LiontipsUtah vs Dallas. 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 38 points in 33 starts and are one point 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 eight meetings. After winning the last match at home in Salt Lake against Vancouver (3:2, OT), Clayton Keller team beat Minnesota (2:1) in Minneapolis (2:1), and the day before they suffered an upset loss to Anaheim on home ice. The debutants were leading with a score of 4:2, but conceded two goals at the end and ultimately gave the points to their opponent.
Connor Ingram is still in the club infirmary, so Jackson Stauber was recently called up from the farm team. It was the last line of defense that crumbled at the end of the match against the Ducks. However, the club coach trusts Karel Vejmelka more, who regularly appears in the starting lineup. The Czech goalie has reflected 91.80% of shots on his goal, but has not made a single shutout in 17 games.
Clayton Keller has regained his status as the hosts' leader in points. The American has scored 35 times (13+22) and is three points ahead of Dylan Gunther (16+16), who was recently the top scorer on the rookie 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 3.03 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
Dallas has left the top eight in the West and is in ninth place in the conference standings. The club from Texas has 38 points in 32 games and is only one point behind Calgary, which is in eighth place. The visitors have two games in hand, so they will probably be able to return even to seventh place. For a long time, the Stars played exclusively on their home ice. They earned only half of the points and after victories over St. Louis (2:1, OT) and Washington (3:1), they had disastrous games against Toronto (3:5) and the Rangers (1:3). The Stars scored a quick goal against the Cops, but were already losing by the end of the first period and were unable to score in the remaining time.
Peter DeBoer men have not been performing well offensively in the second half of December. In their last five games, they have scored only ten goals and often lost points due to poor execution of their chances. Matt Duchene has been very good this season. The Canadian forward has scored 30 goals (13+17) and is 46th on the league list of top scorers.
The visitors play a strong defense and rarely concede a lot of goals. On average, the red light behind the Dallas net comes on 2.59 times per game this season. Jake Oettinger remains the undisputed number one goalie for the Stars. The goalie has stopped 90.97% of the shots on his own and made one shutout in 25 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tyler Seguin will not be in Salt Lake on Tuesday, and Nils Lundqvist is still in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dallas is allowing 3.07 goals per game on the road this season.
The visitors have been playing poorly in defence on the road this season and have often conceded large numbers of goals.
- The Stars are shooting 31 times a game.
Jamie Benn team shoots a lot of shots on goal and mostly plays on the opponent half of the ice.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In six of Utah nine games, the first period was scoreless.
2.00Bet 2nd period: Utah will not score
The rookies failed to score in the second period in two of three games.
2.30Tip and bets
Dallas has suffered two defeats in a row , but this streak should not last long. The Stars still play well in defense and rarely concede in large numbers. The visitors have some problems in terms of converting chances, but in general they often win even without a strong game in attack. Utah lost the day before, squandering a two-goal advantage at the end of the match against Anaheim , which is unlikely to have a positive effect on the emotional state of the newcomers. Most recently, Peter DeBoer charges beat the debutants in Salt Lake within regulation time. We think that they will be able to repeat the success now.
Our prediction is a Dallas win at 1.98
Bet on individual total
Utah scores 2.86 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. Dallas wins mainly thanks to strong actions on its half of the court, so it is unlikely that the debutants will be able to score at least three times
Forecast - Utah individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.88
Bet on total
We believe that the teams will try to take a closer look at each other and will not rush into attack with all their might in the first period. Dallas is generally difficult to call a productive team, and Utah rarely scores in large quantities even at home. The opponents recently met each other on the ice of the Delta Center and scored only three goals between them. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.75
