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San Jose vs. Toronto: NHL match betting tip
San Jose and Toronto will play in the final match of the NHL game day on March 28 in California. The sharks complete the conference table and haven't claimed anything for a long time. The hosts distributed the leaders by betting on the following draws. The Maple Leafs are fighting hard for first place in the division and are currently in third place in the East. The Canadians should not lose points in a game against such a weak opponent. Will there be a rout? Look for the answer in our betting tip for the game
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose has been among the outsiders of the West and the league as a whole throughout the season. The Ryan Warfowski-led team has scored only 47 points in 70 games and is in 16th position in the conference. The Sharks distributed their leaders before the deadline and relied on young talents, whom they will be able to sign soon. The Sharks have been playing at home since the beginning of March and were able to beat Chicago (4:2) and Boston (3:1) on their ice, but lost to Washington (1:5) and Carolina (1:3) in the second half of the month.
The hosts remain the most skipped team in the West. On average, the red light outside the gates of Mario Ferraro's squad lights up 3.7 times per game, while San Jose parted with all the goalkeepers who started the season with the Sharks. Alexander Georgiev became the new number one of the club. The Russian deflected 87.80% of shots and did not make a single shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yaroslav Askarov, Henri Troon, Logan Couture and Jan Rutta will not play against the Maple Leafs. Vince Desharnais and Mark Vlasic have not confirmed their status.
Interesting betting trends
- San Jose throws 27 times per game on average.
- Sharks earn 8.37 penalty minutes per Game
Toronto Maple Leafs
CanadaCurrent form
Toronto topped the Atlantic Division table and is fighting for second place in the conference. The Canadians scored 89 points in 71 games and have the same number of scoring points as Florida, while Tampa Bay is two points behind the competition. The team led by Craig Berube is not happy with stability, but it still wins much more often than it loses. In the second half of March, the Ontario provincial team scored a great move and won four out of five matches. Before traveling to California, John Tavares' squad defeated Philadelphia at home (7:2).
The visitors had defensive problems at the end of the winter, but now Toronto is playing quite reliably. In the past five games, the Maple Leafs have conceded only 13 goals, with five of them on the road in Nashville (2-5). Anthony Stolarz is gradually regaining his status as the team's first goalkeeper. The American made 91.70% of his saves and walked off the ice once without conceding a goal.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yani Hakanpaa and Max Pacioretty are on the injured list for the visitors.
Interesting betting trends
- The Leafs block 14 shots per encounter
- Toronto wins 53.6% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three out of four matches between the teams, the first period was not productive.
2.00Bet 2nd period: Toronto will score
Torontoscored in the second period in five out of six games.
1.30Tip and bets
San Jose hasn't claimed anything for a long time and is just playing out the remaining matches of the season. The California team plays terrible defense and regularly fails on their side of the ice. Toronto, on the other hand, intends to enter the playoffs from the first place in the Atlantic Division, and recently the Canadians have seriously improved in all aspects of the game. The Maple Leafs recently lost to the Sharks, missing a two-goal advantage. We think that this time Craig Berube's team will beat the Sharks without any problems.
Our prediction is that Toronto will win in 1.63
Betting on an individual total
San Jose has parted ways with several team leaders, including the club's top scorer. The Sharks score only 2.6 goals per game and it will be very difficult for them to break through the Toronto defense, which is currently doing well in its zone. Anthony Stolarz is in good shape, but Joseph Wall is also doing well. We don't believe in more than two accurate shots from the hosts.
Betting Tip - San Jose's individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 1.65
Bet on the total
The teams are unlikely to have a productive match between each other in California. Since 2022, they have only played spectacularly once, but then Toronto scored seven accurate hits. Now the Canadians will play carefully, because they recently got burned in the game against San Jose and lost. We don't expect more than five goals from our opponents.
Betting Tip - total less than six goals in 1.77
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