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San Jose - Chicago: NHL match betting tip
The outsiders of the Western Conference will compete in California on March 14. Both teams will no longer be able to play in the playoffs this season and are just playing for their fans. The Hawks are above the Sharks in the table, but the Sharks can still leave the last line. The teams have already exchanged home wins this season, with the last game being on the SAP Center ice. Who will be better this time? Find out from the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
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San Jose continues to be the weakest team in its conference and the league as a whole. The Sharks are in last place in the West with 43 points after 66 games and have long lost any real chance of making the playoffs. Ryan Warfowski's team parted ways with a number of important players, betting on the future. The hosts got off to a good start in March and won two games in a row, but now they have a three-game losing streak. The Sharks were defeated in Denver (3-7), after which they returned home and lost to the Islanders (2:4) and the Blues (2:3).
Mario Ferraro's squad plays defense worse than others and regularly concedes in large numbers throughout the season. In the past six games, the red light outside the San Jose goal has turned on 23 times, with an average of 3.76 goals per season. Alexander Georgiev remains the main goalkeeper of the team. The Russian made only 87.46% of his shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Henri Troon, Logan Couture and Jan Rutta will not play against the Blackhawks.
Interesting betting trends
- San Jose throws 27 times per game on average
- Sharks earn 8.30 penalty minutes per game
Chicago Blackhawks
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Chicago is in 15th position in the West and has already lagged far behind Nashville, which is ahead. The Hawks have scored only 49 points in 65 games and are more than 20 points away from the top eight. The Blackhawks play well up front, but they constantly make mistakes on defense and lose all the time because of this. Anders Sorensen's team has been in good shape since the beginning of spring. They scored points in five out of six games, while at the start of the current guest tour, the hawks lost in Tennessee (2:3, OT) and Denver (0:3).
The visitors' defense is constantly crashing and failing, which is why Chicago is one of the most skipping teams in the league. The Visitors have now signed Spencer Knight from Florida, who was good for the Panthers. In three meetings for the new team, the American made 94.06% of shots, but has not yet made a single shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leon Brossois and Shea Weber are on the injured list for the visitors.
Interesting betting trends
- The Hawks block 12 shots per game
- Chicago wins 44.6% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the last four matches between the teams, the first period was productive.
1.72Bet 2nd period: Chicago will score
The Blackhawks scored in the second period in four of their six games.
1.45Tip and bets
Both teams have already lost their real chances of reaching the playoffs, but the season continues and now they will have to play each other again. Chicago looks better than San Jose, because the hosts have given away all their leaders and are actually drained of blood by losses. The Blackhawks are not in the worst shape and have scored points in five out of six games. The teams have exchanged home wins this season, but we think the Hawks will be able to beat the Sharks in California this time. We offer a bet on winning the second one with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is that Chicago will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.88
Betting on an individual total
San Jose remains the weakest team in terms of defensive play and concedes 3.76 goals per game. The sharks are constantly failing defensively and are unable to get things right defensively. Chicago has a good offensive line and regularly scores at least three goals. We think that the visitors will put pressure on the Sharks goal and score three or four goals without any problems.
Prediction - Chicago's individual total is more than three goals in 2.02
Bet on the total
Both teams have no motivation for the rest of the season and will play for the fans. Teams don't play well defensively and often make mistakes in their own half of the court. We do not think that one of the sides will sit out in defense, so we are waiting for a bright hockey game this Friday. We believe that the opponents will easily score at least six goals between them. Let's bet on the total more.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.70
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