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Pittsburgh vs. San Jose: NHL Match Prediction
On November 17, Pittsburgh will play at home again, where they will try to earn important points. The team will host one of the league outsiders, San Jose, which also continues to suffer losses. Our experts have prepared a forecast that will help you decide on your bets
Command Analysis
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
It is difficult to say when Pittsburgh will overcome its protracted decline, but so far there are no prerequisites for this. The team continues to lose points in almost every match, and the losing streak has again reached three matches. The Penguins returned to their home arena after an away series, where they should have taken advantage of their home walls and given Dallas a worthy rebuff, but this did not happen. On the contrary, the hosts allowed the opponent to freely skate in their zone and create a huge number of dangerous moments near their goal, which ultimately led to a crushing defeat with a score of 1:7. Both goalies Bloomquist and Nedeljkovic also showed their worst side, reflecting 82% of the shots between them. Then the team fought Detroit and this time at least managed to impose a fight, but again lost in overtime (2:3).
It seemed that the Penguins would at least be able to beat Columbus, which was in terrible shape and also could not achieve success for six games in a row. But this time, the Penguins again had huge problems in defense, which led to another rout with a score of 2:6. This time, Jarry played in goal, but he could not save the team from failure. Due to the huge number of defeats, Pittsburgh fell to 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings and is not so far from the last place.
Disqualifications and injuries
It worth noting that Pittsburgh still has roster issues. Glass, Hayes, Letang and Lizotte are in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Pittsburgh allows four goals per game.
The Penguins have been playing horribly defensively and remain one of the worst in the league.
- On average, the Penguins receive seven penalty minutes per game.
However, the team can boast of a very disciplined game, which allows it to remain at full strength.
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose managed to recover for a while and even started to earn points consistently. In five games, the team suffered only one defeat against Minnesota with a score of 2:5. Unfortunately for the fans, the home stadium did not help the club stop the pressure of such a powerful competitor, and goalkeeper Vanecek did not play his best, reflecting only 86% of the shots. After this failure at home, the team went to play away, where in the very first match they beat New Jersey dry (1:0). This time Blackwood played in goal, played much better than his teammate and became the main star of the match.
Continuing to play away, the "sharks" fought with "Philadelphia" and allowed the opponent to earn a significant advantage of three goals, but did not give up and made a powerful comeback, tying the score a couple of minutes before the final whistle. However, in overtime they still had to suffer an offensive defeat (3:4). Despite the lost points, it is worth praising goalkeeper Vanecek, without whom everything would have ended much earlier. On the road against the "cops", Warsowski charges were also able to put up a fight, but this time the opponent was much stronger and finished the match in regular time with a score of 2:3. For now, "San Jose" continues to be on the last line in the Western Conference table, but if the club continues to play in the same spirit, it will soon rise much higher.
Disqualifications and injuries
San Jose is experiencing some difficulties with its roster. Couture, Vlasic and Wallman will definitely not be able to take to the ice in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Sharks average 2.3 goals per game.
The team main problem remains its very low attacking performance.
- The Sharks converted just 16% of their power play attempts.
Due to poor offensive play, San Jose rarely capitalizes on its numerical superiority.
Trends
Goal in each period bet - yes
In four head-to-head matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.45Bet First Goal: Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has opened the scoring in three straight head-to-head games
1.66Tip and bets
Despite Pittsburgh terrible form, bookmakers continue to believe in the team success and give it a very low odds compared to San Jose. Still, it is worth considering that the Penguins have been losing to almost all of their competitors lately, and it is difficult to say when the club will come to its senses and start fighting for a spot in the playoffs again. There are no prerequisites for this yet. If you pay attention to the Sharks' recent matches, you can see that the team has long since recovered from its terrible start to the season and has begun to consistently impose a fight on everyone in its path, which it can do in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is San Jose will not lose in 2.06
Bet on total
In the upcoming match, we should not expect a large number of goals scored, since San Jose is not particularly effective in attack and generally prefers to play as reliably as possible, which has a negative effect on the overall effectiveness of the match. Pittsburgh has also had problems recently with both creating and using moments in attack.
Forecast - total under 6.5 goals for 1.68
Bet on the outcome of the first period
However, we must not forget that Pittsburgh will be playing at home, where, with the support of the fans, it has every chance to create pressure on San Jose in the first period, due to which the team has the opportunity to earn an advantage in the starting segment.
Prediction - Pittsburgh win in the first period with a handicap (0) for 1.56
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