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Nashville has suddenly become one of the most stable teams in the league and has been unbeaten for seven consecutive games. Moreover, in this segment, we managed to cope even with such serious rivals as Colorado and Vegas. The situation is much more complicated for San Jose, although in the last meeting the team managed to snatch victory from Utah in a very productive match. Now the Californians will have to take on an opponent who has noticeably increased his defense and makes excellent use of his chances. In our betting tip, we will evaluate the current shape of the teams and choose a bet on the upcoming confrontation
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
The Sharks finally broke their losing streak by beating Utah 6-5 in shootouts. However, the beginning of the meeting turned out to be a complete failure. Already in the first period, the Californians conceded three goals, and by the middle of the second they were losing 2:4. However, then the team managed to restore equality, and in the final twenty minutes scored twice and put the game into overtime. Dmitry Orlov was particularly helpful, scoring a goal and two assists.
Before that, San Jose lost to Pittsburgh (2:3 in shootouts), although they managed to win back with a two-goal difference. Then McClean Celebrini scored two points and reached 200 points in his NHL career. The young striker remains one of the main leaders of the team, but it is not always possible to maintain high performance. In seven of the eight previous meetings, the Sharks scored no more than three goals. At the same time, the defense regularly makes mistakes, and a busy calendar only complicates the situation.
Nashville Predators
The last few weeks have been completely different for the Traitors. The team has won seven in a row, and the last one was especially difficult. In the guest meeting with Vegas, Andrew Brunett's team won 3-2 on shootouts. Ryan O'Reilly opened the scoring in the first period, but then the opponent scored twice and took the lead. In the third twenty minutes, O'Reilly scored a double and restored equality, and Roman Yossi scored the decisive shootout. Juuse Saros, who deflected 40 shots, also became the main hero of the meeting.
Interestingly, Nashville is now achieving results far beyond just attacking. In the last six matches, the team has conceded only ten goals, if you do not take into account the shootouts. Earlier, they managed to beat Anaheim (4:2), Los Angeles (3:0), St. Louis (3:1) and Colorado (3:2 in overtime). Actions in their own zone look especially confident, and Saros regularly helps out partners in difficult situations. In addition, Filip Forsberg, Steven Stamkos and O'Reilly provide a fairly good attacking depth.
The victory over Utah should add confidence to the San Jose hockey players, but the team's problems have not disappeared. The Californians again allowed the opponent too much in their own zone and conceded five goals. Against the current Nashville, such mistakes can be even more expensive. The guests are noticeably better organized, they know how to patiently wait for their moments and rarely lose control of the game after unsuccessful stretches. A particularly important advantage remains the reliability of defense, which has recently been virtually free from serious failures.
In addition, the Sharks are playing their second match in two days, while the Predators had more time to recover. This can have an impact primarily in the final twenty minutes, when Californians often face problems deterring fast attacks. Nashville has already proved that it is capable of winning even without a lot of goals scored. Now the team looks more confident in almost all components, so we look forward to continuing its successful series. This time, the guests are quite capable of achieving victory in 60 minutes.
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