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San Jose vs. Florida: NHL Match Prediction
On January 26, the local Sharks will continue their home series in California with a match against guests from Florida. The Sharks have dropped to the last place in the West, having lost five games in a row, while the Cats are fighting hard to return to the top three in the East. In December, San Jose was unable to counter their opponents and scored only at the end of regulation time, having no chance of winning. What will happen now? Find the answer in our betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose has dropped to the last place in the conference and is unlikely to climb out of it anytime soon. The Sharks have earned only 34 points in 51 games and have the same number of points as Chicago, but the Hawks have played four games less. After a good start in January, Ryan Warfovsky men relaxed and lost eight games out of nine. They had a small glimmer in Michigan, where they were stronger than the local Detroit (6:3), but after that the Sharks lost all five games in regulation time. Mario Ferraro team gave up a win in Boston (3:6), squandered a huge advantage in Tennessee (5:7) and could not hold out at home after a comeback in a match with Nashville (5:6).
Yaroslav Askarov appeared on the court in the home game against the Predators after Alexander Georgiev disastrous performance in Tennessee. This change did not help the hosts win and the young goalie managed only 32 shots out of 38. This season, he remains on the bench more often and has a 90.30% save percentage. Both goalies have not been able to dry out their opponents this season.
The hosts' offense is once again going through hard times, although the Sharks have been quite good in terms of scoring in recent games. In the last five games, Mario Ferraro team has only made 15 accurate shots and scored twice twice in three games. Mikael Granlund remains a key player in the Sharks' attack. The forward has made 43 scoring actions (14+29) during the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vitek Vanecek, Klim Kostin, Niko Sturm, Ty Dellandrea and Logan Couture will be out of action due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose receives 7.90 penalty minutes per game.
On average, sharks are eliminated at least four times per game.
- San Jose averages 23 hits
The Sharks play a pretty tough brand of hockey and commit a lot of physical attacks.
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
The Cats have dropped to fifth place in the East due to inconsistent results over a long period of time. The team from the state of the same name has earned 59 points in 49 games and is currently only four points behind second place. They can still get close and overtake Toronto, which still leads the division table. Florida has been alternating victories and defeats since the end of last year. In the home series, the Panthers lost to Detroit (2:5), but a day later they were stronger than Anaheim (3:0), and then won against the Ducks in California (5:2). The trip to this American state was not ideal. Paul Maurice charges suffered a minimal defeat from Los Angeles (1:2), losing the lead in the final 20 minutes.
Florida has had big problems converting chances this season. The Panthers have scored only 25 goals in their last ten games and have failed to score more than one goal three times. Sam Reinhart remains the Cats' best hope up front. The forward scores a lot and has made 52 effective actions (28+24) during the current regular season.
Spencer Knight is gradually displacing Sergei Bobrovsky from the starting lineup, as Bob is having a frankly weak season. The American took to the ice in four out of five games and made a shutout in a home game against the Ducks. Knight has stopped 90.67% of shots this season, while the best goalie of the last season has a modest 89.72% of saves.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aaron Ekblad and Johan Gadjovic have yet to confirm their status for the next game.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida gets 10.14 penalty minutes per game.
On average, Americans are sent off at least five times per game.
- Florida has a 78.7% power play neutralization rate
The Panthers aren't the best at short-handed play, ranking 17th in the league.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In five of the Sharks' last six games, at least two goals have not been scored in the first period.
1.70Bet 3rd period: Florida will score
The Panthers have scored in the third period in three of four games.
1.30Tip and bets
Florida cannot afford to lose points in games against the championship outsiders. The Cats are currently in a not very pleasant fifth place in the conference and are gradually falling behind the conference leaders. The visitors really need a win, because the leader of the Atlantic Division, Toronto, has managed to break away by three points. The Panthers easily beat the Sharks at the end of last year, and now the Sharks look even worse. San Jose misses a lot in every game and can hardly claim a positive result. Let play a bet on the victory of the second with a minus handicap.
Prediction - Florida win with Asian handicap (-1.5) for 1.87
Bet on individual total
The Sharks' defense has been like a sieve in recent games. In the previous five games, Ryan Warfovsky men have conceded 27 goals, which is more than five goals per game on average. Florida has a lot going wrong in attack, but now the visitors have a great chance to improve their attacking performance. We believe in the team from the state of the same name and expect at least four accurate hits from them.
We bet on Florida individual total over 3.5 goals with odds of 1.88
Total Bet
San Jose plays so weakly in defense that Florida is quite capable of breaking any total on its own. At the same time, the sharks have something to answer their opponent with and at this stage of the season, Mario Ferraro team is doing well in attack. We expect sharp attacking hockey on opposite courses and think that these teams will score at least six goals between them.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.70
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