks
USACurrent form
Anaheim is in 13th place in the Western Conference and has earned 32 points in total. The team can hardly claim anything serious this season, since it is inferior to many competitors in terms of class and level of hockey. Plus, it cannot produce a long winning streak and, as a rule, alternates successful matches with losses at best. Nevertheless, after unsuccessful matches against Vegas (1:3) and Philadelphia (1:3), the Ducks nevertheless pulled themselves together and proved their superiority first over Edmonton (5:3), and then dealt with New Jersey with a score of 3:2.
However, it is impossible not to mention that the club constantly experiences serious difficulties with scoring and is usually unable to open the opponent defense even more than twice. Thus, at the moment, the "Ducks" are one of the lowest scoring teams in their conference and have only managed to score 88 goals throughout the season.
Oddly enough, Anaheim scores the least in the second period, when the game is played with the far benches. In this twenty minutes, Greg Cronin team has a ratio of 22:29 in goals scored and allowed. The team also continues to have serious problems with the power play, since it has a 12.4% power play conversion rate and ranks second to last in the league in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Suchanek, Zegras and McGinn will be out of action due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Anaheim is getting 8.33 penalty minutes per game.
On average, the "ducks" are sent off at least four times per game.
- On the road, the Ducks score an average of 2.5 goals per game.
The away team experiences many problems with their attacking play
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.95Bet 3rd period: home team win
In four out of five meetings, the hosts achieved success in the third period
1.90Tip and bets
We think that Winnipeg is a clear favorite in this matchup and should not leave a single chance to its opponent on the home ice. Anaheim plays mediocre on the road and, more importantly, has never won more than two victories in a row this season. The Jets usually deal with such opponents on their ice quite confidently and achieve success within regulation time. Plus, eight of the previous nine meetings between the clubs ended in favor of the formal favorite.
Forecast - Winnipeg win in 1.62
Bet on individual total
Anaheim usually shows poor performance in matches with Winnipeg and scores no more than one or two goals. In six previous matches out of seven, the Ducks failed to open their opponent defense three times. In addition, the Jets themselves have usually demonstrated decent defense lately, if we do not take into account their last disastrous match against Colorado. We think that this time the hosts will be left with a minimum number of goals conceded.
We take the individual total of Anaheim under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.60
Total Bet
We expect to see a small number of goals scored in this confrontation. Winnipeg, after a major defeat, will try to act as reliably as possible in its own zone and make few mistakes. The Jets will simply try to deal with their opponent on class and play closed hockey. Plus, the last four out of five matches between the teams also took place with a total under.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 2.15
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