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Utah vs Vancouver: NHL match forecast
Utah is returning home after a big loss to Los Angeles in California. On February 24, the debutants will play on the Delta Center ice against the guests from Canada. Vancouver wasn't good last night and lost in Nevada during regular time. At the end of last year, the teams met each other in Salt Lake, and then the hosts were better at the end of extra time. How will the match turn out this time? Read our forecast for it
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah is trying to get 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 57 points after 57 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 in the Role by the local hurricanes (3-7), but the next day they unexpectedly won in the US capital (5-4, B). In the first match after the break, the newcomers were defeated in California by the local Los Angeles (3:5).
The captain of "Utah" remains its top scorer at the moment. Clayton Keller scored 61 points (20+41) in the goal+pass system and is 18 points ahead of Logan Cooley (15+28), who has not yet taken to the ice. Dylan Gunter returned to action after injury and is on the fourth line in the list of the most productive players of the club (20+22), while in the first five matches he earned eight points and was very good. Nick Schmaltz (11+32) is also among the league's hundred leaders.
Connor Ingarm was injured in the game against Washington, but played against Los Angeles in the last match. The Canadian goalkeeper made 88.19% of his saves and never left the court without missing a goal. Karel Weimelka looks much better than his colleague. He blocked 90.85% of shots on his possessions and made one shutout in 34 duels.
Disqualifications and injuries
Robert Bortuzzo will not be able to participate in the upcoming match. Connor Ingram's condition is still in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah is averaging 2.82 goals per game this season.
Beginners don't always play poorly offensively, but their performance is only getting worse.
- The Salt Lake club throws 28 times per game on average.
The debutants don't shoot that many goals, but they managed to realize 10.1% of the chances.
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 eighth place in the West. The team, under the mentorship of Rick Tokket, has 63 points to its credit after 56 matches and cannot yet feel confident. The Canucks, as we said earlier, are far from their best right now and have lost seven out of 14 games. Before the break, Quinn Hughes' squad won at home against Colorado (3:0), defeated San Jose in California (2:1, OT) and was better than Toronto (2:1). The day before, the Canucks could not cope with the pressure of Vegas (1:3) and scored only one goal in 60 minutes of regular time against the Golden Knights.
The Canucks have improved in terms of reliability on their half of the court. They have conceded seven goals in the last five matches, and on average, the red light outside the visitors' goal lights up 3.02 times per match. Kevin Lankinen has recovered from another injury, but now Thatcher Demko is in the infirmary. The American blocked 89.08% of shots and made only one shutout in 17 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 (18+17) and Kevin Garland (14+20) scored more than 30 points, but so far they are not very useful.
Disqualifications and injuries
Thatcher Demko and Noah Julsen will not help their partners in Salt Lake. Elias Petersson's participation has not yet been confirmed.
Interesting betting trends
- "Killer whales" win 49.5% of face-offs
The guests are not very successful at the point and lose face-offs more often.
- The team gets an average of 9.30 minutes of penalty time.
Rick Tokket's players are eliminated more than four times per match on average.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of five matches involving Utah, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: "Utah" will score
The Canucks have conceded in the third period in the last three out of four games.
1.42Tip and bets
Utah is not in the best shape and has been losing a lot since the end of January. Andre Turigny's players perform rather poorly on the home arena and are among the worst in the conference in this aspect. Vancouver plays better away than many, although it started after a pause with a failure in Nevada. On average, the Killer Whales earn more than one scoring point per away game, and they can hardly be considered easy prey for newcomers. We think that the club from the province of British Columbia will be able to take revenge for the defeat and win. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests with a zero handicap.
Prediction - Vancouverwinswith an Asian handicap (0) in 2.25
Betting on an individual total
Utah is not happy with its high performance this season. At the moment, the hosts do not have Logan Cooley, who plays a crucial role in the attack for the hosts. The Salt Lake team's average season score is only 2.59 goals on home ice. Vancouver is doing well defensively and is unlikely to fail defensively on the Delta Center ice. We believe in protecting the killer whales.
We bet on Utah's individual total of less than three goals with a coefficient of 1.77
Bet on the total
The teams played only one match in their history and it didn't turn out to be productive. Vancouver plays away from the defense and rarely concedes in large numbers. At the same time, the Killer whales themselves score little away, so we are not waiting for open hockey in Salt Lake. We think that both sides will try to act reliably and no more than five goals will be scored in the game.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.95
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