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Boston vs. Utah: NHL Match Prediction
The NHL championship will feature a match between Boston and Utah on November 22. The Bruins are currently in poor shape and are on a three-game losing streak. The visitors have not had good results lately either. It is no coincidence that the match between the clubs at the start of the season ended in Utah favor. Is it worth betting on the hosts' success this time? You will find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Boston Bruins
USACurrent form
Boston has been showing very unstable results throughout the season, which is why they are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The team needed some changes, so the management decided to replace the head coach of the club, Jim Montgomery. Joe Sacco remained his acting coach. Incidentally, this resignation was the first in the NHL during the current season. It happened almost immediately after the Bruins lost to Columbus (1:5) on their home ice. By the way, this defeat was their third in a row, because before that they lost to Dallas (2:7) and St. Louis (2:3 OT).
Of course, the Bruins with such ambitions cannot demonstrate such results, otherwise they may be left without a place in the playoffs. At the same time, in most cases, the team has problems with scoring and often cannot score even more than two goals. The third game segment remains the most disastrous in Boston performance, in which it has 9:21 in goals scored and missed and cannot improve its performance in this twenty minutes.
In addition, the club urgently needs to do something about the power play, because today it remains the worst in the league in this indicator and has only 11.7% of the power play. Even in the last confrontation with the "uniforms" it had seven attempts in the 5x4 format, and it used only one.
Disqualifications and injuries
Lindholm and Kastelic will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Boston averages 11.45 penalty minutes
The club remains one of the most undisciplined in the league
- Statistically, the Bruins are taking 27 shots on goal.
Boston clearly needs to improve their shooting activity now.
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah is in 12th place in the Western Conference and currently has 17 points. The team is unlikely to qualify for the playoffs this season, as it is inferior in class to many opponents in the top eight and continues to produce rather mediocre results. Note that in three of the previous four matches, it was behind within regulation time. It miraculously managed to deal with Carolina (4:1), but in matches with Nashville (0:4), Vegas (2:4) and Washington (2:6) it suffered a setback, conceding a total of 14 goals.
Let us emphasize that Andre Tourigny team fails most of its matches on the road and up to this point has managed to win only one victory within 60 minutes, on average conceding no less than three or four goals per match. At the same time, if he plays well in the first twenty minutes, then the second and third game periods usually end not in his favor.
It is also worth mentioning that the team remains one of the worst in the league in terms of shorthanded play and currently has only a 75% neutralization rate of the opponent power play. At the same time, Utah itself does not use the numerical advantage well and currently has only a 13.7% conversion rate of the extra man. The team has not yet seen any progress in this regard.
Disqualifications and injuries
Durzi and Marino will not take part in the fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Utah is getting 12.06 penalty minutes per game.
The team is sent off at least six times per game on average.
- Utah wins 54.2% of faceoffs
The club is at its best on the spot and leaves a lot of faceoffs in its wake
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last match between the clubs, the first period was goalless
1.80Bet 3rd period: Utah will score
In the previous three meetings, Boston conceded in the third period
1.55Tip and bets
"Utah", of course, has not been distinguished by good results recently, but we would not consider "Boston" a favorite either, since it had previously experienced many problems and showed a rather weak game. It is no coincidence that the previous match between the teams, which took place at the beginning of the season, ended only outside of regular time and ended in favor of the guests. We do not think that today Tourigny team is inferior to its counterpart in any way. Moreover, it is not entirely clear what kind of hockey the hosts will play after the resignation of the head coach and how this adaptation period will go.
Prediction: Utah win with Asian handicap (+1) for goals scored for 1.70
Bet on individual total
In previous games, Boston often faced problems with scoring and could not even score more than two goals. Even in the last match with the Bruins, Utah was left with only two goals conceded. Until the Bears improve their attacking game and improve their power play, they will continue to have difficulties with scoring. We think that in the game with Utah, the hosts will not be able to score four goals.
We take the individual total of "Boston" under 3.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
Many of Boston previous games have been low-scoring, unless they themselves have conceded a huge number of goals. Utah itself has a low scoring record and plays a closed style of play. The last meeting between the teams saw only four goals scored, so it makes sense to bet on the under total again.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 2.05
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