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Boston vs. San Jose: NHL Match Prediction
On January 10, the NHL championship will feature a match between Boston and San Jose. The Bruins have rarely pleased fans with good results lately, but they have celebrated success in two of their last three games. The Sharks are still in poor shape and are losing game after game. The previous games between the teams have been in favor of the home team. Will they be able to earn two points this time? What bet should you place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in the betting tip
Command Analysis
Boston Bruins
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Boston will be actively fighting for a playoff spot this season, but it is far from certain that this fight will end well for them. Even now, the team is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and has the same number of points as Ottawa, which is in eighth place. At the same time, the Bruins are not distinguished by stable results and cannot get on a decent winning streak.
After the defeat from Tampa (1:4), of course, the Bears showed themselves well in the confrontation with Florida (4:3 OT), and also took revenge on the Lightning on their ice (6:2), but in the last match they still lost to the Senators with a score of 5:6 in a shootout. That defeat turned out to be very painful for the club, since they had a comfortable advantage of two goals during the match and should have brought the matter to a victorious end without any problems, but they had a disastrous end of the third game period, during which they conceded twice.
In that match, Joe Sacco team did not play their best defense and allowed the opponent to make a total of 44 shots, so they were forced to play second fiddle most of the time. In general, the team affairs are much more interesting on the home ice than on the road. Thus, up to this point, they have lost within 60 minutes only seven times, although they have already played 23 matches on their ice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Cole Koepke will not take part in the upcoming meeting due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Boston gets 10.72 penalty minutes per game.
The Bruins typically get penalized at least five times per game and have mediocre discipline.
- Boston has a 38-50 goal-to-goal ratio in the third period.
The Bruins play weakly in the third period and often allow themselves to be outplayed in it
San Jose Sharks
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San Jose remains one of the main outsiders of the Western Conference and can no longer claim anything serious this season. At the moment, it is separated from the playoff zone by 17 points, so even with a great desire and an incredible winning streak, the club will not be able to get closer to the eight. Now the sharks continue to fight only to avoid ending up in the last place of the tournament table, since the same Chicago is behind it by only one point.
Recently, the Sharks have rarely pleased fans with quality hockey and often lost, without even bringing the matter to overtime. After an unsuccessful match against Detroit (1:3), the Sharks dealt with Detroit (6:3), but in away games with Columbus (1:4) and the Islanders (1:4) they again suffered a failure, conceding a total of eight goals in a couple of matches. At the same time, in past matches, Ryan Warsofsky team itself often faced problems with scoring and could not open the opponents' defense more than once or twice.
On the other side of the court, the team has generally shown weak results this season, and to date has only four victories in regulation time. It should also be noted that San Jose has serious difficulties playing in 5x4 and 5x3 formats, and the club has an 18% conversion rate, occupying one of the last places in the league in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Couture, Vanechek, Kostin and Kovalenko will not be able to help their team in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose has a 28-55 first period goals-against ratio.
The Sharks are very weak in the opening twenty minutes and often allow their opponents to score in it
- San Jose receives 7.63 penalty minutes per game.
Sharks are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.78Bet 3rd period: home team win
In four out of five games against the Sharks, the hosts kept the third period for themselves
1.90Tip and bets
Boston looks like the favorite in this matchup, even though it is currently far from its best form. San Jose has been showing poor results throughout the season and plays rather poorly on the road as well. Plus, previous matches between the clubs often ended in favor of the home team, and they achieved success in them in regular time. Moreover, the current series of away matches is very unsuccessful for the sharks, and before that they had already suffered two defeats in a row with a difference of 2:8 in goals scored and conceded.
Prediction - Boston win for 1.65
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San Jose has shown mediocre scoring in previous games and usually couldn't break down the opponents' defense more than once or twice. The Bruins defend well against such opponents, especially when playing at home. Moreover, after an incredibly disappointing loss to Ottawa, the Bears will probably try to work as reliably as possible in their own zone and limit the number of dangerous moments near their goal.
We bet on San Jose individual total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.62
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