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San Jose vs. Vancouver: NHL match forecast
In the final meeting of the game day on February 7, San Jose will host Vancouver. Californians are gradually losing all motivation for the season and, in fact, have already come to terms with their situation. The team under the command of Ryan Warfowski traded their leader for draft picks and is now unlikely to fight for entry into the playoffs. Vancouver is located on the border of the top eight of the West and, if it wins, can bypass Calgary. Will the match be easy for the guests? About this in the forecast for it
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose closes the Western Conference table and is gradually losing motivation for the season. The Sharks have scored only 36 points in 55 games and have two fewer points than Chicago, but the Hawks have played two fewer games. After a good start in January, Ryan Warfowski's team relaxed and lost 11 out of 13 games. In the last home series of games, they lost to Nashville (5:6) and Florida (2:7), but then unexpectedly beat Pittsburgh (2:1). Now, the Sharks are returning home again after losing to Seattle on the road (2-6). The hosts started in February with a 3-4 loss to Montreal. They took the lead after the first period, but couldn't hold off the Canadiens' attack.
Alexander Georgiev took to the ice in the last two matches, but was unable to help his teammates win. The experienced goalkeeper only recently joined San Jose from Colorado, but so far he has only 87.53% of saves and no shutouts in 14 starts. Yaroslav Askarov often appears on the court, but Vitek Vanechek has also recovered from injury.
The home team's offense is going through hard times again, although the Sharks have been quite good in terms of implementation in recent matches. In the last five games, Mario Ferraro's squad scored 14 accurate shots and scored three times more than twice in a duel. Mikael Granlund was the leader of the home team's attack for a long time, but he was traded to Dallas for draft picks. The new top scorer is now Maclean Celebrini (17+22).
Disqualifications and injuries
Jan Rutta, Nikolay Kovalenko, Klim Kostin, Nico Sturm, Ty Dellandrea and Logan Couture will not be able to participate in the upcoming bout due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- San Jose gets 7.82 minutes of penalty time per match
On average, the Sharks are eliminated at least four times per game.
- San Jose holds an average of 23 power moves.
The Sharks play pretty tough hockey and play a lot of power hockey.
Vancouver Canucks
CanadaCurrent form
Vancouver has not pleased its fans with stable results for a long time, but now it has moved and still holds the ninth place in the West. The team, under the mentorship of Rick Tokket, has 59 points to its credit after 53 matches and cannot yet feel confident. The Canucks, as we said earlier, are far from their best right now and have lost six out of 11 games. At the end of January, Quinn Hughes' squad began to improve and ended the month with away wins over St. Louis (5:2) and Nashville (3:1), but then stumbled in Texas (3:5). At home, the Killer Whales lost to Detroit (2:3, OT), but before the trip to California they turned out to be better than Colorado (3:0).
The Canucks have improved in terms of reliability in their half of the court. They have conceded ten goals in the last five matches, and on average, the red light outside the visitors' goal lights up 3.09 times per match. Kevin Lankinen has recovered from another injury, but now Thatcher Demko has taken his place. The American blocked 88.17% of shots and made only one shutout in 15 starts.
Quinn Hughes (14+45) is the sole leader of the club's goalscoring list and often becomes an offensive coordinator. No other player is among the hundred most productive hockey players in the league, because J.T. Miller recently left the team. Brock Bezer (17+17) and Kevin Garland (14+20) scored 34 points each, but so far they are not very useful.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jonathan Lecker will never help his partners in California. So far, Quinn Hughes has not confirmed his participation.
Interesting betting trends
- "Killer whales" win 49.8% of face-offs
The guests are not very successful at the point and lose face-offs more often.
- The team gets an average of 9.57 minutes of penalty time.
Rick Tokket's players are eliminated more than four times per match on average.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last seven out of nine games involving the Sharks, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
2.00Bet 2nd period: Vancouver will score
The Canucks scored in the second period against the Californians in four games.
1.35Tip and bets
Another home series began for San Jose with another defeat. The California team is losing motivation for the season and has already given the offensive leader to the team that claims the highest positions. Vancouver really needs points, because the Canadians are on the ninth line in the conference and can climb into the top eight if they win. Rick Tokket's team has already beaten the Sharks twice this season, both times within regular time. We think that the outcome of the upcoming match will be the same. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests within 60 minutes.
Prediction - Vancouver's victory in 1.90
Betting on an individual total
San Jose was left without Mikael Granlund, who was almost the only bright spot in the Sharks' offense. Vancouver plays great defense and concedes quite a bit on the road. The Canucks have not always been good defensively at this stage of the season, but in a game against such a weak opponent, the Sharks must stand up. We take the total of the owners less.
We bet on San Jose's individual total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.80
Bet on the total total
Vancouver plays indoor hockey and rarely runs into the attack from the first seconds. The team from the province of British Columbia is good defensively, especially when it comes to performances on the road. San Jose is capable of playing reliably, which it has proven more than once during this season. The hosts don't have a lot of resources in attack right now, so we don't expect a very productive game.
We take a total of less than six goals with a coefficient of 1.75
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