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Utah vs. Pittsburgh: NHL Match Prediction
In the final game of the game day on January 30, Utah will play against Pittsburgh. Both teams are not in the playoff zone, but they do not intend to give up and will continue to try to reach the final part of the tournament. The Penguins have been playing away for a long time and have earned only two points in six matches. In the fall, the teams already played each other and then the newcomers crushed the Penguins in Pennsylvania. How will it be this time? This is in the betting tip for the confrontation
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 49 points after 49 games. The team led by Andre Tourigny looked great during December, and right before Christmas, they lost form. The hosts have only three wins in eight previous games, and in the new year, the hosts have earned only 11 points. Before returning home, Clayton Keller team won in Minnesota (4:0), but then lost to Winnipeg (2:5) and Ottawa (1:3).
Connor Ingram has fully recovered from his previous injury and played four games in January. The Canadian was poor in the game against Winnipeg, stopping only 85.70% of shots. It will be very difficult for him now, because Karel Vejmelka has earned the trust of his teammates and coaching staff. The Czech has a 91.19% save percentage.
The captain of Utah is its current top scorer. Clayton Keller has 54 points (18+36) in the goal+pass system and is already 12 points ahead of Logan Cooley (15+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 (10+29) is also among the league top 100 leaders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sean Durzi and Dylan Gunter will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Utah is averaging 2.84 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 10.3% of their chances.
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
Pittsburgh is in 15th place in the conference and should move up. The Penguins have earned 48 points in 52 games and continue to compete for a playoff spot. The club from Pennsylvania may not have an asset at the beginning of the year, because the visitors could not get out of the basement of the Eastern Conference standings and lost 11 of 14 games in January. The Pens began the current away tour with a victory in Buffalo (5:2) and beat Los Angeles (5:1), but suffered losses in four other matches. Before the trip to Salt Lake, Mike Sullivan charges lost to Anaheim (1:5), Seattle (1:4) and San Jose (1:2). The Petes scored one goal against the Sharks in the third period and failed to convert a penalty shot.
The Petes have lost some ground in terms of scoring and immediately started losing points. In their last five starts, they have scored only nine times, which has often been insufficient for a win. The visiting captain, Sidney Crosby, is still very good and continues to help his teammates excel. In this regular season, the legend and the best player of the 21st century in the league has scored 53 (15+38) points.
The Penguins remain the team that concedes the most goals in the East with a rate of 3.67 goals per game. At the same time, Pittsburgh does not get penalties that often, but regularly fails in defense. In addition, the visiting goalies are looking very bad so far. Tristan Jarry was sent to the AHL due to very poor results in this regular season. Now the main goalie for the Penguins will be Alex Nedeljkovic, who has stopped 89.40% of shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Evgeni Malkin will not travel to Salt Lake with the team. Brandon Lizotte participation is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Pittsburgh won only 51.9% of faceoffs
The Penguins are doing well at the point and are winning the puck from their opponents more often.
- The Petes have 28 shots on target per game.
The visitors don't shoot too much and spend more time in the defensive zone.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In four of Utah last five games, the second period has been productive.
1.53Bet 3rd period: Utah will score
The Pens have conceded in the third period in seven of eight games.
1.40Tip and bets
Utah played well at the start of the second half of January and won three victories over strong teams from the conference. The newcomers slowed down a bit at the end of the last away series and lost two games, scoring only three goals. Nevertheless, the debutants should beat Pittsburgh, which is currently in poor shape. The Pens look very weak on the road and suffered a series of crushing defeats. In addition to everything, Evgeni Malkin was injured, without whom the penguins' attack will be even weaker. We believe in the success of Andre Tourigny charges. Let bet on the victory of the hosts with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is Utah victory with Asian handicap (0) for 1.63
Bet on individual total
Utah has scored at least three times in the last four games in the current home series. Overall, it hard to call the hosts' attack powerful, since they average only 2.70 goals per game in Salt Lake City this season. Pittsburgh is unreliable in its own half of the ice and rarely does not allow opponents to freely dispose of the puck in its zone. We think that the rookies will score more than two goals.
Betting Tip - Utah individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.55
Bet on total
The hosts have been extremely productive in their last games on their court and should not be afraid to go forward in the match against Pittsburgh. The Penguins concede a lot, but they convert their chances well and often win thanks to strong offensive actions. We believe that the match will be spectacular and will please with at least six accurate throws.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.75
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