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Los Angeles — Vegas: NHL match forecast
In California, on February 25, the local Kings will play against Vegas for the third time this season. The Golden Ones are gaining form and regained the first place in the table of the Pacific Ocean Division. Jim Hiller's team, which was successful in four games in February, is gradually coming to its senses. The Kings are usually very strong at home, but now they have a very serious opponent coming to visit them. Will the Knights be able to win? This is stated in the forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles is gradually closing the gap between the leaders of the Western Conference and the Pacific Division and has several matches in reserve. The team from California is in seventh place in the conference and can still get close to the positions of Vegas and Edmonton, which are now seven points ahead. The hosts had some problems during the second half of January, and they lost a lot. Now the situation has slowly begun to improve, and in all the games in February, the Kings were able to earn points. Jim Hiller's team went on break after defeating Dallas (5-4, B), but lost to Anaheim (1-2, B). In the first match after the break, they easily outplayed Utah (5:3).
Ange Kopitar is one of the leaders of the home team's offense with 46 points (13+33) in the goal+pass system. Adrian Kempe (25+21), who regularly completes the Kings' attacks, has exactly the same number of scoring points. Recently, the Kings have improved in terms of implementation and scored 20 accurate hits in the previous five matches.
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 13 times, while losing in five out of nine matches. Darcy Kemper had been on the ice in seven previous bullying starts and wasn't always reliable. The Canadian has made 91.82% of his saves this season. David Rittich got another chance in the match against the Stars and was able to take it, but the very next day he could not help his partners beat the Ducks.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team leaders will play against Vegas.
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 7.75 minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles is not very disciplined and is usually eliminated at least three times per game.
Vegas Golden Knights
USACurrent form
Vegas lost the lead in the conference and slipped to the third place in the conference, but now it has managed to return to the first position in the Pacific Division and bypass Edmonton. The Nevada team has earned 74 points in 57 starts and so far surpasses the Oilers behind them only in the number of matches played. The Golden Knights played consistently strongly for a long period of time, but they failed in January and lost ten games out of 12. The Golden Knights lost four meetings in a row at the end of January, but before the break they were able to beat New Jersey (3:1) and Boston (4:3). After the break, they confidently dealt with Vancouver (3-1) on their home ice.
The Golden Knights have consistently played strongly on offense since Mark Stone returned to the lineup. They have improved significantly in recent games and scored ten times in the last three matches. Jack Eikel remains the leader of the Vegas attack with 69 points (19+50) in the goal+pass system. The striker scored three goals in the previous five matches, but it did not always help Vegas to win.
Adin Hill retains the status of the first number of the hosts. The goalkeeper from Canada has blocked 90.32% of shots this season and made two shutouts in 35 games. Ilya Samsonov often gets his chances, although for him playing for a new team started very poorly. The Russian remains the second goalkeeper of the hosts, but he may well compete for more.
Disqualifications and injuries
Shea Theodore, Robin Lehner and Cole Schwindt will not be coming to Los Angeles with the team.
Interesting betting trends
- Vegas has 76.7% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
According to this indicator, the team ranks 21st in the league.
- On average, Vegas scores 3.34 goals per game.
The visitors play well offensively and score more than three times on average per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of six games with the Kings, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.87Bet period 3: Vegas will score
The Kings have conceded in the third period in the last eight games.
1.50Tip and bets
Los Angeles played very poorly in the second half of January and began to show good results only with the beginning of the new month. Jim Hiller's men were not very reliable defensively in the first games of February and missed quite a lot. The hosts do not always act well in the other half of the court, but now they are generally very effective. Vegas, on the other hand, is recovering from the recession and has already regained its leadership in the division. We think that this time the golden ones will win. We offer a bet on a zero head start for the guests.
Prediction - Vegas wins with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.95
Betting on an individual total
Los Angeles was very good defensively throughout the regular season, but now the Kings have clearly slowed down and have become much more likely to make mistakes in their own half of the court. Vegas has one of the strongest offensive lines by name, and in the last three matches, the Golden Ones have been able to score at least three times. We believe that the Golden Knights will score at least three goals without any problems.
We bet more than 2.5 pucks on Vegas' individual total with a coefficient of 1.80
Bet on the total
The teams met twice and played extremely productive games. Los Angeles has started to miss a lot more, but now the kings have become more often different themselves. Vegas added to the lead after the slump and consistently scored their goals in recent matches. We do not think that one of the sides will sit on the defensive. Let's bet on the total more.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.90
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