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Utah vs Philadelphia: NHL match forecast
Utah cannot break the losing streak, and on February 5, a team with the same problem will come to visit the newcomers. Philadelphia completely failed at the end of January and fell back to the basement of the East table. The debutants are gradually losing their chances of making the playoffs and are now only on the 11th line in the conference table. The teams met with each other at the end of last year. In December, the Flyers lost to a club from Salt Lake, Pennsylvania, and now they intend to take revenge. Which team will be able to break the losing streak? This is in the forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah does not intend to drop out of the fight for the playoffs, but now the Salt Lake team is still only in 11th place in the conference. The newcomers do not lose hope of reaching the finals of the tournament in their first season, but the hosts have only 51 points after 52 matches. The team led by Andre Turigny slowed down a lot in the second part of January and now has a series of five defeats to its credit. The debutants were beaten in Winnipeg (2:5) and Ottawa (1:3), and after returning home they lost to Pittsburgh (2:3, OT), Columbus (2:3, OT) and St. Louis (1:2), without showing a strong game. He was not on offense in any of the matches of the home series.
Connor Ingram appeared on the court in the last match after a short break. The Canadian recently returned to action after an injury and has not yet shown his best game at the last line of defense. The goalkeeper has 88.45% of deflected shots, while Karel Vejmelka has 91.07% of saves. It was he who made the only shutout this season.
The captain of "Utah" is its top scorer at the moment. Clayton Keller scored 56 points (18+38) in the goal+pass system and is 13 points ahead of Logan Cooley (15+28). The author of the first goal in the history of the franchise, Dylan Gunter, is on the third line in the list of the most productive players of the club (16+18) and he has already recovered from his injury. Nick Schmaltz (11+30) is also among the league's hundred leaders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Logan Cooley and Sean Durzy will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah is averaging 2.77 goals per game this season.
Beginners don't always play poorly offensively, but their performance is only getting worse.
- The Salt Lake club throws 27 times per game on average.
The debutants don't shoot that many goals, but they managed to realize 10.1% of the chances.
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia dropped to 15th place in the Eastern Conference and managed to score only 52 points. The Penn State team failed at the start of the year and got only seven wins in January. In the second half of the month, the guests started with a good series of away games, after which they beat Detroit on home ice (2:1, OT). Before returning to Pennsylvania, the Flyers lost in New York to the Rangers (1-6) and the Islanders (1-3), scoring only twice in 120 minutes. The Flyers were stronger than New Jersey with the support of their home crowd (4:2), but they couldn't cope with the Devils in Newark (0:5). At the start of the current away series, John Tortorella's team lost dry in Denver (0:2).
In the second half of January, Philadelphia played poorly offensively and did not score more than one goal per game in five out of six matches. Travis Konecny remains the Philae's offensive leader with 58 points (21+37) in the goal+pass system. Matvey Michkov is another player among the top 100 scorers in the league. The young forward scored 34 goals (14+20) in his first season in the league.
Samuel Ersson has been recovering from his injury for quite some time, but he was really good in only two out of seven games. Ivan Fedotov constantly gets his chances and cannot show a strong game at the last line of defense. For quite a long time, Alexey Kolosov, who regularly took to the ice at the beginning of the season, has not been included in the squad for matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis and Rasmus Ristolainen will not play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- Philadelphia gets 7.96 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually eliminated at least four or five times per match.
- Philadelphia has 77.4% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
According to this indicator, the club is currently ranked 20th in the league.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the last three out of five matches involving Utah, the first period was productive.
1.85Bet 3rd period: "Utah" will score
The rookies scored in the third period in four out of six games.
1.45Tip and bets
Utah has been losing since the end of last month, but Andre Turigny's team could have won twice at the start of the home series. The newcomers are good at holding the ball, but they have certain problems in terms of implementing the moments. Philadelphia continues its away streak, which began with a dry defeat in Denver. The Penn State team has been unable to score for three consecutive matches and is in a deep crisis. Dylan Gunther returns to the ranks of the hosts, who must help the debutants win. We think that it is Utah that will be stronger in this confrontation. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that Utah will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.73
Betting on an individual total
Utah looks good on its half of the court. In the current series of games at home, the rookies failed to win a single game, but they never conceded more than two goals per game. Philadelphia is terrible in front and can't distinguish itself for three matches in a row. We believe that Clayton Keller's squad will be able to hold off the opponent.
Forecast - Philadelphia's individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 1.85
Bet on the total
The last games with the participation of "Utah" are quite boring and do not please hockey fans with entertainment. Philadelphia looks even worse, and so far the visitors need to at least start scoring. At the end of last year, the teams had a pretty productive match, but now we don't expect more than five accurate hits from our opponents. Let's place a bet on the total less.
Forecast - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.88
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