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Washington — Utah: NHL match forecast
On February 9, Utah will play in the U.S. capital for the first time in history. It's hard to call a new hockey club in the league one of the contenders for the trophy, but the debutants are quite capable of getting into the final part of the tournament. Washington is confidently leading the Eastern Conference table and continues to be the most stable team in the NHL. At the end of November, the teams met each other in Salt Lake, and then the match ended with a crushing victory for the guests. How will it be this time? Read our forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Washington is increasing its advantage over its competitors and continues to maintain its leadership in the Eastern Conference. The team from the U.S. capital scored 79 points in 54 games and ranks first in the Metropolitan Division. Now the hosts have already pulled away by nine points from Carolina, which is in second position. The hosts played two fewer games than the Hurricanes, so they may well increase this gap if they continue to win. The Washiks slowed down a bit at the end of January and lost at home to Winnipeg (4:5, OT) in the first game of February. Spencer Carbery's team defeated Florida (6:3) with the support of their home crowd, and a day later they won against Philadelphia (4:3) in Pennsylvania.
The Capitals periodically have problems with the implementation of chances, but they added to this indicator at the end of January and scored 12 goals in regular time in the last five matches. The Caps captain has been scoring for four games in a row, but it doesn't always help them win. Dylan Strome remains Washington's top scorer with 52 points (15+37).
Charlie Lindgren appeared at the start of the game against the Flyers after failing in a duel against Ottawa. The American was not very good and reflected only 86.50% of shots, but the hosts still beat the "pilots". Logan Thompson plays more reliably than his colleague and reflects 92.32% of shots on average for the season. The Canadian has two dry matches in 30 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sonny Milano, Nicklas Backstrom and T. J. Oshie will not participate in the upcoming fight.
Interesting betting trends
- Washington throws only 27 times per game on average.
The Capitals don't throw much, but they make 12.9% of the chances.
- The Capitals earn 7.81 minutes of penalty time per match.
The hosts get away a lot, but they play strongly in the minority and cope with a lot of attempts by the opponent.
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah is gradually moving up to the top eight in the West, but so far it occupies only the tenth 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 55 points after 55 matches. The team led by Andre Turigny was bad at the end of January and lost five matches in a row, although in two home matches the debutants still clung to the scoring points. In the final match of the last home series, the debutants beat Philadelphia (3:2, OT), and at the start of the current guest tour they managed to beat Columbus in Ohio (3:2, OT). Before traveling to the capital, Clayton Keller's squad was defeated without any chance in the Role by the local "hurricanes" (3:7).
Karel Veimelka failed in a duel against Carolina the day before and conceded seven goals after 38 shots in his possession. This season, he's playing a little more than Connor Ingram, who only recently returned to action after an injury. The Canadian goalkeeper made 88.55% of his saves and never left the court without missing a goal. He is probably the one who will play in the US capital.
The captain of "Utah" remains its top scorer at the moment. Clayton Keller scored 59 points (20+39) in the goal+pass system and is 16 points ahead of Logan Cooley (15+28), who is currently in the infirmary. Dylan Gunter returned to action after injury and is on the fourth line in the list of the most productive players of the club (19+20), while in the first two matches he earned four points and was very good. Nick Schmaltz (11+30) is also among the league's hundred leaders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Robert Bortuzzo, Logan Cooley and Sean Durzy will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah is averaging 2.78 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% of the chances.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the last three games with the Capitals, the first period was productive.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Washington will score
The Capitals scored in the third period in nine games.
1.42Tip and bets
Washington is in great shape and has been scoreless in only one match since the beginning of the new year. Alexander Ovechkin's squad pleases its fans with stable results, while it confidently leads the Eastern Conference table. Utah lacks sharpness in attack, although Dylan Gunther returned to the lineup in recent matches, who strengthened the attack of the guests. In the fall, the teams met with each other in Salt Lake, and then Spencer Carbery's team scored two points without any problems. We believe that the Capitals are simply two heads stronger than the newcomers right now. We offer a bet on the victory of the capital's club in regular time.
Our forecast is that Washington will win in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
Washington is the best team in the East in terms of offensive quality. The hosts are scoring more than other teams in the conference, and the Caps' offense is in good shape right now. Utah tries in every possible way not to let in large numbers, but goalkeepers Connor Ingram and Karel Weimelka rarely help out their partners and delight fans with reliability at the last line of defense.
Forecast - Washington's individual total is more than three goals in 1.70
Bet on the total
In November, the opponents played a productive match, which pleased the stands with eight accurate shots. Utah lost in a shootout with Carolina the day before, but the guests may well throw at least a couple of times at the favorite's goal. Washington has no serious problems in terms of implementing chances, so we are waiting for at least six goals between the two in the duel in the capital of the United States.,
Forecast - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.85
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