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Calgary — San Jose: NHL match forecast
Calgary and San Jose will be the last to return to the ice in the league on February 24. If the guests have already come to terms with a bad season, then the Canadians intend to play in the playoffs and are on the ninth line in the conference. Ryan Husky's team has been playing great at home throughout the regular season and now they are able to break their unsuccessful streak, which began at the beginning of the month. Do the Sharks agree with this? Look for the answer in our forecast for the fight in the province of Alberta
Command Analysis
Calgary Flames
CanadaCurrent form
Calgary lost its place in the playoff zone and moved up to ninth place in the conference. At the moment, the hosts have 60 points in the piggy bank after 55 matches, and recently, Vancouver, which is behind, beat the Flames and is three points away. The team under the mentorship of Ryan Husky cannot boast of a stable, strong away game, but the Canadians often win at home. Right now, the Lights are showing very weak results and are not scoring enough points even in the province of Alberta. After local success on the road in Seattle (3:2), Mikael Backlund's squad lost to Toronto (3:6), Colorado (2:4) and Seattle (2:3, OT) despite the support of the home stands.
The Lights are playing well offensively at this stage of the season, but they have scored 11 goals in the last five matches. In 11 games out of 13, Calgary scored at least twice and scored at least one goal in every game in the new year. Forward Jonathan Huberdeau consolidated his leadership in the list of the club's top scorers. The Canadian scored 41 points (21+20) and is still one point ahead of Nazem Kadri (19+21).
Dustin Wolf played in all the matches of the current home series, but was unable to help his teammates earn at least half of the points. The American remains the main goalkeeper of the hosts, although he has now worsened his deflected shots to 91.20%. Daniel Vladar watches games from the bench more often, because he makes only 88.83% of saves this season. At the same time, now the Czech goalkeeper can get a chance to prove himself.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kevin Ball, Justin Kirkland and Anthony Manta will not be able to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Calgary gets 10.05 minutes of penalty time
The "Lights" are removed at least five times per match on average.
- The Flames have 55-64 on goals scored and conceded in the third period.
Calgary concedes more in the third period than in the rest of the segments.
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose is on the last line in the Western Conference table and has almost no motivation to win. The Sharks have scored only 37 points in 57 games and have four fewer points than Chicago, but the Blackhawks have played two fewer games. Ryan Warfowski's team had a good start to the calendar year, but gradually deflated and started losing one game after another. The team from the state of California has only two Victorias since January 4, while only once they managed not to lose in regular time. After the defeat in Seattle (2:6), Mario Ferraro's squad returned home and started in February with defeats from Montreal (3:4) and Vancouver (1:2, OT), and before the break was defeated by Dallas (3:8).
Vitek Vanechek returned to the last line of defense after injury and played a good match against Vancouver, but failed in the duel with Dallas. This season, the Czech goalkeeper has blocked 87.47% of shots and has not made a single shutout. Russians Alexander Georgiev and Yaroslav Askarov failed to earn the trust of the coaching staff and are unlikely to appear too often on the ice in the near future.
The home team's offense is going through hard times again, and in recent matches, the Sharks have not been good in terms of implementation. In the last six games, the Sharks scored 13 accurate shots and scored only twice 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+23).
Disqualifications and injuries
Klim Kostin and Logan Couture will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- San Jose gets 7.75 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.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last 8 out of 11 games involving the Sharks, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.95Bet 2nd period: Calgary will score
Calgary has been scoring in the second period against the Californians since 2019.
1.33Tip and bets
Calgary is undoubtedly the clear favorite of the upcoming meeting. The hosts have motivation for every game and they really need points in a duel against the main outsider of the league. San Jose has given the offensive leader to Dallas and has already lost any real chance of making the playoffs. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Ryan Warfowski's team is ready to lose in every match until the end of the regular season. Californians have got the necessary rest break and with fresh energy they can rattle the nerves of Canadians. We think that the Sharks will not be defeated in the province of Alberta.
Prediction - San Jose wins with Asian handicap (+1.5) goals in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
Calgary has had problems offensively throughout the regular season and has scored relatively few goals. Ryan Husky's team differs only 2.69 times per game and does not always realize its chances well. The Sharks are worse than others in defense, but in some fights the Sharks were very good in their own half of the court. We think that the guests will not miss more than three times.
We bet on Calgary's individual total of less than 3.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.75
Bet on the total total
Mario Ferraro's squad lost their top scorer and focused on playing defense. Calgary will play cautiously, because the Canadians should never be left without points. The Sharks have someone to score for, but we believe that both teams will try to play as reliably as possible. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
We take a total of less than six goals with a coefficient of 1.72
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