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Utah vs. Montreal: NHL Match Prediction
In the final game of the game day on January 15 in Salt Lake, the local Utah will play against the guests from Canada. The debutants gradually slowed down after a rather convincing start and are now not among the eight best clubs in the conference. Montreal has gained great momentum and is very close to the playoff zone in the East. At the end of November, the newcomers took two points from Quebec, not allowing the opponent to shoot many shots at their goal. Will they be able to repeat the achievement at home? This is in the betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah does not intend to drop out of the fight for getting into the playoffs, but now the team from Salt Lake is still only in 11th place in the conference. The newcomers do not lose hope of getting into the final part of the tournament in their first season, but the hosts have only 43 points after 42 games. The team led by Andre Tourigny looked great during December, and right before Christmas, they lost shape. The hosts have only two victories in ten previous games, and both were won in the new year. After away games in Calgary (5:3) and Dallas (2:3, OT), Clayton Keller team returned home. They lost to Florida (1:4), but the day before they barely won against San Jose (2:1), but the next day they missed out on a victory over the Islanders (1:2). The hosts were leading before the start of the third period, but could not hold on to the necessary result.
Connor Ingram finally made an appearance on the ice in the last game. The Canadian goalie saved 93.80% of the shots and was generally quite good at the last line of defense, but his teammates were unable to help the goalie with goals. Karel Vejmelka has been in the starting lineup for a long time, so the coaching staff still has an option with him.
The captain of Utah is its current top scorer. Clayton Keller has 41 points (14+27) in goals and assists, and is already six points ahead of Logan Cooley (11+25). The author of the first goal in the history of the franchise, Dylan Gunter, is in third place on the list of the club top scorers (16+18), but he is currently injured. Nick Schmaltz (8+23) is also among the league top 100.
Disqualifications and injuries
Maverick Lamoreux, Sean Durzi, Dylan Gunther and John Marino will be out of action for the upcoming bout.
Interesting trends for betting
- Utah is averaging 2.79 goals per game this season.
Rookies don't always play badly on offense, but their numbers only get worse over time.
- The Salt Lake club averages 27 shots per game
The debutants don't have many shots on goal, but they managed to convert 10.2% of their chances.
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal is slowly climbing out of the conference table basement and is in 11th place in the East. The Canadians have earned 44 points in 42 games and are only two points away from the playoff zone. Now the club from the province of Quebec is two points away from Columbus, which is in eighth place. Martin St. Louis charges had a good stretch at the start of the new calendar year. They won against Colorado (2:1, B) and Washington (3:2, OT) on the road, and beat Vancouver at home (5:4, OT). The Habs were unable to beat Dallas in Quebec, but the Canadiens did not leave without points in the game against the Stars (1:2, B).
The Habs have been weak on offense in early January and have scored ten goals in their last five games. Overall, the visitors have been lacking offensive depth this season, scoring only three goals per game. Montreal captain is his team leading scorer. Nick Suzuki has 43 points (13+30) and has no competitors among his teammates.
Samuel Montembeault has stopped 90.06% of shots and is allowing almost three goals per game on average. The Canadian goalie has no alternative, as Kaidan Primeau is allowing almost every fifth shot into his territory. In the first half of January, the Canadiens were strong in defense and allowed only 12 goals in the last five games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Corey Price won't help his partners in Salt Lake.
Interesting trends for betting
- Montreal averages three goals per game
The Habs have shown a good level of offensive play since the very start of the season.
- Canadians average 9.74 penalty minutes per game.
Guests are sent off five times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three of Montreal four games, the first period was scoreless.
1.78Bet 2nd period: Montreal will score
The Habs have scored in the second period in their last three games.
1.55Tip and bets
Montreal improved significantly in the second half of December and only two games were without points. The Habs beat Colorado and the Eastern Conference leader in their last away games, and now they will face a weak Western team. Utah has only won two games since the Christmas break, and only beat teams from the bottom of the league table. At the end of November, the rivals met each other in Quebec and the debutants only achieved success in overtime. We think that this time Martin St. Louis' charges will not be beaten within regulation time.
Our prediction is Montreal will not lose at 1.80
Bet on individual total
Utah is scoring just 2.47 goals per game at home and has struggled to score four goals in three games of the home series. Since mid-December, Andre Tourigny men have only managed to score at least three times in a game twice. Montreal has found good form and has been quite reliable in defense at this stage of the season. We believe that the newcomers will not be able to upset their opponents with three goals.
Betting Tip - Utah individual total under three goals for 1.85
Bet on total
Both teams play a closed style and try not to concede first and foremost. Utah has scored very little for a long time, and the Habs have only had one scoring match in January. In the first match between the opponents, there were only four goals during regular time. We think that in Salt Lake we will see something similar. We will play a bet on the total under.
Betting Tip - total under six goals for 1.65
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