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Utah - Winnipeg: betting tip for the NHL match
The long series of games on home ice of the youngest team in the league will continue on January 21 in Salt Lake. This time the opponent of Andre Tourigny charges will be Canadian Winnipeg, which confidently leads the conference table. The Jets are in good shape and, in general, have played a long series of games on their home court quite well. Utah is unstable and does not show the same level of hockey. What will the upcoming match be like? This is in the betting tip for it
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 45 points after 45 games. The team led by Andre Tourigny looked great during December, and right before Christmas they lost shape. The hosts have only two wins in 12 previous games, and both were won in the new year. The current series of games at home for Clayton Keller squad began with a defeat to Florida (1:4), but a day later they won against San Jose (2:1). The debutants were unable to build on their success and lost to the Islanders (1:2), Montreal (3:5), and then failed to cope with the Rangers (3:5). The hosts finally broke their losing streak and were stronger than St. Louis in the last match (4:2).
Connor Ingram has fully recovered from his previous injury and has played in two games over the past week. The Canadian was good in the game against St. Louis, saving 91.70% of shots. It will be very difficult for him now, as Karel Vejmelka has earned the trust of his teammates and coaching staff. The Czech has a 90.97% save percentage.
The captain of Utah is its current top scorer. Clayton Keller has 48 points (15+33) in the goal+pass system and is already seven points ahead of Logan Cooley (14+27). The author of the first goal in the history of the franchise, Dylan Gunter, is in third place on the list of the club most productive players (16+18), but he is currently injured. Nick Schmaltz (9+26) is also among the league top 100 leaders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mikhail Sergachev, Sean Durzi and Dylan Gunter are all out of the fight, while Robert Bortuzzo condition is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Utah is averaging 2.80 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.
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg is in first place in the conference standings and has overtaken Vegas thanks to good results in January. The club from the province of Manitoba currently has 65 points after 47 starts. In January, the visitors played almost exclusively on home ice and after a series of three defeats, they won four out of six matches. The Jets beat Colorado (3:0), Vancouver (6:1) and Seattle (2:1), but in the last match before the start of the away tour, they unexpectedly stumbled in the game against Calgary (1:3). From the first minutes, the meeting did not go according to the script of the fighters. They conceded once in each period and were able to mark only one accurate shot in the third 20 minutes.
The Jets have scored 13 goals in their last five games and haven't been very successful in converting their chances. This season, Winnipeg is scoring 3.51 goals per game, and the club leading scorer is Kyle Connor, who has 60 points (26+34). Mark Scheifele is very close to him, having contributed to 53 of his team goals (27+26).
Connor Hellebuyck rarely misses the ice and is one of the most consistent goalies in the league. The Canadian goalie has saved 92.89% of the shots he faces and has six shutouts during this regular season. Just last game, Eric Comrie appeared on the ice, but he was unable to help his teammates defeat Calgary and allowed three goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
All of Canada top players will be in Salt Lake. Vladislav Namestnikov and Haydn Fleury have not yet confirmed their status.
Interesting trends for betting
- Winnipeg gets 7.98 penalty minutes per game.
The Canadian club has poor discipline and is often sent off more than four times per match.
- Fighters only throw 28 times on average per game
The jets don't bother opposing goalies very often.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three games involving Utah, the first period has been high-scoring
1.80Bet 3rd period: Winnipeg to score
The Jets have scored in the third period in eight games.
1.50Tip and bets
Utah has not shown strong results for a long time and continues to lag behind the top eight in the conference standings. The team from the state of Salt Lake was not good during the current series of games at home and lost four of the previous six meetings. As for Winnipeg, the Jets are leading in the West and do not intend to let their competitors get close to them. The Canadians played a lot at home and were not always good. Nevertheless, in terms of composition and quality of play, Scott Arniel charges look much stronger than the debutants. We believe in the victory of the guests in regular time.
Our prediction is a win for Winnipeg for 2.15
Bet on individual total
Utah has scored at least three times in the last three games in the current home series. Overall, it hard to call the hosts' attack powerful, since they average only 2.59 goals per game in Salt Lake City this season. Winnipeg is reliable in its own half of the ice and rarely allows opponents to freely dispose of the puck in their zone. We don't think the newcomers will score more than two goals.
Betting Tip - Utah individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.90
Bet on total
The hosts have been extremely productive in recent games on their home court, but they have struggled to fully realize their attacking potential against teams like Winnipeg. The Fighters have been quite good defensively in January, and have conceded only six goals in their previous five games. We don't expect more than five accurate shots between the teams.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals for 1.97
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