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Detroit vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
Detroit continues its home series of matches and on January 28 will try to get another two points in a duel with the Kings. Los Angeles remains one of the leaders in the West, but on the road the Kings do not show the level of hockey that they demonstrate in California. In November, Jim Hiller charges easily dealt with the club from Michigan at their home arena. Will they be able to cling to the result on the road? This is in the betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit has risen to 12th place in the conference, having scored 51 points in 49 games. After Todd McLellan came to the coaching bridge, the situation with the wings began to change for the better and now the hosts are only five points behind the seventh-placed Boston, while the Reds still have two games in reserve. Dylan Larkin squad had a strong stretch at the beginning of the year, but at the moment the club from Michigan has only three wins in six games. They ended the road with losses to Tampa (1:5), Dallas (1:4) and Philadelphia (1:2, OT), but returned home confidently beat Montreal (4:2) and Tampa (2:0), showing great defense.
The hosts have been doing well offensively lately, although they remain one of the lowest scoring teams in the conference. They still have only scored 138 goals. In the last five games, Detroit has scored nine times, which is a weak result. Lucas Raymond has found excellent form and has often distinguished himself in recent games. The Swedish forward has 52 points (19+33) and leads the club scorers.
Cameron Talbot returned to the ice against Montreal after a poor performance in Florida. The veteran has been the team most consistent goalie, posting a .907 save percentage this season. Alex Lyon has had some strong performances, but has only one shutout in 19 starts. The American has a .909 save percentage in the regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Michael Rasmussen, Jeff Petrie and Tyler Motte will not play against the Kings.
Interesting trends for betting
- Detroit is allowing an average of 3.14 goals per game.
Wings have failed to improve their defense in recent matches and have not improved their defensive performance.
- The Red Wings win 50.5% of their faceoffs.
Todd McLellan charges began to perform a little better at the point and win the puck for their teammates more often.
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles remains in seventh place in the Western Conference standings and is trying hard to get back to its previous positions, currently having several games in hand. The Kings have earned 58 points in 46 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). Just a day later, Jim Hiller men stumbled in Seattle (2:4), failing to show reliable defense. They returned home and were unable to cope with Pittsburgh, suffering a crushing defeat from one of the weakest teams in terms of defense (1:5). After a difficult victory over Florida, Anze Kopitar team lost to Columbus in Ohio (2:3, OT).
The hosts remain one of the best teams in the conference and in the entire league in terms of defense. In the last five games, the Kings have conceded only 13 times, while losing three games. Darcy Kuemper has long since recovered from his injury and in the previous five out of six starts, he was the one who took to the ice from the first seconds. The Canadian has 92.19% of saves this season. David Rittich was unable to take advantage of his chance and conceded five goals from penny.
Anze Kopitar remains the hosts' attack leader with 43 points (12+31) in the goal+pass system. He has already been surpassed by Adrian Kempe (24+20), who regularly finishes the Kings' attacks. The Kings have recently lost some ground in terms of scoring and have only made 12 accurate shots in the previous five games.
Disqualifications and injuries
All visiting leaders will come to Michigan.
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.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three of Detroit six games, the first period was productive.
1.72Bet 3rd period: Detroit will score
The Wings have scored in the third period against the Kings in three of their last four games.
1.50Tip and bets
Detroit is getting back into shape and Dylan Larkin team is showing a good level of play on home ice. The hosts' leaders have finally revealed themselves with the arrival of a new head coach, and the Red Wings have joined the fight for the playoffs. Los Angeles wins only every other time and does not play as well away as in California. Jim Hiller charges were able to beat the Wings in November at their home arena, but now we believe in the opposite outcome. We think that it is the Reds who will succeed in Michigan. We offer a bet on the first win with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is Detroit victory with Asian handicap (0) for 2.27
Bet on individual total
Detroit is scoring just 2.82 goals per game this season, but Dylan Larkin squad is better at converting its chances in Michigan. The Kings don't make many defensive mistakes on the road and have allowed just 10 goals in their last five games. However, the hosts should have enough resources to beat the Kings' goalie at least three times.
Betting Tip - Detroit individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.97
Bet on total
The matches between the teams are always productive and in the previous six matches the opponents scored at least six goals. In November the meeting in California was not bright, but it was close to the indicator we needed. We think that the teams will not sit back in defense and will score at least six goals between them.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 2.00
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