San Jose - Buffalo: betting tip (kef 2.05) and bets on the NHL match

Current form 

San Jose traveled to Edmonton on March 17 with ambitions to strengthen their position in the playoff race, but the meeting at Rogers Place turned into a painful setback: 3:5. The start was perfect for the Sharks: at the beginning of the first period, Dmitry Orlov completed a brilliant three‑on-one after Alexander Wennberg and Kiefer Sherwood passed, and the score became 1-0. It seemed that this was the advantage, but Edmonton gave a quick lesson in composure: in the next four minutes, San Jose conceded three times — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins converted the majority, Connor Murphy hit the far corner, and Vasily Podkolzin brought it to 3:1 by the first break.

The second period showed the character of San Jose: Pavol Regenda put his stick under Mario Ferraro's shot and reduced the gap, and Kiefer Sherwood brilliantly converted a one-on—one 3:3 by the fortieth minute. It seemed that the guys had gathered and were ready to fight to the end. But the third period became painful again: Max Jones was the first to rebound and made 4:3, and Zach Hyman mostly consolidated the result — 5:3. The Sharks failed to organize a response, and the team, with 70 points, remained in a tight group of wild card contenders, continuing the chase instead to dictate the terms of the race for the playoffs.

Current form

Buffalo showed hockey with a capital letter on March 17, going to Las Vegas and beating Vegas 2-0 dry. Ukko‑Pekka Luukkonen became the main character of the meeting: 27 shots were reflected, the first shutout of the season was issued, episodes were read confidently, rebounds were under control, the opponent's pressure was neutralized. Josh Doan found the moment at the end of the first period — an interception, a spectacular backhand and 1-0, which became victorious. In the second and third periods, the Buffaloes acted calmly and intelligently: they defended strictly, competently left the zone, maintaining a minimal advantage. And only at 19:02 of the third period, Josh Norris finished the puck into an empty net, consolidating the result — 2:0. The victory raised the team's balance to 42-20-6 and 90 points, strengthening its position in the Eastern Conference and confirming its status as one of the hottest teams in the league.