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Vancouver vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
Vancouver will play at home on January 17, where they will try to rehabilitate themselves before the fans for the crushing defeat from Winnipeg. This time the team will meet Los Angeles, which is also starting to have difficulties after a long winning streak. Which bets should you choose? You will find the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Vancouver Canucks
CanadaCurrent form
Vancouver completed a four-game road series, which ultimately turned out to be a failure. The team showed a good game in the first two games and was able to impose a decent fight on their opponents, but first lost to Montreal in overtime (4:5), and then to Washington, also in extra time (1:2). In the match with the capital, the club created serious pressure on the opponent and created many dangerous moments in attack, but only one shot reached the target. After that, the team went to visit Carolina, where they were unable to show their attacking potential at all. In three periods, they managed to make only 14 shots on the Hurricanes' goal, and in the end they had to lose dry (0:2).
The team managed to break the losing streak and partly rehabilitate itself in front of the fans in the match with Toronto, defeating the Leafs with a score of 3:0. However, it is worth noting that the team again experienced huge problems with creating dangerous moments in attack, and achieved success only due to accurate shots and confident play of goalkeeper Lankinen. After such a successful performance, the club went to visit Winnipeg and suffered another defeat with a difference of five goals (1:6). The defensive line was unable to leave the powerful attacking potential of the opponent, and goalkeeper Lankinen this time did not cope with his main task, which together led to failure.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vancouver has no problems with the squad. Only Joshua is in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vancouver converted 24% of its power play attempts.
The team consistently makes use of its numerical superiority.
- On average, killer whales make 26 strikes per match.
The Canucks' forwards have been underperforming this season, which has prevented the team from making up for its defensive woes.
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles was in great shape for a long time and beat all opponents on its way, and the winning streak reached five games in a row, and almost all of them ended in regulation time. Serious problems arose only in the match with the clear favorites in the person of Edmonton and Winnipeg, whom they managed to beat in overtime with a score of 4:3 and 2:1, respectively. It cannot be said that the rest of the victories were easy for the Kings. The team also barely managed to snatch victories with a difference of only one goal from Tampa (2:1) and Philadelphia (5:4). The Kings played best in the match with New Jersey, not allowing the opponent to even score and winning a dry victory with a score of 3:0. Goalie Kuemper showed a great game, reflecting all 33 shots, thereby making a shutout.
However, the team winning streak was interrupted away to Calgary, where they failed to realize their attacking potential, losing with a score of 1:2. What is especially noteworthy is that the team looked much better than their competitor and created a huge number of dangerous moments in the Flames zone, but their implementation was almost zero. Then Los Angeles went to visit Edmonton, where they played no worse than such a powerful opponent, but luck was on the side of the Oilers, which is why they had to lose dry (0:1). These failures can hardly be called a decline, since the club continues to please fans with very high-quality hockey. It just that they have been a little unlucky lately. The lost points led to the Kings dropping to seventh place in the Western Conference table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Los Angeles has no serious problems with its roster. Only Laferrier and Doughty remain in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles averages at least 27 shots per game
The team does not have a high number of shots on the opponent goal, but relies on their accuracy.
- Statistically, the Kings receive 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.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Los Angeles
Los Angeles has opened the scoring in five straight head-to-head matches
1.86Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of five head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.45Tip and bets
In general, it is hard to believe that Vancouver, being in such form, is capable of giving a worthy rebuff to Los Angeles. But, despite this, bookmakers give a huge coefficient for the victory of the guests, which is definitely worth taking advantage of. Indeed, the killer whales continue to be in terrible form and have rarely achieved success lately. The Kings, in turn, although they suffered two defeats in a row, had excellent chances to win in each of them. We believe that the Kings have received a great chance to rehabilitate themselves before the fans for the lost points and they will definitely not miss it.
Our prediction is Los Angeles to win the match at 1.85
Bet on total
You shouldn't expect a lot of goals scored in the upcoming match. Los Angeles can boast of an excellent game in defense and rarely allows opponents to realize their attacking potential to the fullest. Orcas have not been distinguished by active play in attack lately either, so as a second bet we choose total under.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals for 1.79
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Los Angeles, due to its superiority over its opponent, has every chance to start creating pressure on Vancouver from the first minutes of the match. We believe that the killer whales will not be able to hold back the pressure of the opponent and will allow them to earn an advantage already at the end of the starting segment.
Prediction - Los Angeles win in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.79
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