LiontipsUtah vs. Anaheim. NHL match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Utah is in tenth place in the West, but is gradually approaching the eight best teams in the conference. Andre Tourigny charges have scored only 37 points in 32 starts and are two points behind Calgary, who occupy the last slot in the playoff zone. The hosts have shown strong results at this stage of the season and have earned points in the previous seven games. After winning the last game at home in Salt Lake City against Vancouver (3:2, OT), Clayton Keller team beat Minnesota (2:1) in Minneapolis (2:1). Then the visitors quickly tied the score after conceding a puck in the first period and scored the winning goal in the final period of the game.
Jackson Stauber was only recently brought in from the farm team, but he had two very strong games and could become the club starting goalie amid Connor Ingram injury. However, the club coach has more confidence in Karel Vejmelka, who regularly appears in the starting lineup. The Czech goalie has stopped 91.80% of shots on his goal, but has not made a single shutout in 17 games.
Dylan Gunter has regained his lead in points scored. The Canadian has 32 points (16+16) and is only one point ahead of Clayton Keller (11+20), who was recently the top scorer for the home team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Robert Bortuzzo, Sean Durzi, Connor Ingram, Maverick Lamoreux and John Marino will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Utah is averaging three goals per game this fall
Rookies don't always play badly on offense, but their numbers only get worse over time.
- The Salt Lake club averages 27 shots per game
The debutants don't have many shots on goal, but they managed to convert 11.1% of their chances.
Current form
Anaheim has been at the bottom of the conference table throughout the regular season. The California club currently has 28 points after 31 games. The Ducks could well improve their position, as they have played much less than their other competitors. The Ducks played very poorly in the first half of December, but are gradually picking up the pace. At the end of their last away series, they achieved success in the game against Columbus (4:3, OT), and then sensationally beat Winnipeg (3:2) with the support of their home crowd (3:2), but literally a day later lost to Colorado (2:4). Greg Cronin charges scored the first goal of the match, but failed in the second and early third periods, suffering a deserved defeat.
Troy Terry is the team leading scorer and the only player in the NHL top 100 scoring players. The American forward has 25 points (9+16) in the goal+pass system and often assists his teammates. Defenseman Frank Vatrano is trying his best to catch up with the leader, but so far he has only matched him in the number of accurate shots.
The Ducks are pretty weak defensively, allowing 3.1 goals per game on average. John Gibson has been out of competition for a long time, so Lukas Dostal is starting most often. The Czech goalie has stopped 91.99% of the shots this season and has one shutout in 18 games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tomas Suchanek and Trevor Zegras will not be in Salt Lake on Monday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Anaheim are allowing 2.71 goals per game on the road this season.
The visitors have played well in defense on the road this season and rarely concede large numbers.
- The Ducks are taking 28 shots per game.
Radko Gudas' team rarely shoots at the opponents' goal and mostly plays on their own half of the ice.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last two games involving Anaheim , there has not been more than one goal scored in the first period.
1.95Bet 3rd period: Utah will score
Rookies have scored in the third period for eight straight games.
1.33Tip and bets
Utah is in great shape and is currently showing great results even in home games. The rookies have been scoring points for seven games in a row, and they have beaten some pretty strong teams. Andre Tourigny men can't slow down if they plan to play in the playoffs in their first season in the league. Anaheim is not very good in defense, but the visitors' main problems are in the attack. The Ducks don't score much and can only hope for reliable goaltending. We don't think they will be able to earn points on the Delta Center ice.
Our prediction is Utah to win at 1.75
Bet on individual total
Utah scores 2.77 goals per game at home and rarely plays productively in Salt Lake. As for the visitors, they play good defense on the road and rarely allow more than three goals per game. It is likely that Lukas Dostal, who is not so bad at the last line, will be on the ice in this match. In our opinion, the hosts will not score much.
Forecast - Utah individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.70
Bet on total
We believe that the teams will try to get to know each other and will not rush into attack with all their might in the first period. Anaheim is generally difficult to call a productive team, and Utah rarely scores in large quantities even at home. The teams have never met each other in Salt Lake in their history and will try to study each other and play as carefully as possible. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.70
