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Colorado vs. Winnipeg: NHL Match Prediction
On January 1, Colorado will play Winnipeg on its home ice. We are sure to expect a very interesting match, in which it is impossible to single out a clear favorite. However, bookmakers still give preference to the home team. The previous face-to-face meetings ended in favor of one or the other club, and the most recent match ended with a victory for the Jets with a minimal advantage. What bet should you place on this event? You will find out from the forecast
Command Analysis
Colorado Avalanche
USACurrent form
Colorado is in sixth place in the Western Conference and will certainly be able to improve its position in the standings even more. Note that the team did not look its best at the start of the season, but gradually tried to gain optimal form and now began to show great results. Recall that at the moment it is on a wonderful series of four victories. In all cases, the Avalanche achieved success within 60 minutes.
Thus, they managed to deal with San Jose (4:2) and Anaheim (4:2) on the road, and before Christmas they proved their superiority over Seattle with a score of 5:2 at home. After a short break, the Avalanche played again on the road against Utah, against whom they did not experience any particular problems and achieved success with a score of 4:1, while remaining with only one missed puck.
Let us emphasize that in many games, Jared Bednar team itself is distinguished by decent efficiency and opens up the opponents' defense at least three or four times. This is not surprising at all, because Colorado has almost the most powerful attack line in the league and has skilled forwards who are able to take the game on themselves at any moment. The club plays the final twenty minutes most powerfully, in which today it has a ratio of 51:40 in goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Poolman, Chulington, Landeskog and Ivan will be out of the match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado wins 44.4% of faceoffs
The club currently remains one of the worst in the league in this aspect.
- Colorado gets 6.97 penalty minutes per game.
On average, Avalanches are eliminated at least three to four times per game.
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg leads the Western Conference standings with 55 points. It is ahead of its closest pursuer, Vegas, by just a couple of points, so it cannot feel completely comfortable. However, it should be noted that the team was able to return to the results it demonstrated throughout the start of the season and began to please its fans much more often. Recall that the Jets celebrated victory in six of the previous seven matches.
The Air Army dealt with Minnesota at home (5:0), beat Toronto on the road (5:2), and then had two successful matches in front of their stands, proving superiority over both Ottawa (4:2) and Nashville with a score of 3:0. It should be noted that Scott Arniel team improved its efficiency and in many matches distinguished itself by no less than three or four goals, although for a certain period it experienced difficulties in this aspect.
However, the club has no particular problems with the power play this season, as it is the best in the league in this indicator and has a 32.5% power play conversion rate. Winnipeg demonstrates its best results in the third game segment, in which it often manages to open up the opponent defense, and today it has a ratio of 57:34 in goals scored and goals conceded in the final twenty minutes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Samberg, Fleury and Appleton will not be able to participate in the upcoming match
Interesting trends for betting
- Winnipeg averages 8.71 penalty minutes
The Jets are far from the most disciplined team and their penalty minutes continue to mount.
- Winnipeg has a 78.6% power play neutralization rate
According to this indicator, the club ranks 18th in the league.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.90Bet 2nd period: Winnipeg to score
In the previous five meetings, the visitors scored goals in the second period
1.53Tip and bets
In our opinion, Winnipeg can fight for two points in this confrontation. The Jets are in their best shape in recent times and, like Colorado, are on a long winning streak. Of course, previous meetings between the clubs often ended in favor of the Avalanche, but, for example, in the last match, the Air Army celebrated success. It is quite possible that this time, Arniel team will skillfully take advantage of the weaknesses of their counterpart and bring the matter to at least overtime.
Forecast - Winnipeg win with Asian handicap (+1) on goals for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Colorado has a powerful attack line and is used to scoring a lot, but often concede at least three times in response. Winnipeg currently remains the most productive club in the Western Conference and in most previous meetings has opened up the opponents' defense at least three or four times. It is quite possible that in the upcoming confrontation the Jets will take great advantage of their chances to score and will score at least three goals.
We bet on Winnipeg individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.85
Total Bet
Colorado has many productive games and ends them with six or more goals. The previous games between the clubs, with the exception of the last one, were also spectacular. Winnipeg is not at all against playing open hockey against such opponents, since it uses its own moments well and is the best team in the league in the majority. We think that this game will also end with at least six goals.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.72
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