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Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia: NHL Match Prediction
On December 30, Los Angeles and Philadelphia will play their last games of the current calendar year in California. Both teams were successful in the games the day before and were able to improve their position in the standings somewhat. The Flyers are fighting for a place in the playoff zone, while the Kings are trying to get closer to the leaders of the Western Conference. The Kings are playing very well on home ice. Are John Tortorella charges capable of imposing their game on their opponent? We tell you in the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
The Kings have regained fifth place in the conference, overtaking Colorado in the standings and drawing level with Edmonton in key indicators. Los Angeles currently has 45 points after 35 games and the Kings remain in third place in the division. The hosts have been playing exclusively on the road for a long time and have sagged in recent matches, losing four out of six away games. After a confident victory over Philadelphia, Jim Hiller men lost to Nashville (2:3, OT), and the next day they were unable to beat Washington in the US capital (1:3). Returning home, the team from California proved stronger than Edmonton in a tough fight, coming back from a 2:3 score after the second break (4:3, OT).
Los Angeles has improved in reliability, but throughout the regular season, the Californians have played strong defense at home. Anze Kopitar team allows 2.07 goals per game on the ice of the Crypto.com Arena. Darcy Kuemper returned to action after an injury and has not always been good in recent starts. This season, the goalie has reflected 90.97% of shots and made one shutout in 17 games.
Anze Kopitar of the hosts remains the main star of the "kings". The Slovenian forward is having another strong season and can already boast of 37 points (10+27) in the "goal+pass" system. Adrian Kempe follows him with 33 points (16+17) and is the club top scorer at the moment.
Disqualifications and injuries
Trevor Lewis, Drew Doughty and Trevor Moore will be out for their team against Philly.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Los Angeles takes at least 27 shots per game.
The Kings are targeting the opposing goal, but they prefer to play the puck until it right.
- Statistically, the Kings get eight minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four times per game
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia does not intend to give up and does not give up trying to return to the top eight in the East. Now John Tortorella charges are only in tenth place in the conference, but the density in the table is such that literally one victory will allow the club from Pennsylvania to reach Ottawa, which is in eighth place. The guests currently have 36 points after 36 starts. The Flyers had a rather lackluster middle of the first month of winter, but pulled themselves together and finished the last series of games at home with a victory over Columbus (5:4, OT). The current away tour started with a defeat in the derby to Pittsburgh (3:7), but the day before the Flyers won against Anaheim (3:1) in the first match in California.
Sean Couturier men have learned the right lessons from their recent setbacks in December. Philadelphia has conceded at least four goals per game for five games in a row and was able to play reliably against the Ducks. Samuel Ersson is back in action as the club starting goalie. The goalie has stopped 88.06% of shots, but the coach continues to trust him.
Travis Konecny scored 41 points (16+25) and remains the main link in the Flyers' offensive line. So far, another player from the league top 100 scorers is Matvey Michkov. The young forward scored 27 times (11+16).
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis will not help partners in California. The condition of Nicholas Deslariers is in question.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia has a 32-51 lead in goals scored and allowed in the second period.
The Flyers' second period is a disaster in terms of reliability and they don't score much themselves.
- The Flyers are winning 51.6% of their faceoffs.
The visitors look good at the point and often win the puck for their teammates.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three of the five games involving the Flyers, the first period was productive.
1.77Bet 2nd period: Los Angeles will score
The Kings have scored on the Flyers in the second period in four previous games.
1.37Tip and bets
Los Angeles is very good on home ice, which we saw yesterday in the game against Edmonton. The Kings used their chances well and deservedly interrupted the Oilers' winning streak. Philadelphia was unreliable in defense in the second half of December and conceded in large quantities over a long period of time. The teams recently met each other in Pennsylvania and the Kings won confidently. We believe that Jim Hiller charges will win at home without any problems.
Prediction - Los Angeles win for 1.85
Bet on individual total
Los Angeles is extremely reliable on its home court and has conceded only twice per game in California this season. Philadelphia is hardly the team with the strongest attack in the league, but the Flyers have some good games. The Flyers managed to score three times in their home game, but it will be much more difficult away. We believe that the home defense is capable of containing the opponent attack leaders.
We take the individual total of Philadelphia under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.73
Total Bet
Games on the ice of Crypto.com Arena are often low-scoring, because Jim Hiller charges play great defense in California. It will be very difficult for Philadelphia to find their chances in attack, but we do not think that after a good match in Anaheim, the Flyers will once again fail on their half of the ice. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
We bet on a total of less than six goals with a coefficient of 1.67
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