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Rangers vs. San Jose: NHL Match Prediction
The Rangers will host a home arena battle against San Jose on November 15. The Cops, like their opponent, alternate victories with defeats and cannot find stability, but are still considered clear favorites of this confrontation. However, previous matches between the teams were often tense, and the last meeting ended in favor of the Sharks. So is it worth betting on the success of the hosts this time? You will find out the answer from our forecast
Command Analysis
New York Rangers
USACurrent form
The Rangers have temporarily dropped to sixth place in the Eastern Conference, although not so long ago they were contenders for the first position and were consistently in the top three. This happened due to the fact that the team began to alternate victories with defeats and often lost within 60 minutes, thus remaining without a single point. It is noteworthy that earlier on their home ice, the Cops lost with a rout to Buffalo (1:6), confidently dealt with Detroit on the road (4:0) and again on their home ice lost to Winnipeg with a score of 3:6. In general, this season they are conceding little, but there are individual disastrous matches in which they play terribly on defense and allow a huge number of moments near their goal.
Peter Laviolette team remains one of the fewest clubs in the league at the moment. Oddly enough, it concedes most of its goals when it plays in front of its home crowd. Its worst performance remains the second period, in which it has a 17:16 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded, but it often leaves the first and third periods behind it. It is also worth mentioning that the club plays well in the minority and currently has an 89.4% neutralization rate of the opponent power play.
Artemi Panarin also continues to play at a high level, having already earned 22 points in the goal+pass system and scoring points in almost every game, occupying the ninth position in the list of the league best scorers. The same Mika Zibanejad, a reliable partner of the Russian forward, scored twice as few points.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no injured or disqualified players on the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Rangers have a 26.2% power play percentage.
At the moment, the "cops" are one of the best clubs in the league in terms of converting extra man power
- The Cops get 9.57 minutes of penalty time
Rangers are not known for their discipline and often get sent off five times a match
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose certainly does not want to repeat the fate of last season, when it became the main outsider of the championship. The team is still in 14th place in the Western Conference and has managed to score 13 points. If it had not failed the start of the season and managed without nine defeats in a row, it could now definitely occupy a place in the playoff zone. Recently, the "sharks" have noticeably improved and began to show decent results. They, as a rule, alternate successful matches with defeats, but still often earn points. So, before that, on their home ice, the Sharks beat Columbus (2:1 OT) and lost to Minnesota (2:5), after which they went on the road, where they dealt with the leader of the East, New Jersey (1:0), and made a great comeback against Philadelphia, but still lost in a shootout with a score of 3:4. With the return of McLean Celebrini to the lineup, the team attack improved, but in many games it is still unable to score more than one or two goals. At least Ryan Warsofsky team usually manages with a minimum number of goals conceded, and also works well in the 4x5 format. Let recall that at the moment the club has 81.5% of the opponent power play neutralization and occupies the 13th position in the league in this indicator. The second period of the game is often favorable for San Jose, during which it scores more than in all other periods, and has a ratio of 18:14 in goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Walman, Couture and Vlasik will not play in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, San Jose allows 34 shots on goal.
The Sharks play mainly on counterattacks, so it is quite logical that the opponent makes more shots at their goal
- San Jose has a 15.4% power play percentage.
The Sharks are mediocre in the 5v4 format and don't take advantage of many of their attempts
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
2.00Bet 2nd period: guests will score
In four out of five matches, the visitors scored goals in the second period
1.65Tip and bets
San Jose is looking pretty good at the moment and has been earning points often lately. The Rangers have not been consistent at home and have often lost on their ice with a rout. The Sharks know how to counter the Cops and have often caused them problems in past matches. Plus, only in one match out of eight did the visitors lose by more than two goals. It is possible that in the upcoming confrontation, Varsofsky team will be able to give a worthy rebuff to their opponent, so it makes sense to bet on their plus handicap. Prediction - San Jose win with Asian handicap (+2.5) on goals for 1.67
Bet on individual total
The Rangers have rarely scored more than three goals in recent games. San Jose, in turn, has improved its defense and has become much better in its own zone and has made far fewer mistakes than before. In six previous games out of seven, the Sharks have managed with fewer than four goals conceded, and in head-to-head encounters with Peter Laviolette team, they have rarely conceded four times. Based on this, we are betting on the individual total of the hosts. We take the individual total of “Rangers” less than four goals with the coefficient of 1.77 Total Bet
The matches between these teams are rarely productive and usually have fewer than seven goals scored. All recent matches involving San Jose have been low-scoring. The Sharks themselves don't score much, but they also concede a few in response. The Rangers, as a rule, also have a minimum number of goals scored in matches with such opponents. That why we suggest betting on the total under. We bet on total under 6.5 goals with odds of 1.67
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