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New Jersey vs. Boston: NHL Match Prediction
On January 23, the NHL championship will feature a meeting between New Jersey and Boston. The teams have not played each other this season, so the upcoming confrontation will be even more interesting to watch. Note that previous matches often ended in favor of the Bears, but then they were in a completely different shape. Will the Bruins be able to earn points this time? What bet should you place on this event? You will find out from the betting tip
Command Analysis
New Jersey Devils
USACurrent form
New Jersey is in third place in the Eastern Conference and has 58 points in total. The team has had a hard time winning lately and, as a rule, has not won by a large margin. It has often gone to overtime, so it cannot be said that it is currently in its best condition. Moreover, it has often had problems with scoring in previous games.
Let us recall that the Devils failed to cope with the Rangers (2:3 OT), then beat Tampa in a tense match (3:2 OT), and after an unsuccessful match against Florida (1:2 SO) they again lost to Toronto with a score of 3:4 in overtime. In the final meeting with Philadelphia, Sheldon Keefe team was considered the favorite, but still suffered a defeat with a score of 1:3, while failing to open up the opponent defense even once. The club also performed poorly in the final confrontation with Ottawa, which they lost with a score of 1:2 and again scored only one goal.
It is worth mentioning that in most cases the Devils rely on the second period, in which they feel extremely comfortable and have a ratio of 52:34 in goals scored and goals conceded. This can be explained by the fact that the team knows how to use the additional free space on the ice when the game is played with the far benches. It is noteworthy that New Jersey also acts strongly in the majority, and currently has a 28.2% power play rate, ranking third in the league in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
New Jersey currently has no roster issues.
Interesting trends for betting
- New Jersey averages 30 shots on goal
The Devils usually try to play first number and spend a lot of time in the opponent zone, so they take a lot of shots on the opponent goal
- New Jersey is currently 57-35 in goals scored and allowed in the second period.
The Devils have a great second period and often take it over
Boston Bruins
USACurrent form
Boston will be in a tense fight for a playoff spot this season, but it is far from certain that this fight will end positively for them. Even now, the team is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and has literally one point more than Ottawa, which is in ninth place. At the same time, the Bruins are not distinguished by stable results and cannot get on a decent winning streak.
After the defeat from Tampa (1:4), of course, the Bears showed themselves well in the confrontation with Florida (4:3 OT), and also took revenge on the Lightning on their ice (6:2), but in the last match they still lost to the Senators with a score of 5:6 in a shootout. Fortunately, after the most offensive defeat, they still pulled themselves together and on their home ice proved their superiority over San Jose with a score of 6:3, while having a killer last twenty minutes, during which they scored four goals.
In that meeting, by the way, Joe Sacco team did not play their best defense and allowed the opponent to make a total of 28 shots, but at the end they improved greatly and began to spend a lot of time in the opponent zone, which bore fruit. In general, the team affairs are much more interesting on the home court than on the road, since up to this point they had only won seven victories in regulation time on the road.
Disqualifications and injuries
Frederic, Kastelic, Kopke, Lindholm and McAvoy will not take part in the upcoming meeting
Interesting trends for betting
- Boston gets 10.54 penalty minutes per game.
The Bruins typically get penalized at least five times per game and have mediocre discipline.
- Boston has a 42-50 goal-to-goal ratio in the third period.
The Bruins play weakly in the third period and often allow themselves to be outplayed in it
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.85Bet 2nd period: away team win
In the last three meetings with New Jersey, the visitors achieved success in the second period
3.45Tip and bets
Boston, in our opinion, should definitely not be underestimated and considered an outsider in this confrontation, even though it is currently far from its optimal form. New Jersey has been demonstrating disastrous results over the past month and is also playing rather poorly at home. Plus, previous matches between the clubs often ended in favor of the guests, and they achieved success in them in regular time. Moreover, at the moment the Devils are on a long losing streak and are in a bad mood.
Prediction - Boston will not lose in 2.05
Bet on individual total
New Jersey has shown mediocre performance in previous meetings and usually could not open the opponents' defense more than once or twice. The Bruins defend well in matches with such opponents, and in previous meetings with the Devils they have conceded quite a few goals. Moreover, Boston will probably try to start this away series of matches as well as possible, so they will definitely not take unnecessary risks.
We bet on New Jersey individual total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Total Bet
All the games with New Jersey have been rather boring and uninteresting to watch lately. Sheldon Keefe team plays closed hockey - they score few goals themselves and concede few in return. All 10 previous games with his participation were unscoring and ended with fewer than six goals scored. Boston also does not take unnecessary risks in games with such opponents and devotes more time to physical struggle.
We take the total under 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.95
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