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Los Angeles - Edmonton: NHL match betting tip
The competitors in the fight for the second place in the Pacific Division will play each other on April 6 in California. Los Angeles has gained excellent form and made a strong leap up the conference table in early spring. Jim Hiller's players play better at home than others and very rarely lose points with the support of their home stands. Edmonton has lost a number of leaders and may have big problems in the playoffs. Who will be stronger? Read the betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles alternates between unsuccessful stretches and strong winning streaks throughout the season. The Kings got off to an unsuccessful start in the spring, but then improved and won a large number of matches in the second half of March. Jim Hiller's team is currently on the fifth line in the conference, with 95 points in their piggy bank after 75 matches. They are three points behind Vegas and only two points ahead of Edmonton, so the hosts should never slow down. At the beginning of the new month, Ange Kopitar's squad beat Winnipeg at home (4:1), and then confidently beat Utah in Salt Lake (4:2).
The Californians are playing great offensively at this stage of the season and regularly score a lot of goals. In the ten previous meetings, they scored 38 times, which is almost four goals per game. Adrian Kempe retains the status of the club's top scorer. The Swedish forward scored 63 points (33+30) and is one point ahead of the home team's captain (19+43), who assists his teammates more often.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tanner Janot won't play against the Oilers. Alex Tarcott's condition is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Los Angeles allows opponents to throw only 25 times on average per match.
- Kings block 16 shots on average per game
Edmonton Oilers
CanadaCurrent form
Edmonton remains one of the giants of the Western Conference and the league as a whole after its failure in the Stanley Cup finals last year. The team from the province of Alberta occupies the sixth position in the table and is on the third line in the division. The Canadians have scored 93 points in 75 games and are two points behind Los Angeles, while even now the visitors can claim victory in the Pacific Division based on the results of the regular season. They finished the first month of spring well and beat Calgary (3:2, OT), Vegas (3:2) and San Jose (3:2) in turn.
The Oilers have lost several important offensive line players and are not scoring much in the spring. It will be very difficult for Edmonton in the playoffs without the captain and the best sniper of the club, and this is affecting the performance of the Oilers even now. In the previous four games, they scored only nine accurate shots, while Leon Draisatl, who has already scored 106 points (52+54) in the goal+pass system, may not play in the upcoming match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Matthias Ekholm, Trent Frederick, Evander Kane, John Klinberg, Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner will not be able to help their partners in California. Leon Draizatl's participation is still in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Edmonton Wins 51.2% of face-offs this Season
- The Oilers earn 6.52 minutes of penalty time per bout.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last four out of six games with Los Angeles, the first period was not productive.
1.88The 3rd periodrate: Los Angeles will score
The Kings scored in the third period in 9 out of 13 games.
1.40Tip and bets
The Kings have been playing well since the second half of March and regularly achieve positive results in their matches. Jim Hiller's men intend to come out on top in the division and the hosts have absolutely everything for this. Edmonton, on the other hand, is drained of blood by injuries and wins mainly due to excellent defensive play. It is unlikely that the Canadians will be able to hold back the pressure of such kings, because now the attack of the hosts looks very strong. We believe that the team from California will win within the regular time.
Our prediction is that Los Angeles will win in 1.97
Betting on an individual total
The Kings are still very good defensively, especially in their own arena. Edmonton lost its captain and the leader of the attack, on whose actions the entire attack of the guests is based. The participation of Leon Draisatl is questionable, without whom the Canadians simply have no one to score. We don't think Chris Nobloch's men are capable of upsetting the Los Angeles goalkeeper even three times.
Betting Tip - Edmonton's individual total is less than 2.5 goals per 1.75
Bet on the total
The hosts like to play defensively, especially in California. Edmonton will have to act in a similar style, because the guests do not have the resources to attack. The last fights with the Oilers turned out to be extremely grassroots. In our opinion, in this match, neither side will go forward from the first minutes and the meeting will not be bright. We're betting on a total of fewer goals.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.90
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