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Los Angeles vs Tampa Bay: prediction for the NHL game
The Kings and the Lightning lock horns in the National Hockey League action on January 19. Who will be the winner of this game? Look out for our prediction in the article below.
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USALos Angeles broke their four-game winning streak, having suffered a crushing defeat to San Jose (2:6). Goalie Quick had a terrible game and saved only 11 out of 17 shots. Before that, the Kings recorded a confident victory over Seattle (3:1) away, and forward Danault scored a double. Now the Kings are back home where they will be looking to bounce back from a defea tto the Sharks.
Tampa Bay Lightning
USATampa are in optimal form. On their travels, they got a landslide victory over Vancouver (6:1), and their forward Kucherov scored a hat-trick. Back at the home court, the Lightning once again defeated the Canucks (4:2) and recorded a confident victory over Dallas (3:1). Tampa's goalie Vasilevskiy made 43 saves in those two games.
Trends
In 3 head-to-head games out of 4, the teams failed to score in each period.
Los Angeles scored the first goal in 3 head-to-head games in a row.
Tip and bets
Despite showing excellent results at home, Los Angeles will have a tough game against Tampa. The Lightning are in great form and should be able to extend their winning streak.
Our prediction - Tampa to win
The teams are not used to sitting on the defensive in head-to-head games. The open hockey they normally demonstrate leads to a large number of goals, so we suggest taking the over.
Second wager - total over 5.5 goals
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