New Jersey vs San Jose Prediction: Exciting Match of Two Average Clubs

Prediction for the NHL New Jersey vs San Jose Sharks match, which will take place on October 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

New Jersey was in a rebuilding phase all last years, but now they are expected to progress a lot. The Newark team now has many talented youngsters who have already gained good experience in the NHL, so now they can safely put themselves in contention for a playoff spot. Nevertheless, their regular season debut was not a good one for the Devils, as they lost their first two meetings to Detroit and Philadelphia by the same score of 2:5. Fortunately, the Red and Blacks didn't continue their losing streak, defeating Anaheim and the Islanders 4:2 and 4:1, respectively.

San Jose has recently undergone severe rebuilding, but they're not ready to solve serious problems. For the foreseeable future, the Sharks' front office will need to work on strengthening their roster, but for now, their brainchild will continue to reside among the league's outsiders. In the opening game of the current regular season, the Californians lost twice to Nashville - 1:4 and 2:3, and then returned to the United States and lost to Carolina - 1:2, Chicago - 2:5, and the Islanders - 2:5. Only the day before, David Quinn's team managed to earn their first points, beating the former club of their mentor, the Rangers, 3:2. 

• In three of the last four head-to-head meetings between New Jersey and San Jose, it was the TU.
• New Jersey has scored precisely two pucks against San Jose in five consecutive games.
• San Jose has lost five of the last six games.

New Jersey and San Jose have long been among the NHL elite, but every time their opponents play together, they have drawn closer and tighter encounters. The favorite of the next meeting is the team from Newark, which recently began to find itself with two wins in a row, but the Sharks in the current regular season only had one victory in five defeats in regulation time. Moreover, the Devils won two of the last three meetings at the Prudential Center.

We should not expect a goal extravaganza in the upcoming game. Both teams are far from being in the ideal condition to show us the brightest hockey. The statistics of their meetings also speak in favor of an under outcome, as in the previous four meetings, they only managed 18 goals (4.50 average).

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