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Utah vs. Calgary: NHL Match Prediction
Utah and Calgary will play each other for the first time in history on October 31. Both teams are not in the best shape and have a losing streak. After a successful start, the teams were at the top of the Western Conference table, but now both are outside the playoff zone. Who will manage to score important points in Salt Lake? Who will win? Read our prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah had a great start to the regular season and was among the leaders of the West. The hosts' enthusiasm did not last long. Now the club from Salt Lake is only in 11th place in the conference with ten points after ten starts. After a victory over Boston (2:1, OT), the rookies began to crumble. They lost to Ottawa (0:4), Colorado (1:5), and then lost to the Kings in Los Angeles (2:3). After returning home, Andre Tourigny charges could not hold on to their huge advantage and gave up points to San Jose (4:5, OT).
The debutants are weak in defense and have allowed fewer than three goals per game in only two games this season. Clayton Keller team has not looked its best in attack in the second half of October either. In the previous five games, the hosts have only made eight accurate shots in regulation time, with four of them being made at the Sharks' goal. The Utah captain himself is its top scorer. The American forward has ten points (5+5) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sean Durzi and John Marino will not help their teammates in the match against the Canadians.
Interesting trends for betting
- Beginners have 76.9% neutralization of excess
Utah played well in the minority at the start of the season, but has gradually sagged in this regard.
- According to statistics, debutants take 26 shots per game
The hosts don't spend much time on the attack, but they manage to convert 10.9% of their attacks.
Calgary Flames
CanadaCurrent form
Calgary won four games to start the season and scored points in six games in a row, so the Canadian team was one of the best in the West in the first half of October. The Flames are gradually sliding down and due to recent failures, they have fallen to seventh place in the conference, with 11 points after nine games. The Flames. They failed the last series of games at their home arena. Mikael Backlund team won against Pittsburgh (4:3, B), but then lost to Carolina (2:4) and Winnipeg (3:5) without any chance. The current away tour for the club from the province of Alberta began with a rout in Nevada (0:5).
The visitors have lost their former reliability in defense and have started to concede a lot. In the four previous matches, Ryan Huskey charges have conceded as many as 17 goals, and they have never managed to leave the ice without at least three goals from the opponent. As for the attack, the "lights" have also given up in attack. Calgary has scored only ten times in the last five starts, and Rasmus Andersson remains the team leading scorer. The Swede made ten scoring actions in October (4+6).
Disqualifications and injuries
Samuel Honzek will miss Thursday meeting in Salt Lake City.
Interesting trends for betting
- Calgary blocks 17 shots per game
The Canadians always try to get back on defense and try to help their goalies as much as possible, but lately this has not borne fruit.
- The Flames are averaging 27 hits per game.
The visitors play a lot without the puck, but they try to immediately meet the opponent on any part of the ice.
Trends
Bet 1st period: Calgary with handicap (0)
Utah has won just one first period in its last five games .
1.90Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In all games involving Calgary , the second period was low-scoring.
1.72Tip and bets
Calgary has lost three games in regulation time, but the Canadians have played very well on the road and only once remained without points in October, playing on the road. Utah has four losses in a row and the newcomers have not won within 60 minutes for six games in a row. The opponents have never met each other before, but it is obvious that the meeting will be tough and it is unlikely that anyone will give up such important points to a division rival. We think that the match can easily go to overtime. In such a situation, it is best to take a double chance on the underdog.
Prediction - Calgary will not lose for 1.60
Bet on individual total
In the five previous games, Utah managed to score more than two goals only once, and that was against San Jose, which has the worst record of conceding goals in the league. The attacking potential of the rookies has dried up after the initial enthusiasm, and in the last games the debutants look rather pale. Calgary is capable of playing more or less reliably in defense, which we saw at the beginning of October. We do not think that the hosts will score many.
We bet on Utah individual total under three goals for 1.77
Total Bet
The Canadians were extremely reliable in defense at the beginning of the regular season, but have given up a bit in recent games. Now the visitors have an excellent opportunity to improve their statistics on the number of goals conceded, but the same can be said about Utah. The opponents will play cautiously, because the match will be extremely important in terms of further developments in the division. Let play total under goals.
We take the total under six pucks with a coefficient of 1.80
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