LiontipsUtah vs. Colorado. NHL Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Utah has not become easy prey for its opponents and even the NHL giants have to reckon with the team from Salt Lake. Andre Tourigny men started making history with victories over Chicago (5:2), Islanders (5:4, OT) and Rangers (6:5, OT), but then they started to run out of gas. The hosts lost away to New Jersey (0:3) and Anaheim (4:5, OT), and in the first game of the current home series they sensationally beat Boston (2:1, OT). In the last match, the rookies failed to score for the first time in history. Clayton Keller team played poorly on offense and was soundly routed by Ottawa (0:4).
The rookies are doing well in attack, but they lack reliability. In seven games, Utah has allowed 24 goals, and starting goalie Connor Ingram was replaced in the game against the Senators, when the score on the board became 0:4 in favor of the guests after the first period. The captain of the club from Salt Lake looks better than the rest so far. Clayton Keller scored eight points in the goal+pass system (4+4).
Disqualifications and injuries
Nick Bjugstad, Sean Durzi and John Marino will be out for the game against Denver.
Interesting trends for betting
- Newbies have 82.1% neutralization of excess
Utah has been playing well on the penalty kill to start the season, ranking 11th in the league in that regard.
- According to statistics, debutants take 27 shots per game
The hosts don't spend much time on the attack, but they manage to convert 11.5% of their attacks.
Current form
Colorado looked very weak in early October, but now Jared Bednar team is trying with all its might to improve the situation. Today, the Avalanche occupy the 12th place in the Western Conference, having earned six points in seven starts. Gabi Landeskog team started with four losses in regulation time, but recovered and won three games in a row. After losing the opening game of the season to Vegas (4:8), the Avalanche played poorly on home ice, where they lost to Columbus (4:6), the Islanders (2:6) and Boston (3:5). They managed to finish the home series of games with a victory over Anaheim (4:3, OT), which became the starting point for the visitors' rise. On the road, Denver was stronger than San Jose, and before the trip to Salt Lake, they took two points in Seattle (3:2).
Due to an extremely weak start to the regular season, Colorado still has a negative goal difference of 24:31. Without their captain, the Avalanche offense is not as effective, but for four games in a row, the visitors have managed to score at least three times per game. Three Avalanche players are among the top ten scorers in the league. Cale Makar (2+12), Nathan MacKinnon (3+9) and Mikka Rantanen (4+7) are carrying the team up on their shoulders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jonathan Drouin, Gabriel Landeskog and Artturi Lehkonen are in the visiting team infirmary. Valeri Nichushkin is still serving a disqualification.
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado blocks 18 shots per game
The Denver team is always trying to get back on defense and trying to help their goalies as much as possible, but so far it hasn't borne fruit.
- The Avalanche are averaging 22 hits per game.
The visitors don't play without the puck that much, but they try to immediately meet the opponent on any part of the ice.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In two preseason games between the teams, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.63Bet 3rd period: Utah will score
The hosts scored in the third periods in two of the three games on home ice.
1.43Tip and bets
We believe that Utah has a good chance of scoring points in the game against Colorado. Despite the fact that the Avalanche have won their previous three games, there are still questions about the guests’ defense. The entire Denver attack essentially rests on three players, and if the newcomers can neutralize the Avalanche leaders, they will most likely win. In the preseason, the debutants beat their opponents twice, and they did it on the road. In our opinion, Jared Bednar’s team will once again fail to show their best defense and will lose in Salt Lake. We suggest betting on the hosts’ victory based on the results of the entire game.
Prediction - Utah wins the match at 2.07
Bet on individual total
Utah is capable of scoring a lot, as the first games of the season showed. On average, Andre Tourigny team scored 3.28 goals per game, while at home the rookies scored ten goals in just two opening games. Colorado is terrible in defense and consistently lets four shells into their own net. We think that the hosts will be able to score at least three times.
We bet on Utah individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
Both teams often fail in defense and try to score as much as possible. Colorado simply has no alternative and the visitors need to score a lot to win. At the end of September, the teams played an extremely productive match, after which they played a dry match on a neutral site. This time, we expect at least seven accurate shots from the clubs.
We take the total over six pucks with the coefficient 1.75
