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New Jersey — Vegas: NHL match forecast
As part of the NHL championship, a duel between New Jersey and Vegas will take place on February 7. It is difficult to single out a clear favorite in this confrontation, since the teams are playing at about the same level. However, the Knights are currently in terrible shape and are on a long losing streak. Will this prevent them from earning points in the upcoming confrontation? What is the best bet? You can find the answers to these questions in our forecast
Command Analysis
New Jersey Devils
USACurrent form
New Jersey has been trying to stay among the leaders of the Eastern Conference throughout and is currently in fifth position in the standings. The team had an excellent winning streak at the start of the season, but for the past two months it has not been able to win more than two victories in a row. Because of this, it will be incredibly difficult for her to gain a foothold in the top three, although she is separated from the second place by just a couple of points. It is noteworthy that recently the "devils" have exclusively alternated successful matches with defeats.
Recall that the Devils lost to Philadelphia on the road (2:4), but beat the same Pilots on their ice with a score of 5:0, without experiencing any problems. However, after that they immediately lost to Buffalo (3:4), although in the last confrontation they again celebrated their success against Pittsburgh in a shootout (3:2B). Note that the best way for a club to play is when there are no more than one or two goals in its goal net, and in other cases it wins with great effort.
It is worth mentioning that Sheldon Keogh's squad performs quite powerfully on their ice and has managed to win 14 victories in regular time up to this point. As a rule, she counts on the second game period, during which she has a 69:40 ratio in goals scored and missed, and Jesper Bratt remains the main scorer in the squad, earning 61 points in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Markstrom, Hishir and Siegentaller will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, New Jersey allows you to hit your goal with 25 shots.
The Devils practically do not allow their opponent to make shots, especially from comfortable positions
- New Jersey gets an average of 8.87 minutes of penalty time per match.
The Devils are usually eliminated at least four to five times per game and are not well disciplined.
Vegas Golden Knights
USACurrent form
Vegas remains one of the main leaders of the Western Conference and is currently in fourth position in the standings. However, the team has not been doing well over the past month, and it has clearly lowered the bar, continuing to show mediocre results to this day. We can safely say that the club is currently in its worst condition for the entire season, as it had previously suffered five defeats in six matches.
On their ice, the Knights lost to Dallas (3:4 OT), after which they lost to Columbus (1:2 OT). After suffering two setbacks in a row, they went on the road, where they had already lost to the Rangers (2:4) and lost to the Islanders (1:2) with a minimal gap in the score. At the same time, in most cases, Bruce Cassidy's team had serious difficulties creating and implementing chances and could not open the defenses of many opponents more than once or twice.
This is completely uncharacteristic for the Golden Knights, as they usually show a bright offensive game and are distinguished by no less than three goals scored, even when playing on the road. By the way, today the club remains one of the most scoring clubs in its conference. Vegas conducts the final game segment most powerfully, during which it has a 72:43 ratio of abandoned and missed goals, so it often reserves it for itself.
Disqualifications and injuries
Karlsson, Lehner, Pearson, Lavoie and Schwindt will not be able to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Vegas gets an average of 5.33 minutes of penalty time per match.
The team is usually eliminated no more than three times per game and has shown decent discipline this season.
- According to statistics, the Knights hit the opponent's goal with 30 shots.
The Golden Knights demonstrate a fairly high shooting activity and threaten the opponent's goal at least 30 times.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three out of five matches with the participation of guests, the first period turned out to be inconclusive.
1.85The 3rd periodbet: the victory of the hosts
In two out of three matches, the hosts were successful in the third leg.
2.55Tip and bets
The teams are approaching this confrontation in mediocre form, but Vegas is doing much worse than the Devils. The Knights remain without a single point in the current away series of matches and are experiencing huge performance problems. The Devils adhere to a rather closed style of play in this, so they are well able to play against opponents who do not play well offensively. Plus, Sheldon Keogh's squad rarely concedes within 60 minutes on their ice, which makes betting on their success with a head start look like a good option.
Prediction - New Jersey wins with a handicap (0) in 1.85
Betting on an individual total
Vegas had shown poor performance in previous meetings and often could not score more than two goals. In the last confrontation with the Islanders, the guests were left with only one goal scored. New Jersey usually pays a lot of attention to their defensive actions and does not allow them to create many dangerous moments near their own possessions, so it makes sense to put the Knights on an individual total.
We take Vegas' individual total of less than three goals for 1.64
Bet on the total total
In this match, we wouldn't expect a lot of goals scored. Both teams have performance problems from time to time and score a few goals. By the way, the last three out of five meetings with Vegas ended with less than six goals. In addition, face-to-face meetings were rarely given out by "horsemen" before. Based on this, we bet less on the total.
Forecast - total less than 5.5 goals in 2.00
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