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Utah - Minnesota: NHL match betting tip
On February 28, Salt Lake will host the fourth meeting between Utah and Minnesota in history. Andre Turigny's team is approaching the playoff zone and is only five points away from the eighth place in the conference. The Wild, on the other hand, are fighting for leadership in the Central Division and are only two points behind Dallas, which is on the second line. Who will be able to improve their position? Look for the answer in our betting tip for the game
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah is close to the top eight in the Western Conference table and currently occupies the tenth place in the table. The newcomers have earned 61 points in 59 starts and are only two points behind Vancouver, which is in eighth position. Andre Turigny's team got in good shape after a bad January and had a great second month of the year. Before the break, the debutants beat Washington on the road (5-4, B). After the break, they lost to the local kings in California (3:5), but then returned home and beat Vancouver (2:1) and Chicago (2:1). The hosts didn't manage to score much, but they held the shot well and conceded only twice in two games.
Clayton Keller remains Utah's top scorer at the moment. The captain scored 64 points (21+43) in the goal+pass system and is 19 points ahead of Logan Cooley (16+29), who returned to the ice and immediately began to score points. Dylan Gunther is gradually getting in shape and has 43 points (21+22) in his piggy bank. Nick Schmaltz is just above (11+33).
Karel Veimelka took to the ice from the first seconds in the previous two games and helped his teammates win. The Czech goalkeeper deflected 91% of shots in his possession and eventually forced Connor Ingram out of the base. The Canadian is often injured and has not made a single shutout in 22 matches in the current regular season, while repelling only 88.19% of attacks.
Disqualifications and injuries
Robert Bortuzzo will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah is averaging 2.80 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 9.9% of the chances.
Minnesota Wild
USACurrent form
Minnesota is in fifth place in the conference and does not feel comfortable. The team from the state of Minneapolis has earned 72 points in 58 games, while now it is separated from the second position by only two scoring points. The Wild are in third place in the division and are trying their best to get to the advancing Dallas. John Hines's team alternates between a series of victories and failures at the beginning of the new year. Before the break, they beat Carolina (2-1) and the Islanders (6-3) at home. At the end of the month, the Savages played twice against Detroit. Jared Spurgeon's squad was better on the road (4:3, OT), but could not win on the home court (2:3), although they led by two goals after the first period.
Despite Kirill Kaprizov's injury, Minnesota performed well offensively and scored 28 goals in the last ten matches. Without the Russian, Matthew Baldy became the main reliable guest. The American scored 51 points (21+30) in the goal+pass system, but did not show any results in the last two games for the US national team. He is followed by Marco Rossi with 50 points (21+29).
Filip Gustavsson remains the main goalkeeper of the savages. The Swede blocked 91.35% of shots on his possessions and made three shutouts in 38 starts. He looked very weak in the last match, so it's not exceptional that we'll see Marc-Andre Fleury at the last line of defense. The Wild have been trying to be as reliable as possible in defense throughout the season and concede 2.84 goals per match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson and Ryan Hartman will not come to Salt Lake.
Interesting betting trends
- Minnesota won only 46.9% of the face-offs.
The savages don't act well on the spot and often lose the puck to their opponents.
- The Wild makes 28 shots on target per match.
The guests don't throw too much and spend more time in the defense zone.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of six matches involving Utah, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: "Utah" will score
The Wild have conceded in the third period in the last five out of six games.
1.42Tip and bets
Minnesota has looked good in recent matches and is in good shape after the break. So far, the Wild has played twice against Detroit, which is among the top eight teams in the East and is currently showing a strong level of play. The Savages can compete for the lead in the division table, but for that, John Hines' team needs to win. Utah is constantly considered the favorite to fight on its own ice, but in the last two matches, the newcomers with great difficulty scored two points against not the strongest teams. We think that the guests will be able to catch on to the glasses. We offer a bet on a double second chance.
Prediction - Minnesota won't lose in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
Utah scores only 2.8 goals on average per game, and on its own ice this figure is even worse - 2.55 goals per match. Minnesota has a good defensive line and has a strong goalkeeper, who is the main one in the Swedish national team. The Wild have been good defensively this season and have conceded only 2.52 times on the road. We believe that the savages will not fail in defense and will not miss too much.
We bet on Utah's individual total of less than three goals with a coefficient of 1.90
Bet on the total
Only the first match in the history of the confrontations turned out to be productive. Utah beat the opponent twice on the road and was able to prevent him from scoring a lot. Minnesota knows how to play reliably and rarely concedes in large numbers. The meeting is very important from the point of view of the tournament position in the West. We don't expect open hockey and more than five accurate shots for two.
We take a total of less than six goals for 1.65
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