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Los Angeles Islanders: NHL match betting tip
Los Angeles is returning home and will try to beat the New York visitors in California on March 12. Jim Hiller's team broke a series of setbacks and won the last two meetings. The Islanders got off to a good start on the road, but were defeated by Anaheim in the last match. Anders Lee's squad can still get into the playoffs, but for that they need to win a little more often. Will it be possible on the ice Crypto.com arenas? This is stated in the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
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Los Angeles remains on the seventh line in the conference table and has already come close to the leading group in the West. The hosts now have 75 points after 62 starts and they intend to beat Edmonton in the very near future. Ange Kopitar's team had an unsuccessful stretch after the break, but now it is gaining momentum again. The Kings lost five games in a row, but were able to end their last home series with a 2-1 victory over St. Louis. Before returning to California, the Kings were stronger than Vegas in the shootout in Nevada (6:5).
Jim Hiller's team has been having problems playing defense lately. In the last six games, they conceded 23 goals, which is almost four goals per game. Darcy Kemper appears on the ice more often than others at the start, but he greatly worsened his statistics in early March. The goalkeeper from Canada has 91.28% of saves and has made two shutouts in 35 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the team leaders will play against New York.
Interesting betting trends
- Los Angeles allows opponents to throw only 25 times on average per match.
- Kings block 16 shots on average per game
New York Islanders
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The Islanders do not intend to give up and will fight to get into the final part of the tournament to the last. New York is only in 13th place in the East and is still five points behind the top eight. The team led by Patrick Roy has scored 65 points in 63 games and is in dire need of wins. The guests had a long run at the end of winter and won four of the last six games. The Islanders beat Winnipeg at home (3:2), and then went to California and already managed to play against San Jose (4:2) and Anaheim (1:4).
The Islanders remain the least-watched team in the East, but they have managed to add to their momentum since the beginning of spring. In the previous five meetings, New York scored 15 goals, while it never managed to hit the Rangers' goal (0-4) and scored only one accurate hit in the last match against Anaheim (1-4). The visiting captain is the team's offensive leader and has scored only 44 points (24+20) this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Varlamov, Matthew Barzal and Kyle Maclean will not be able to help their teammates in the match against the Kings.
Interesting betting trends
- New York Wins 54.6% of face-offs this season
- Islanders earn 5.62 minutes of penalty time per match
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last five games between the teams, no more than one goal was scored in the first period.
1.803rd periodbet: New York will score
The Islanders scored in the third period in four out of five games.
1.65Tip and bets
Los Angeles has won the last two games, but it can hardly be said that the Kings have reached their optimal form. They still have problems defensively and they missed quite a lot at the beginning of spring. The Islanders have been regularly giving battle to even the strongest NHL teams lately, and they've managed to add momentum. In December, the Kings won from New York, but overall the game was about equal and the then hosts had a chance of a positive result. We do not think that the islanders will be defeated in California. We suggest betting on a positive head start on the second one.
Our prediction is that the Islanders will win with an Asian handicap (+1) in 1.72
Betting on an individual total
Los Angeles has not always been good on offense lately, although the Kings have averaged 2.85 goals per game per season. The Islanders play defensively and they have a good goalkeeper who regularly helps out his teammates. It is unlikely that the Kings will try to destroy the opponent, so we do not believe that they will score more than two or three goals.
Prediction - Los Angeles' individual total is less than three goals in 1.75
Bet on the total
Meetings between the teams are constantly very boring and do not please with the abundance of abandoned pucks. The Islanders play defensively and score less than other teams in the conference. The hosts, who are currently unable to improve their attacking skills, are playing in approximately the same manner. In New York, the teams scored only four accurate shots for two. We don't expect more than five goals this Wednesday either.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.77
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