Winnipeg vs San Jose Prediction
🔊 Will the Western Conference leader slip up? Winnipeg continues to lead the Western Conference standings single-handedly and not only maintains its position but also pulls ahead. San Jose, on the other hand, has long lost all chances of continuing the fight for the Stanley Cup and is finishing the current season without any tournament motivation. However, the team still has some interest left - to become the last.
Head-to-Head
In the current regular season, the opponents have met twice, and the "Jets" had no trouble achieving results, securing two convincing victories (8:3, 4:3). Even in the second game, despite the final score, there was no real contest, as the current home team completely controlled the initiative. The most productive player in those matchups was Winnipeg's center forward Mark Scheifele, who managed to score a goal and provide three assists. The team captain is still in excellent form and has scored points in six of the last seven games.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results
Winnipeg Jets Team Overview
Scott Arniel's team is not slowing down at all. Just as the club from Manitoba province started the regular season with a series of victories, they continue to achieve numerous successes to this day. Right now, they have a streak of nine consecutive games without a loss. The team looks like a perfect point-scoring machine. The gap from their nearest competitor in the Western Conference standings, Dallas, is already seven points and hasn't been shrinking for a while. Last year, the Canadian team was defeated in the first round of the playoffs, but it seems they have drawn the right conclusions this time.
Match Results: Winnipeg Jets
San Jose Sharks Team Overview
The "Sharks" have long lost their chances of making it to the playoffs and are firmly rooted at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. In their last ten games, Ryan Warsofsky's team has managed just one victory, against Pittsburgh (2:1). However, the last place is actually the club's ultimate goal for this season. Thanks to this, they will once again be among the first to pick in the draft and will acquire another potential star. Against this backdrop, the current results in the regular season hold no significance.
Match Results: San Jose Sharks
📌 Projected Lineups
Winnipeg: Hellebuyck - DeMelo, Morrissey - Vilardi, Scheifele, Connor
San Jose: Georgiev - Walman, Tran - Eklund, Celebrini, Toffoli
🥅 Goalies
Winnipeg's goalie Connor Hellebuyck received a break after participating in the Four Nations Cup. The American missed the first game against St. Louis and watched his teammates' success from the bench. It's unlikely that the defeat to the Canadians in the final of the international tournament will tarnish the impression of the American's performance this season. He still has the best statistical indicators and will likely win the award for the best player in his position.
San Jose's goalkeeper Alexander Georgiev continues his disappointing season. The move from Colorado did not become a salvation for the Russian, as his play is under heavy criticism in California. In the last four matches, the netminder failed twice. First, he couldn't handle the pressure from Florida (73.3%), and then he didn't rescue the team in the match against Montreal (80%).
Editor's Prediction
The current level of the teams and their global goals for the season are completely incomparable. It's hard to imagine a situation where the "Jets" might have trouble achieving a result in the upcoming matchup. However, the game is unlikely to be high-scoring, as the home team prefers to play pragmatically and is unlikely to push the pace. This has become a norm in their head-to-head meetings. In fact, in 9 out of the last 10 head-to-head matches, players scored no more than two pucks in the second period. In our opinion, this trend will remain relevant. The key bet is total of the 2nd period under 2.5 pucks.
Betting Tips: Winnipeg Jets - San Jose Sharks
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