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Los Angeles vs. Pittsburgh: NHL Match Prediction
The next series of Los Angeles games on the ice of the Crypto.com arena will begin on January 21. The first opponent of the Kings will be Pittsburgh, which suffered an unpleasant defeat in the capital derby the day before. The Kings play very well on home ice and are the best team in the conference in this indicator. The Pens cannot show reliability on their half of the court and remain the most leaky friendly team in the East. Will the guests be able to contain the Californians? This is in the betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles has dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference standings and is trying hard to get back to its previous positions, now having several games in reserve. The Kings have earned 55 points in 43 games and are the best home team in the conference in terms of points scored. Jim Hiller men did not have a very successful last road trip, losing three out of five games. The Kings lost to Calgary (1:2) and Edmonton (0:1), and then crushed Vancouver (5:1). A day later, Jim Hiller men stumbled in Seattle (2:4), failing to show a reliable game in defense. They exchanged goals in the first period and were unable to hit the Kraken goal again.
The hosts remain one of the best teams in the conference and the entire league in terms of defense. In the last five games, the Kings have conceded only nine times, while losing three games. Darcy Kuemper has long since recovered from his injury and in the three previous starts, he was the one who took to the ice from the first seconds. The Canadian has 92.18% of saves this season.
Anze Kopitar remains the leader of the hosts' offense with 42 points (12+30) in the goal+pass system. Adrian Kempe (22+20), who regularly finishes the Kings' attacks, has already tied him. Recently, the Kings have somewhat lost ground in terms of implementation and in the ten previous matches they have only made nine accurate shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
All of the home team leaders will play against Pittsburgh. Alex Laferrie participation is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles averages at least 27 shots per game
The Kings are aiming for the opponent goal, but they prefer to play the puck to the 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.
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
Pittsburgh is in 14th place in the conference and should move up. The Penguins have earned 46 points in 48 games and continue to compete for a playoff spot. The club from Pennsylvania may not have an asset to its start of the year, because the visitors were unable to get out of the basement of the Eastern Conference standings and lost eight of ten games in January. The Pens had a poor series of home games, which ended with losses to Ottawa (0:5), Tampa (2:5) and Seattle (2:4). Last night, Mike Sullivan men showed character and won a confident victory over Buffalo (5:2). Less than a day later, they were unable to do anything against Washington (1:4), scoring only one goal against the conference leader.
The Petes have lost some ground in terms of scoring and immediately started losing points. In their last five starts, they have scored only ten times, which was often not enough to win. The visiting captain, Sidney Crosby, is still very good and continues to help his teammates excel. In this regular season, the legend and the best player of the 21st century in the league scored 48 (12+37) points.
The Penguins remain the team that concedes the most goals in the East with a rate of 3.73 goals per game. At the same time, Pittsburgh does not get penalties that often, but regularly fails in defense. In addition, the goalies of the guests look very bad so far. Tristan Jarry was sent to the AHL due to very poor results in this regular season. Now the main goalie of the Penguins will be Alex Nedeljkovic, who scored a goal against Buffalo.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jack St. Ivanov and Pierre Joseph will not be coming to California.
Interesting trends for betting
- Pittsburgh won only 51.8% of faceoffs
The Penguins are doing well at the point and are winning the puck from their opponents more often.
- The Petes have 28 shots on target per game.
The visitors don't shoot too much and spend more time in the defensive zone.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
Three of the six matches involving the Kings have seen fewer than two goals scored
1.88Bet 3rd period: Los Angeles will score
The Kings have scored on the Penguins in the third period in four of their five games.
1.45Tip and bets
Los Angeles is very strong at home. Jim Hiller team is returning home after a series of failures and has a few games in hand to improve its position in the standings. The Kings are unlikely to have any serious problems against Pittsburgh, which is currently in terrible shape and has lost eight games out of ten. The Pens are very poor on their half of the court and it will be difficult for them to compensate for this with goals. We believe in a confident victory for the hosts. We offer a bet on a small minus handicap for the first.
Prediction - Los Angeles win with Asian handicap (-1) for 2.10
Bet on individual total
Pittsburgh is rarely good in defense and has conceded 20 times in the last five games. Los Angeles takes advantage of its chances in California and often scores more than three times per game. In previous games, the Kings did not look very confident in the lead, but they will definitely improve with the support of their stands. We believe in at least three accurate throws from the Kings.
We bet on the individual total of Los Angeles more than three goals with a coefficient of 1.82
Total Bet
Meetings with Pittsburgh are always very bright and please hockey fans with a large number of goals. The guests play poorly in defense, but they themselves play well in the opponent zone. Los Angeles will control the course of the meeting and score, but the Penn led by Sidney Crosby can easily come up with a couple of moments. We expect at least six goals in this confrontation.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.85
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