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Los Angeles — Anaheim: NHL match forecast
The final meeting of the NHL game day on February 9 in California will feature a game between two teams from the Pacific Division. Los Angeles was stronger than Dallas the day before, but spent a lot of effort. Anaheim, on the other hand, has been in good shape and has recently rattled the nerves of its rivals and returned to the fight for entry into the playoffs. The Kings have won two away games against the Ducks this season. Are the Ducks capable of taking revenge? Read our forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles is chasing the leaders of the Western Conference and the Pacific Division and has several matches in reserve. The team from California is located only on the seventh line in its half of the table, but it is quite capable of at least approaching the positions of Vegas and Edmonton, which are held in the top four. Ange Kopitar's squad looked indistinct in the middle and second half of January, but gradually began to recover. After a disastrous start to the away series, the Kings ended it with a 4-2 victory in Raleigh over the local Carolina. After getting some time to rest, the Kings returned home and kicked off with a major success against Montreal (6-3). Last night, Jim Hiller's team beat Dallas (5-4, B). The match turned out to be very difficult for the Kings, because they had to fight back in the final 20 minutes.
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 out of seven matches. Darcy Kemper had been on the ice in six of his previous eight starts and wasn't always reliable. The Canadian has made 91.92% of his saves this season. David Rittich got another chance in the match against the Stars and was able to take it, because the hosts scored two points.
Ange Kopitar is one of the leaders of the home team's offense with 45 points (13+32) in the goal+pass system. Adrian Kempe (24+21), who regularly completes the Kings' attacks, has exactly the same number of scoring points. Recently, the Kings have lost some ground in terms of implementation, and in the previous five matches they scored only 14 accurate hits, although in the last three games they managed to score as many as 14 goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team leaders will play against Anaheim.
Interesting betting trends
- Los Angeles' opponents make only 25 shots per match on the Kings' goal
The Kings are great defensively and don't let their opponents bother their goalies too often.
- According to statistics, the Kings get 7.83 minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles is not very disciplined and is usually eliminated at least three times per game.
Anaheim Ducks
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The Ducks are trying to return to the fight for the playoffs, but now they occupy only the 12th place in the Western Conference table. Anaheim scored only 52 points in 53 games, while the visitors are nine points behind Vancouver in eighth place. The Ducks play terribly on the road and scored a modest three points in six games in the last away series. Greg Cronin's men got into great shape at the end of January and now have five wins in six matches. After the games in Seattle (6:4) and Calgary (1:4), Radko Gudash's squad won against Montreal (3:2) and Dallas (2:1) at home.
Anaheim's offense cannot be praised for its stability during this stretch of the season. In the last 14 games, the Ducks have scored more than two goals per match only four times, while since the beginning of the year they have managed to score only 35 accurate shots. Troy Terry returned to action after injury and has already scored a goal and several assists. The American scored 39 points (16+23) and is the only hockey player among the hundred most productive players in the league.
The Ducks are conceding 3.09 goals per game this season, but they are a little less reliable on the road. John Gibson was very good in the last game against Dallas and made 26 saves. The American has played 23 games on the ice this season and has not made a single shutout. Lukas Dostal is the first number of the guests, however, he has a modest 90.85% of deflected shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Brock McGinn and Tomasz Suchanek will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting due to injuries. The participation of Radko Gudash is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Anaheim gets 8.19 minutes of penalty time per match
Ducks are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Anaheim has a 35:41 ratio of goals scored and conceded in the second period.
The Ducks spend the second twenty minutes very ineffectively and rarely score goals in it.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last two out of four games with the Kings, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.90Bet 3rd period: Anaheim will score
The Kings have conceded in the third period in the last seven games.
1.72Tip and bets
Los Angeles spent a lot of effort on the game against Dallas the day before. The meeting was very tense and the hosts won only after a shootout. The Kings made a lot of mistakes defensively, but they managed to score on their own with a bit of luck. Anaheim is coming to visit Jim Hiller's players, who have made a great move and had a good rest. The Ducks have won five out of six games and should not be defeated on the ice. Crypto.com arenas. We propose to make a bet on the victory of the ducks with a plus handicap.
Forecast - Anaheim wins with an Asian handicap (+1.5) in 1.90
Betting on an individual total
Anaheim has been great on offense this season. In five out of six games, the visitors managed to score at least twice per match, while the Ducks scored at least five accurate shots per game three times. Los Angeles is very good defensively, but the hosts may underestimate the opponent and lose concentration due to fatigue.
We bet more than two goals on Anaheim's individual total with a coefficient of 1.78
Bet on the total
It is unlikely that the meeting in California will be too productive. The teams have played two games against each other this season and in both they failed to score more than five goals between them. As a rule, one of the sides dominates the ice in this pair, so for six consecutive matches the opponents have not scored a total of more than 5.5 goals. Let's try to check this trend and play the bottom.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.95
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