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Los Angeles — Montreal: NHL match forecast
Los Angeles is returning home after a complete failure on the road. The Kings were able to end the away series with a victory in Raleigh, but lost a huge number of points in the second half of January and risk leaving the playoff zone. Montreal slowed down, lost five matches in a row and is back in the basement of the conference table. On February 6, one of the teams will earn very important points from the point of view of the tournament position. Who will succeed? Read our forecast for the confrontation in the state of California
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles retains seventh place in the Western Conference table and is trying to regain its former position among the leaders with several matches left. Jim Hiller's team completely failed in the second half of January and won only two out of ten meetings. The Kings mostly played on the road, but they looked pretty bleak at home. In the last match in California, Ange Kopitar's squad was defeated by Pittsburgh (1:5). At the end of last month, the hosts lost to Detroit (2:5), Florida (0:3) and Tampa (0:3) and failed to score twice at all. Already at the start of February, the Kings relieved themselves of the emotional pressure and beat Carolina in Raleigh (4:2).
The Kings remain one of the best defensive teams in the conference and in the league as a whole. At the same time, in the last five matches, the Kings have conceded 15 times, while losing four matches. Darcy Kemper had been on the ice in four of his previous five starts and wasn't always reliable. The Canadian has 92.09% of saves this season. David Rittich couldn't take his chance and conceded three goals from the Lightning and sat on the bench.
Ange Kopitar is still one of the leaders of the home team's offense with 43 points (12+31) in the goal+pass system. He has already been beaten by Adrian Kempe (24+20), who regularly completes the Kings' attacks. Recently, the Kings have lost some ground in terms of implementation, and in the previous five matches they scored only eight accurate hits.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the leaders of the hosts will play against the Canadians.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Los Angeles makes at least 27 shots per game.
The Kings are aiming at someone else's goal, but they prefer to play the puck right.
- According to statistics, the Kings get 7.84 minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles is not very disciplined and is usually eliminated at least four times per game.
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal has had strong results for quite some time, but returned to 12th place in the East. The Canadians have scored 55 points in 53 games and are five points clear of eighth-place Tampa. The team from the province of Quebec had a good start to the new calendar year, but completely failed in the second half of the first month. The Habs lost five games in a row and lost a huge number of points, although they could have gained a foothold in the playoff zone right now. After defeats to Winnipeg (1-4) and Minnesota (0-4) at home, the Canadiens lost to Anaheim (2-3) in California, but they were stronger than San Jose (4-3) the day before. This victory was the first for the guests since January 22.
The Habs looked strong offensively at the start of the year, but slowed down dramatically at the end of the first month and scored only ten goals in the previous five games. In general, the guests lack the sharpness ahead of the season, because they score only 2.94 goals per match. The Montreal captain is his team's top scorer. Nick Suzuki scored 51 successful actions (15+37) and has no competitors among his partners yet.
Samuel Montembo has blocked 89.80% of shots and concedes almost three goals on average per game. Jakub Dobes replaced Kayden Primeau, who has had a terrible run of matches this season. The Czech rookie has already been on the ice seven times and was able to deflect 92.68% of shots, which is a good result. At the same time, the goalkeeper already has his first shutout in the NHL.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kayden Gul, Emil Heineman and Keri Price will not help their partners in California.
Interesting betting trends
- Montreal is averaging 2.94 goals per game.
The Habs have shown a good level of offensive play since the start of the season.
- Canadians receive an average of 9.63 penalty minutes per match.
The guests are eliminated five times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last two out of three games with the Kings, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.92Bet 3rd period: Montreal will score
The Kings have conceded in the third period in the last five games.
1.65Tip and bets
Montreal has not won in California since 2019, but now the guests have everything to break this unsuccessful streak. The Habs have lost five games in a row, but this season they are quite capable of fighting for the playoffs and have already beaten even the strongest teams in the tournament. Los Angeles lost its former form and even on the home court, the Kings were defeated by Pittsburgh, which is one of the main outsiders of the East. We believe that bookmakers are seriously overestimating Jim Hiller's players. We suggest betting on the victory of the guests, taking into account the positive handicap.
The forecast is that Montreal will win with an Asian handicap (+1.5) in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
The Kings rarely score a lot, and in the new year they have huge problems on offense. Just once in January, Ange Kopitar's squad was able to score at least four accurate shots. Yes, Los Angeles looks brighter at home, but it's unlikely that the guests will miss too much. We don't believe in more than three goals from a team from the state of California.
We're betting on an individual Los Angeles total of less than 3.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.70.
Bet on the total total
Los Angeles plays indoor hockey, and in mid-October, the Kings simply dried up their opponent in Canada. Montreal began to concede more, but also slowed down in attack. The hosts are clearly in bad shape and will rely on reliability when playing defensively. We are waiting for viscous hockey in California, which will not please the stands with a large number of abandoned pucks. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
We take a total of less than 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.00
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