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Los Angeles vs. Utah: NHL Match Prediction
Los Angeles will host a home arena battle against Utah on October 26. The Kings have looked good lately and often earned points, unlike Utah, which has suffered four losses in five matches. This will be only the second match on home ice for the Kings since the start of the season. Will they please fans with a good game? What bet should be made on this event? Find the answers to these questions in our forecast
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles is currently one of the top five clubs in the Western Conference and has earned 10 points in total. The team has had a decent long series of away games. It started with three defeats in a row, but then won three in four games. Let us recall that recently in the final away game the Kings suffered a crushing defeat to Vegas (1:6), but upon returning to home ice they dealt with San Jose with a score of 3:2. In that match they had a killer start and scored three goals, but subsequently allowed their opponent to reduce the gap to a minimum. Fortunately, this comfortable advantage was enough for them to get two points in regular time.
It should be emphasized that under the leadership of Jim Hiller the team began to pay more attention to defense, so many matches with his participation were not as productive as before. However, the team needs to work on the game in unequal compositions, since now it has only 13.8% of the power play, as well as only 72.2% of the neutralization of the majority. As a rule, the best segment in the performance of Los Angeles is the third period, in which it noticeably improves and, according to statistics, scored more goals during this twenty minutes than in the first and third periods combined.
Disqualifications and injuries
Doughty and Kaliyev will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles wins 46.9% of faceoffs
The Kings look bad at the point and are usually inferior to their opponents in this aspect
- The Kings are receiving 11.13 penalty minutes per game.
Los Angeles lacks discipline and averages at least five penalties per game
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah is in ninth place in the Western Conference and is temporarily outside the playoff zone. The team gave it its all in the first games and sometimes even played above its level, but now everything is gradually falling into place. Let us recall that after a series of three victories, it suffered four defeats in five matches. Oddly enough, Andre Tourigny team was able to deal with Boston (2:1 OT) on its home ice, but in subsequent games with Ottawa (0:4) and Colorado (1:5), it was unable to repel any of the opponents. And if in the opening games the team acted exclusively on counterattacks, thanks to which it scored a lot, now it is experiencing problems with the implementation of moments.
There is no doubt that she went to the away game in a bad mood, since the euphoria from introducing the new franchise has already passed and now the routine has begun, for which Utah, apparently, was not ready. Goalie Connor Ingram is also very mediocre, literally letting in about four or five goals in 25 shots. However, even before the start of the season, the club goalie line seemed weak, and the defensive line is clearly not impressive. Utah is also mediocre in using its opportunities to score on the power play and currently has only 18.2% of the power play.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bjugstad, Durzi and Marino will not play due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Tourigny team has a 6:11 record in goals scored and goals conceded in the second period
Utah is having a bad second period and is conceding a lot of goals with the bench wide open
- According to statistics, Utah takes no more than 27 shots
The team hasn't created many dangerous moments near the opponent goal recently
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of four games involving visitors, the first period was productive
1.82Bet 3rd period: home team win
In three of the five games, the Kings have won in the third period.
2.30Tip and bets
Los Angeles usually shows excellent results at home and has been one of the best clubs on home ice in recent years. Utah had a great start to the season, after which it began to lose match after match. Plus, in recent matches it had serious problems with scoring and could not score even two goals. The Kings demonstrate better hockey and, we think, with the support of their stands, they should earn two points.
Prediction - Los Angeles win for 2.15
Bet on individual total
In four of the last five meetings, Utah has not scored more than two goals. Los Angeles is watching its game on defense and is focusing on it. Thanks to this, Hiller team has conceded two or fewer goals in the last three of four meetings. Now it is very hard to believe that Tourigny team is capable of scoring three goals on the road, considering the problems they have had with creating chances before.
We bet on Utah individual total under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.00
Total Bet
Los Angeles plays many matches with "average" and outsiders of the championship without results. By the way, Utah also finished most of the previous matches with no more than five goals scored. After nine goals conceded in two games, Utah will pay more attention to defense, so we would not expect a total over in the upcoming confrontation.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.15
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