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Washington vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
On December 23, Washington will play another match on home ice. This time, the opponent of the club from the US capital will be Los Angeles, which was defeated the day before in Tennessee. The Capitals played poorly in recent away games, but after returning to their home court, they dealt with Carolina without any problems. The hosts are still playing without their leader, but this does not prevent them from scoring points. Will they be able to beat the Kings? Read the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
USACurrent form
Until recently, Washington was the sole leader of the conference, but now the team from the US capital has been moved to second place in the East. Spencer Carbery team showed a strong game for three weeks in a row, but slowed down in the last away series of games. The team of the injured Alexander Ovechkin lost matches in the states of Texas (1:3) and Illinois (2:3), although they were leading during both matches. The Capitals returned home and easily beat Carolina (3:1), not allowing the Hurricanes to freely enter their zone. The hosts scored three goals during the first two periods and played very disciplined on their half of the ice.
The hosts are still playing without their leader and captain, and now they are again unable to create a large number of moments. In the five previous games, the "Caps" have made only 12 accurate shots, and only once twice more than two goals in a match. Dylan Strome remains the leader of Washington in the number of points scored. The Canadian has 38 points (11+27) this season.
Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren often let their partners down and have blocked only 90.2% of the shots on goal for the "lice". The goalies take turns on the ice and it is impossible to call one of them the main goalkeeper of the capital club.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Ovechkin, Sonny Milano, Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie will not take part in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Washington is averaging just 29 shots per game.
The Capitals don't shoot a lot, but they convert 13.1 percent of their shots.
- The Capitals earn 8.56 minutes of penalty time per match.
The hosts are often sent off, but play well in the minority and cope with many of their opponents' attempts
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles continues to fight for the leading positions in the conference table. Today, the club from the state of California occupies the fourth line in the West, having 43 points after 33 starts. Anze Kopitar team had a great start this winter, but now they are alternating victories and losses. A long away series did not have the best effect on the results of the Kings. They lost to New Jersey (1:3), Pittsburgh (2:3, OT) and Nashville (2:3, OT), but achieved success in matches against the Rangers (5:1) and Philadelphia (7:3). In the match against the Preds, the guests managed to get two goals back during the match, but they still lost at the end of overtime.
The Kings have consistently been strong defensively and have not allowed more than three goals in a game since November 26. The Californians are much better defensively at home, but they are allowing only 2.95 goals per game on the road. Darcy Kuemper has only recently returned from injury and has a .9111 save percentage this season.
Anze Kopitar retains his status as the club top scorer. The Slovenian forward has scored 37 goals (10+27). He is followed by Adrian Kempe, who is currently the Kings' top scorer (16+15).
Disqualifications and injuries
Drew Doughty and Trevor Lewis will not help their partners in the capital, while Trevor Moore is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Kings are winning 51.5 percent of their faceoffs.
The visitors are doing well at the point and winning face-offs more often.
- The team receives an average of 8.3 minutes of penalty time.
Jim Hillier men are sent off three times per match on average.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In five of the seven games involving the Kings, the first period was scoreless.
1.87Bet 3rd period: Los Angeles will score
The Kings have scored in the third period in their last two games.
1.55Tip and bets
Washington returned home after two away losses and showed a strong defensive performance, allowing only one goal from Carolina. Los Angeles is tired of away games, but Jim Hiller men remain one of the most stable teams in the entire league. The Kings play reliably in defense and rarely allow large numbers of goals. We think that the Kings will be able to take advantage of the weakness of the opponent goalies and will not lose in regular time. We offer a bet on the second double chance.
Prediction - Los Angeles will not lose for 1.67
Bet on individual total
It will be very difficult for Washington to score more than three times against a team that last conceded four times almost a month ago. Darcy Kuemper is in good shape, and the hosts are still playing without their leader and leading scorer in Alexander Ovechkin. We believe that the Kings will be able to contain Dylan Strome and other leaders of the Caps.
We bet on Washington individual total of less than three goals with odds of 1.70
Total Bet
Last season, the meeting between the teams in the US capital was extremely productive, but now everything should be different. Washington has not been so good in attack in recent games, and Los Angeles generally plays in a closed style and rarely scores in large quantities. We think that the teams will not score more than five times between them. Let bet on the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.90
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