Dallas vs. San Jose. NHL match prediction and bets

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On October 16, Dallas will try to consolidate their successful start to the season and continue their winning streak, which has already reached three games. The Stars will once again play at home, where, with the support of their fans, they have an excellent chance of another success. This time, the obvious underdog, San Jose, will try to stop the Stars. Will the Sharks be able to at least put up a fight? You will find the answer in our forecast, where you can also see the bets

Command Analysis

Dallas Stars

Current form Dallas approached the regular championship in great shape, which was clear from the results of the pre-season training, in which the Stars did not leave their opponents a chance to win, beating almost everyone on their way. In the opening match of the new season, the team went to visit Nashville , where they met serious resistance from the Predators , but this did not prevent them from achieving success and winning in regular time with a score of 4:3. However, it is worth noting that the attacking line did not look the best, and they managed to achieve success mainly due to the efforts of goalie Oettinger, who reflected 33 shots out of 36.

Returning to their home arena, the Stars continued to please fans with a confident game in defense, thanks to which they won two dry victories over the Islanders and Seattle with a score of 3:0 and 2:0, respectively. Once again, the goalies showed a great game, Oettinger and DeSmith earned their first dry cracker of the season. However, the low activity in attack did not go away, in all matches the club made only 80 shots.

Disqualifications and injuries Dallas is playing with almost its full squad, and the only injured player left is defenseman Matthew Dumba. Interesting trends for betting

The Stars are averaging 26 shots per game.

This is a very weak indicator for the NHL, as teams generally create many more dangerous moments.

The Stars are allowing an average of one goal per game.

At the moment, the defensive line and goaltending remain the best in the league.

San Jose Sharks

Current form

San Jose completely failed last season, and did not strengthen much during the break, which led to weak results in pre-season training. The Sharks played six friendly matches and were able to celebrate victories in only two of them, against Anaheim (3:2 OT) and Vegas (6:5). As expected, the Sharks also had huge problems at the start of the regular championship and in the first match the team suffered a defeat at home to St. Louis in overtime (4:5). Once again, the defensive line showed a terrible game, and goalie Blackwood simply could not cope with a huge number of shots.

Continuing to play at home, Warsofsky team met with an opponent of their level in the person of "Anaheim" and lost dry with a score of 0:2. This time the game was already equal, but the "Ducks " were more lucky with the implementation of the moments. In general, the result of the opening matches is quite predictable and one should not expect great results from "San Jose " this season.

Disqualifications and injuries The Sharks also have serious problems with their squad. Four players are in the infirmary: Vlasic, Couture, Celebrini and Bordeleau, and Smith is also an issue. Interesting trends for betting

The Sharks are allowing opponents an average of 35 shots per game.

The main problem remains from last season, the team constantly fails in defense, which allows their opponents to consistently make shots.

San Jose averages two goals per game

The team also cannot consistently create and realize dangerous moments in attack, which leads to defeats.

Trends

Goal in each period bet - yes

In six head-to-head matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period

1.45

Bet 2nd period: first goal for Dallas

In three of the four head-to-head games, Dallas opened the scoring in the second period.

1.80

Tip and bets

TipHandicap (0) on Dallas

1.75

It is hard to believe that San Jose is capable of giving a worthy fight in the upcoming match, as the team failed to realize its home advantage and did not beat an opponent of its level in the person of Anaheim. Now, the Sharks are facing a much more powerful competitor, who is also in excellent shape. Indeed, the Stars have been consistently showing excellent results since the preseason and are unlikely to stumble over the obvious outsider of the league. So we suggest not taking risks, but betting on a confident victory for the home team.

Our prediction is a Dallas victory with a handicap of (-1.5) pucks for 1.75

Will the prediction win?

Tiptotal under six goals

1.74

Bet on total

We believe that in the upcoming match the teams will not be able to please the fans with a productive game, since San Jose will again experience huge problems with implementation in the attack, and Dallas also does not have a large number of goals scored this season.

Forecast - total under six goals for 1.74

Bet on the outcome of the first period

Due to its significant advantage over San Jose, Dallas is simply obliged to create serious pressure on its opponent from the very start of the match, and the home walls will help the club earn an advantage at the end of the first period.

Prediction - Dallas win in the first period for 2.03

Will the prediction win?