LiontipsLos Angeles vs Tampa Bay. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (January 19, 2022).
Command Analysis
Los Angeles broke their four-game winning streak, having suffered a crushing defeat to San Jose (2:6). Goalie Quick had a terrible game and saved only 11 out of 17 shots. Before that, the Kings recorded a confident victory over Seattle (3:1) away, and forward Danault scored a double. Now the Kings are back home where they will be looking to bounce back from a defea tto the Sharks.
Tampa are in optimal form. On their travels, they got a landslide victory over Vancouver (6:1), and their forward Kucherov scored a hat-trick. Back at the home court, the Lightning once again defeated the Canucks (4:2) and recorded a confident victory over Dallas (3:1). Tampa's goalie Vasilevskiy made 43 saves in those two games.
Trends
In 3 head-to-head games out of 4, the teams failed to score in each period.
Los Angeles scored the first goal in 3 head-to-head games in a row.
Tip and bets
Despite showing excellent results at home, Los Angeles will have a tough game against Tampa. The Lightning are in great form and should be able to extend their winning streak.
Our prediction - Tampa to win
The teams are not used to sitting on the defensive in head-to-head games. The open hockey they normally demonstrate leads to a large number of goals, so we suggest taking the over.
Second wager - total over 5.5 goals
