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Utah - New Jersey: NHL match betting tip
Utah has gained excellent form during this part of the season and will try to continue its winning streak on March 2. The newcomers won three meetings in a row and improved their position in the Western Conference table. New Jersey has long been among the leaders of the Metropolitan Division, but now the guests risk even being eliminated from the playoff zone. The Devils have been alternating wins and losses since the end of January. Will they be able to win in Salt Lake? Look for the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah has moved up to the top eight in the Western Conference table and currently occupies the tenth place in the table. The debutants have scored 63 points in 60 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 newcomers beat Washington on the road (5-4, B). In the second half of the month, they first lost to Los Angeles (3:5), and then returned home and dealt with Vancouver (2:1), Chicago (2:1) and Minnesota (6:1) in turn. The hosts did not give a single chance to defend and scored in each of the periods.
Clayton Keller remains Utah's top scorer at the moment. The captain scored 69 points (22+47) in the goal+pass system and is 22 points ahead of Logan Cooley (17+30), who returned to the ice and immediately began to score points. Dylan Gunther is gradually getting in shape and has 44 points (22+22) in his piggy bank. Nick Schmaltz (12+35) is just above.
Karel Veimelka took to the ice from the first seconds in the previous three games and helped his teammates win. The Czech goalkeeper blocked 91.05% of shots in his possession and eventually ousted Connor Ingram from 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. Michael Carcone's participation is questionable.
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.
New Jersey Devils
USACurrent form
New Jersey does not intend to withdraw from the fight for leadership in the East and now retains the sixth place in the conference. The Devils have scored 70 points in 59 meetings and are two points behind Carolina, which is in fifth place. The Devils should not relax, because they have played more than their competitors and, in theory, may even be eliminated from the playoff zone. The team led by Sheldon Keogh is not showing the best results in February and alternates victories with failures. So far, the guests have two away wins and three defeats. After a 5-0 dry win in Tennessee, the Devils returned to Newark and were defeated by the visitors from Denver State (1-5).
The Devils seriously lost in terms of the implementation of the moments and scored only 13 goals in the last five games. New Jersey scores 3.05 goals on average for the season, so the visitors are really on the decline right now. Jesper Bratt (17+51) and Jack Hughes (27+42) are competing for the role of the team's top scorer. Both players have been prominent in recent matches and have scored points.
The Newark club has been playing a good defensive game throughout the regular season and rarely concedes much. In the last four matches, the Devils have conceded nine times, which is a bad result for the team. Jacob Markstrom remains New Jersey's primary goalkeeper, but he wasn't always good in January and got injured. During the season, the veteran blocked only 90.92% of shots, and now Jake Allen is taking the lead.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jonas Siegenthaler and Jacob Markstrom will not help their partners in Salt Lake.
Interesting betting trends
- New Jersey has an 84.2% neutralizing majority of the opponent
According to this indicator, the team ranks third in the league.
- On average, New Jersey scores 3.05 goals per game.
The visitors play well offensively and score more than three times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last four out of seven 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 two out of three games.
1.47Tip and bets
Utah is in excellent shape and has won three meetings in a row on its own court. The hosts are playing great defense at this stage of the season and conceding very little. New Jersey alternates wins and losses, while the Devils have not conceded a single goal in the last two winning games. Yes, the Newark club's main goalkeeper was injured, but Sheldon Keogh's players are able to play reliably without him. We believe that Niko Hishir's squad has an excellent chance of winning. We offer a bet on winning the second one with a zero handicap.
Prediction - New Jersey wins with Asian handicap (0) in 1.87
Betting on an individual total
Utah scores 2.85 goals per game and usually wins thanks to good defensive actions. In the last three matches, the hosts have scored only ten goals. Now New Jersey is coming to visit them, which misses only 2.52 times per match. Perhaps Niko Dawes, who has already managed to dry up Montreal, got his chance again. We don't believe in more than two goals from newcomers.
We bet on Utah's individual total of less than three goals with a coefficient of 1.60
Bet on the total
The teams have played only one match in history, and at the beginning of the season, the devils easily beat the debutants without conceding a single goal. Now the hosts have improved in terms of reliability, but New Jersey is also quite good defensively. In our opinion, the meeting between the rivals in Salt Lake will be closed and will not please with a large number of goals. Let's bet on the total less.
We take a total of less than six goals for 1.65
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