San Jose vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

Few bet on San Jose becoming champions in the new season. The team from California signed a new coach and a number of good players, and also took the first number of the draft in the person of MacLean Celebrini. In general, the core of the hosts remained the same, and the already familiar problems of the Sharks came to the surface again. The Sharks began the regular season with nine losses in a row and set a new anti-record for the league for the number of losses in a row in debut matches. Nevertheless, in the last away series after the rout in Nevada (3:7), Ryan Warfovsky team finally won. The Sharks showed a good game in Salt Lake and beat Utah (5:4, OT).

As of today, San Jose is allowing 4.3 goals per game on average, scoring only 2.3 goals. Starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood has stopped only 86.53% of shots and has a very poor save percentage of 6.91. As for the attack, the situation is currently complicated by injuries to the leaders. In addition to captain Logan Couture, the Sharks are also in the infirmary of MacLean Celebrini.

Disqualifications and injuries

Thomas Bordelho, MacLean Celebrini, Logan Couture, Ty Dellandrea and Marc-Edouard Vlasic will be out for the next game.

Interesting trends for betting

• The Sharks are averaging just 28 shots on goal per game.

The hosts don't shoot too many shots on goal and convert 8.2% of their attempts.

• The Sharks are averaging more than 26 hits per game.

San Jose tries to give as little space to their opponents as possible and often gets into contact battles.

Current form

Los Angeles is having a good second half of the first month of the regular season. The Kings have moved up to fifth place in the conference, winning four of their last five games. Anze Kopitar team played almost exclusively away games throughout October. Jim Hiller men played their first game in California only on October 25, and they managed to beat San Jose (3:2). The Kings scored three goals in the first period, but then let their opponents get close and barely held on to the desired result. Before the game at the SAP Center arena, they beat Utah (3:2).

So far, the visitors have not been able to improve their statistics on goals scored and conceded. At the moment, Los Angeles has conceded 29 times, while scoring only 28 goals. The best player in the attack of the club is the captain of the Kings. The Slovenian forward approached the beginning of the season in excellent form and scored nine points in ten starts (3+6). Following him is Adrian Kempe, who made the same eight effective actions (3+5).

Disqualifications and injuries

Drew Doughty and Artur Kaliyev will not be able to take part in the match in California.

Interesting trends for betting

• The visitors block more than 17 shots on their own possessions on average per match.

The Californians' defenders sacrifice themselves and get in the way of the puck, but this does not help them to concede fewer goals.

• Los Angeles is averaging just 27 shots per game.

The Kings aren't allowing many shots on goal, but the goalies aren't helping their teammates out as much as they should be.