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Tampa Bay vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
Tampa will face Los Angeles on home ice on January 31. The Lightning have shown unconvincing results recently, but the Kings have also looked pretty weak before. In general, the Kings have not been stable on the road this season and often lose. However, the last meeting between the clubs, which took place this month, ended in favor of the Kings. Is it worth betting on their success this time? You can find out from our betting tip
Command Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa is clearly not performing as well this season as it did last year and is experiencing many more problems. However, the team still has a strong roster and is capable of making it to the playoffs without much difficulty, where it will most likely fight for the Stanley Cup. However, the club is currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and has 55 points, so it may soon find itself outside the top eight if it continues to perform in the same spirit.
In previous matches, the Lightning results clearly left much to be desired, as they suffered four defeats in five matches. Before that, they lost to Toronto (3:5) and Montreal (2:3), and after a hard-fought victory over the same Chicago (4:3 OT), they again lost on the road to Detroit with a score of 0:2, while failing to score a single goal. In the final confrontation, they lost on home ice to the Hawks with a score of 1:4 and were able to open the opponent defense only once. In that game, the Bolts made 35 shots on the opponent goal and had many chances to score on the power play, but they never took advantage of their opportunities to score.
The most successful period for John Cooper team is usually the opening twenty minutes, in which he often achieves success, having a ratio of 52:36 in goals scored and goals allowed. The team performs much better on home ice than on the road, and up to this point has allowed itself to be dealt with in regulation time only six times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Janis Moser and Emil Lilleberg will not be able to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay averages 8.52 penalty minutes per game.
The Lightning are removed about four or five times per game and are not known for their ideal discipline.
- Tampa has a 26.7% power play percentage.
The Bolts currently rank sixth in the league in power play.
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles was not long ago in the top five of the Western Conference, but has already dropped to seventh place in the standings due to mediocre results. The team has suffered five losses in six matches and is now, perhaps, in its worst form of the entire season. Before this, it demonstrated good stability and often pleased fans with a bright game, but on the road it always played rather poorly and in most cases lost in regular time.
Let us recall that after a successful home game with Florida (2:1), the Kings suffered three defeats in a row. On the road, they lost to Columbus (2:3 OT), Detroit (2:5) and lost to the same Panthers with a score of 0:3. In the last match, the Kings created many dangerous moments at the opponent goal, but that day the implementation of the moments clearly left much to be desired. They also even had three attempts to implement the numerical advantage, but they never used any of them.
By the way, the most disastrous performance of Jim Hiller team remains the second game segment, within which it has a ratio of 40:42 in goals scored and goals conceded, so its game often does not go well with the far benches. In addition, the club has certain difficulties with the majority and currently has only 15.9% of the extra man conversion rate, occupying one of the last (29th) lines in the championship in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
At the moment, Los Angeles has no roster gaps.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles averages 7.85 penalty minutes
The Kings are statistically sent off four times per match
- The Kings typically allow 25 shots on goal.
Los Angeles allows few shots on their goal and manages to block most of the shots
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 3rd period: home team win
In three out of five matches, the visitors lost in the third period
2.30Tip and bets
We think that Tampa will be able to pull themselves together in this confrontation and show their best side. The Kings have been showing weak results on the road throughout the season and often lose within regulation time. The Lightning are not used to losing match after match, especially on their home ice, so they will try their best to rehabilitate themselves in front of their home fans. In addition, the last time the Bolts lost to the Kings on their home ice within 60 minutes was back in 2015. Based on this, we are betting on the success of the hosts.
Prediction - Tampa win for 2.15
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Los Angeles showed mediocre performance in most cases and did not distinguish themselves by more than one or two goals. In the final confrontation with Florida, the Kings were left without goals at all. In three previous meetings out of four against their opponent, the Lightning skillfully neutralized threats at their goal and managed with a minimum number of goals conceded.
We bet on the individual total of Los Angeles under 2.5 goals for 1.90
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