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Seattle vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
Seattle has completed a long away series and is now back at home, where it will try to rehabilitate itself for the lost points. On January 19, the team will host Los Angeles, which has been in excellent shape for a long time. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a betting tip in which they will talk about the clubs' recent performances and help determine bets
Command Analysis
Seattle Kraken
USACurrent form
Seattle has completed a five-game road series that was not the most successful. In the first match, the team met with Columbus and suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 2:6. The second period turned out to be a failure, in which the Kraken conceded four unanswered goals and were no longer able to recover from this. Goalie Grubauer, who was replaced at the end of the second twenty minutes, showed his worst side. Then the team went to visit Buffalo, where they rehabilitated themselves in front of the fans, showing all their attacking potential and leaving no chance for the Sabres (6:2). It is difficult to even single out any of the players, since many distinguished themselves with effective actions. However, Bylsma charges were unable to consolidate their success. Huge problems in defense arose again, which ultimately led to another rout with a score of 2:6. From the start, Grubauer also protected the goal, but this time he was replaced in the first period.
Seattle also showed a very weak game away to Pittsburgh and created almost no dangerous moments in the opponent zone, which should have led to another failure, but the accuracy of the shots was at the highest level, which allowed them to fully compensate for the lapses in defense and win a confident victory (4:2). The most productive was defenseman Larsson, who gave two assists. The club was again unable to consolidate their success. They had to fight with the current leader of the Western Conference, Winnipeg, losing with a minimal advantage of one goal (1:2). Such an unstable game of the team does not allow it to rise in the playoff zone. At the moment, the Krakens occupy only 13th place in the Western Conference table, having only 41 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Seattle has a new addition to its infirmary. Three players will be out of the upcoming match: Eberle, Gourde and Tanev.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the Krakens let in 3.2 goals per game.
The team continues to experience serious problems in defense.
- Seattle converted on 17 percent of its power play attempts.
It is also worth noting that the team shows poor implementation of numerical superiority.
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles had been in great shape for a long time and had won all their opponents along the way. Their winning streak reached five games in a row, and almost all of them ended in regulation time. Problems arose only in the matches with the clear favorites - Edmonton and Winnipeg. In both cases, the Kings were able to win 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 won with difficulty against Tampa and Philadelphia with a difference of only one goal - 2:1 and 5:4, respectively. However, the team winning streak was interrupted away to Calgary, where Los Angeles could not realize its attacking potential and lost with a score of 1:2. It is noteworthy that the visitors looked much better than their opponent and created many dangerous moments in the Flames zone, but their implementation was almost zero.
After that, the Kings fought Edmonton and played no worse than such a powerful opponent, but luck was on the Oilers' side, which is why Los Angeles lost with a score of 0:1. Out of 30 shots, not a single one hit the target. It might have seemed that the team had begun a natural decline, but in the match with Vancouver, it was able to fully rehabilitate itself in front of the fans, defeating the killer whales with a difference of four goals (5:1). The first-line forward Turcotte showed a great game, scoring twice and giving an assist. It is also worth praising goalkeeper Kuemper, who reflected 95% of the shots. It is worth noting that the lost points led to the fact that Hiller charges dropped to sixth place in the Western Conference table. However, it is worth noting that if the team continues to earn points consistently, they will easily regain fourth place.
Disqualifications and injuries
Los Angeles doesn't have any serious roster problems. Only Laferriere and Doughty are in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles averages at least 27 shots per game
The team does not strive to make a large number of shots on the opponent goal, but is distinguished by high accuracy.
- Statistically, the Kings receive eight minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles' discipline is not the highest level. The team breaks the rules quite often.
Trends
Bet First Goal: Los Angeles
Los Angeles has opened the scoring in four of the six head-to-head games
1.76Bet 3rd period: total over 1.5 goals
In four of the six head-to-head games, the teams scored more than one goal in the third period.
1.60Tip and bets
It is hard to believe that Seattle, with such an unstable game, will be able to give a worthy rebuff to the clear favorite in the upcoming match. The Krakens continue to be on the decline, and it is still unclear when the club will be able to recover and once again begin to please the fans with success. The Kings, in turn, have regained confidence in their strength after the rout of Vancouver and due to this they can easily cope with the home team. What is especially noteworthy is that even home walls do not help Bylsma charges; in six matches at their home arena, they managed to win only one victory. So we suggest making a confident bet in favor of the guests for an excellent coefficient.
Our prediction is Los Angeles win at 2.10
Bet on total
Seattle main problem remains its very weak attacking play. The team constantly allows its opponents to create a huge number of dangerous moments in its zone. Los Angeles, in turn, can boast excellent throwing accuracy, so as a second bet we choose total over.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 2.13
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Seattle, in matches with clear favorites, quite often allows them to earn an advantage already at the end of the starting segment, which Los Angeles can also take advantage of.
Prediction - Los Angeles win in the first period with a handicap (0) for 1.66
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