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Florida vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
Florida returns to its home court and begins a new home series against Los Angeles on January 30. The Panthers lack stability in this period and so far the team under the leadership of Paul Maurice has not shown championship hockey. The Kings play poorly on the road and score most of their points in California. The Kings have dropped to seventh place in the West and risk being eliminated from the playoff zone in the near future. Will they be able to put up a fight against the Cats? We tell you about this in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
The Panthers remain in fifth place in the East due to inconsistent results over a long period of time. The team from the state of the same name earned 61 points in 51 games and is currently only three points behind second place. They can still get close and overtake Toronto, which still leads the division standings. Florida has been alternating victories and losses since the end of last year. In the away series of games, the Cats beat Anaheim (5:2) and San Jose (7:2), but failed to cope with Los Angeles (1:2) and Vegas (1:4). In the game against the Golden Knights, Paul Maurice charges could not score until the third period and made only one accurate shot in the entire 60 minutes.
Florida has had big problems converting chances this season. The Panthers have scored only 30 goals in their last ten games and have failed to score more than one goal twice. Sam Reinhart remains the Cats' best hope up front. The forward scores a lot and has made 53 effective actions (29+24) during the current regular season.
Spencer Knight is gradually displacing Sergei Bobrovsky from the starting lineup, as Bob is having a frankly weak season. The American took to the ice in five out of seven games and made a shutout in a home game against the Ducks. Knight has stopped 90.54% of shots this season, while the best goalie of the last season has a modest 89.76% of saves.
Disqualifications and injuries
Johan Gadjovic participation in the next match is in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- Florida gets 9.86 penalty minutes per game.
On average, Americans are sent off at least five times per game.
- Florida has a 79.1% power play neutralization rate.
The Panthers aren't the best at short-handed play, ranking 17th in the league.
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles remains in seventh place in the Western Conference standings and is trying hard to return to its previous positions, currently having several games in reserve. The Kings have earned 58 points in 47 games and are the best home team in the conference in terms of points scored. Jim Hiller team unexpectedly lost to Pittsburgh at home (1:5) and beat Florida (2:1), and at the start of the current away tour they lost to Columbus (2:3, OT) and Detroit (2:5). By the 18th minute of the meeting in Michigan, the Kings were leading by two goals, but quickly squandered all the advantage and were unable to score a single goal in the next 43 minutes of the match against the Red Wings.
The hosts remain one of the best teams in the conference and in the entire league in terms of defense. At the same time, in the last five games, the Kings have conceded 17 times, while losing four games. Darcy Kuemper has long since recovered from his injury and in six of the previous seven starts, he was the one who took to the ice from the first seconds. The Canadian has 91.91% of saves this season. David Rittich was unable to take advantage of his chance and conceded five goals from the penny, after which he did not appear on the ice.
Anze Kopitar is still one of the hosts' attack leaders 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. Recently, the Kings have somewhat lost ground in terms of implementation and in the five previous matches they have only made nine accurate shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Drew Doughty will not be traveling with the team to Florida.
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 receive 7.81 penalty minutes.
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 under 1.5 goals
In three of the last five games involving the Panthers , at least two goals have not been scored in the first period.
1.82Bet 3rd period: Florida will score
The Panthers have scored in the third period in four of their six games.
1.45Tip and bets
Florida has been alternating wins and losses in this period of the season and has had mixed success on the road. During the season, the Panthers have been playing much better against the leaders of the table than against the middle and underdogs. Los Angeles can confidently be called one of the best teams in the Western Conference, but the Kings have not demonstrated strong results on the road. The Kings recently celebrated success in a game with the Cats in California, but it will be a completely different hockey on the ice at Amerant Bank Arena. We think that the hosts will easily take two points. We offer a bet on the first victory in regulation time.
Prediction - Florida win at 2.05
Bet on individual total
Los Angeles has a hard time scoring away goals. On average, the Kings only score 2.64 away goals per game this season, and often lose because of it. Florida doesn't always have enough offensive edge, but in their last five games they've only conceded more than two goals per game once. We think the home team defense will withstand the pressure.
We bet on the individual total of Los Angeles under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.72
Total Bet
The recent match between the teams was not bright and pleased the stands with only three accurate shots. Los Angeles plays in a closed style and rarely has productive matches. Florida has problems in terms of converting moments and recently Paul Maurice charges have only rarely had spectacular games. We do not expect more than five goals between the teams.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.78
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