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“Winnipeg” – “San Jose”: forecast for the NHL match
On October 19, we will see a confrontation between Winnipeg and San Jose. The Jets are the clear favorites in this match. They have been in excellent shape since the beginning of the season and have already managed to put together a series of three victories. The Sharks, on the contrary, have lost four games in a row and still have not celebrated a victory. However, the previous meetings between the clubs were equal and ended with a difference of one goal. Will the Sharks give their opponent a rebuff this time? Find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg is currently in fourth place in the Western Conference and has six points. The team should be completely satisfied with the current state of affairs, because it has previously managed without a single defeat. Let us recall that in the opening meeting, it literally crushed Edmonton on the road (6:0), and then at home dealt with Chicago (2:1 OT) and Minnesota (2:1 OT). By the way, in both of the latter cases, the victory came outside of regular time, and the Jets could not score more than one goal in the first 60 minutes.
Like last year, the Air Army is counting on a perfect defense and is managing with a minimal number of goals conceded. It is quite possible that they will be the best in the league in this indicator. However, with this style of play, it will be very difficult for Scott Arniel team to pull out tough games during which they are losing by two goals.
But the start of the season is ideal for Mark Scheifele, who managed to earn six points in the goal+pass system in three games and is now one of the main scorers of the championship. It is also worth mentioning that Winnipeg is now showing decent implementation of the majority and scores in the 5x4 format in almost every game.
Disqualifications and injuries
Heinola and Stanley will not play due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Winnipeg has scored three power play goals in its last three games
At the start of the season, the Jets have been playing well in the 5v4 format and even with a small number of penalties to the opponent, they still score in the 5v4 format.
- The Jets are averaging 3.33 penalty minutes per game.
The team is one of the most disciplined in the league and very rarely breaks the rules itself.
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose will once again be one of the main outsiders of the Western Conference this season, and will be located at the bottom of the standings. The team has been showing terrible results from the very start and is currently on a four-game losing streak. It seems that they were seriously undermined by the loss to St. Louis in the first match, when they had a three-goal advantage and lost in overtime.
After that, the "sharks" lost to "Anaheim" at home (0:2), and on the road they could not cope with "Dallas" (2:3 SO) and "Chicago" (2:4). "The sharks", just like last year, are experiencing serious problems with scoring, but in response they regularly miss about three goals.
Of course, the transfer of Tyler Toffoli from Winnipeg turned out to be very cool, he managed to score three goals and make an assist, but his positive actions on the ice alone are not enough. Also after the first successful match, MacLean Celebrini was out, and without him, it will be much more difficult for the Sharks to score. Let us recall that in the offseason the club changed its head coach, and this position was taken by Ryan Warsofsky, but the American specialist has not yet made any major changes to the game of San Jose.
Disqualifications and injuries
Celebrini, Bordeleau, Couture and Vlasic will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Statistically, San Jose earns 9.5 minutes of penalty time per game.
The "sharks" play in an undisciplined manner and very often break the rules on "level" ground.
- On average, the Sharks' opponents take at least 33 shots per game.
The Sharks spend a lot of time in their own zone and defend.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches involving visitors, the first period was unproductive
1.88Bet 2nd period: both teams to score
In three out of five meetings involving visitors, both teams scored in the second period
2.35Tip and bets
Despite the fact that Winnipeg has been playing great at the start of the season and has a long winning streak, we don’t think it will be able to beat the Sharks without any problems. It all comes down to the Jets’ style of play, which involves playing defensively with a minimum number of goals scored. With such a game, San Jose has every chance to impose a close fight on the opponent, as it did in previous face-to-face encounters. We think that even if the visitors lose, they will do so by one goal or outside of regulation time.
Prediction - San Jose win with Asian handicap (+2) on goals for 1.75
Bet on individual total
In two of the previous four meetings, San Jose managed with fewer than three goals conceded, and also did not concede three times even from Dallas. Winnipeg in the two previous matches did not score more than once within 60 minutes. Plus, only in one of the five meetings against the Sharks did the hosts score more than three goals. That is why it makes sense to play the individual total of the Jets.
We bet on Winnipeg individual total under 3.5 goals for 2.00
Total Bet
Winnipeg plays most of its games without scoring, as it tries to play defensively and concede as few goals as possible. That is why the last two games with its participation ended in regulation time with only two goals scored. San Jose, in turn, has problems with scoring, so we suggest taking the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.00
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