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Utah - Toronto: NHL match betting tip
Utah will play Toronto on March 11 on the ice at the Delta Center. The newcomers are trying their best to get to the playoff zone in the West and so far are only on the 11th line in the conference. The Canadians are fighting a fierce battle for leadership in the Atlantic Division table and intend to regain the first place. Craig Berube's team lost three matches in a row in regular time. Will you be able to win in Salt Lake? Look for the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah continues to struggle to qualify for the playoffs and is currently in 11th place in the West. The team from Salt Lake is four points behind Calgary, which is in eighth place and may bypass St. Louis in the very near future, because the musicians held two more meetings. The hosts have been showing good results since the beginning of February and have won four out of seven games after a break. In early March, they lost to New Jersey (1:3), won in Michigan (4:2) and put the squeeze on Chicago in Illinois (3:4, OT).
Karel Veimelka remains the main goalkeeper of the hosts against the background of Connor Ingram's weak results. The Czech goalkeeper deflected 90.99% of shots in his possession, but made only one shutout in 40 meetings. The rookies improved in terms of reliability by the end of the winter and conceded only ten goals in regular time in the previous five matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team leaders will play in the next match. Nick Bjugstad's condition is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah throws 28 times per game on average
- The hosts receive an average of 9.35 minutes of penalty time.
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Until recently, Toronto was leading the division table, but now the Canadians have dropped back to second place and occupy fourth place in the East. The Ontario provincial team scored 79 points in 63 matches and is four points behind Florida, which played one more match. John Tavares' squad was very good after the break and won five games in a row. It is currently on the decline. In early March, the Canadians lost at home to San Jose (2:3, B), and during the current guest tour they were defeated in Nevada (2:5) and Denver (4:7).
The guests are not able to play well and harmoniously in defense at this stage of the season. For nine consecutive matches, the Leafs have conceded at least two goals per game, and in the last six meetings, the red light behind their goal was turned on 25 times. Anthony Stolarz has recently returned to action after an injury and is still unable to get in shape. The American has made 92.12% of saves this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yani Hakanpaa and Max Pacioretty will not help their partners in Salt Lake.
Interesting betting trends
- The Leafs are thrown 28 times per game on average
- Maple Leafs win 53.3% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four of the six matches involving Utah, the first period was not productive.
1.93Bet 2nd period: Toronto will score
The Leafs have scored in the first period in the last seven games.
1.43Tip and bets
Toronto slowed down after a bright series of victories and suffered three defeats in a row. The visitors had a difficult calendar, and in the last two games, the Canadians lost to the leaders of the West. The Maple Leafs continue to fight for first place in the division and are capable of completing this task. Utah is trying to return to the top eight in its conference, but Andre Turigny's players are not playing their strongest game in March. They lost in Canada in the first match between these clubs in history. We think that this time the leaves will be stronger. We're betting on the guests with a head start of zero.
Our prediction is that Toronto will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.79
Betting on an individual total
Utah scores only 2.61 goals on its ice and rarely pleases its fans with a large number of goals. Toronto should be adding to its half of the ice after two disastrous away games. In this regular season, the team from Canada concedes 2.97 goals on average and is able to hold off not the strongest attack of newcomers.
Prediction - Utah's individual total is less than three goals in 1.60
Bet on the total
Debutants play defensively and very rarely reveal themselves on the home court. Toronto is more productive, but they missed very little in the first part of the season. The hosts simply do not have the resources to throw a lot into the opponent's goal, and the Canadians really need to break the series of defeats and make as few mistakes in defense as possible.
Betting Tip - total less than six goals in 1.75
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