LiontipsMinnesota vs. Los Angeles. NHL Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Minnesota remains one of the main leaders of the Western Conference and is in second place in the standings. The team has 18 points and has an excellent winning streak. Not long ago, of course, it lost to Philadelphia (5:7), but after this defeat, it won three victories in a row. First, the Wild dealt with Pittsburgh (5:3) on the road, and then at home they proved their superiority over Tampa (5:3) and beat Toronto with a score of 2:1 in overtime. At the same time, in most cases, John Hynes squad showed great results and easily opened up the opponents' defense. Only the last match was held in a closed style, but this did not prevent them from earning their two points.
Despite the fact that the Wild score a lot, they also concede a lot in response. The club also plays rather poorly in the minority and ranks second to last in the league in this indicator, having only 65% of the opponent power play neutralization. But the season is going very well for Kirill Kaprizov, who has already managed to score 21 points in the goal + pass system. It is noteworthy that on the home court, Minnesota still manages to do without losses in regular time and regularly earns points. As a rule, it plays best in the second game segment, in which it has a ratio of 13:7 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no disqualified or injured players on the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- Minnesota is statistic is getting 5.09 penalty minutes per game
The Wild are still one of the most disciplined clubs in the league and rarely get sent off more than two or three times
- Minnesota has a 22.2% power play percentage.
The Wild play well in the 5v4 format and take advantage of every fourth or fifth attempt
Current form
Los Angeles is in fourth place in the Western Conference. Overall, the team is doing quite well and should be happy with its current position. Lately, it has alternated victories with defeats, but at the same time earned points quite often. After an unsuccessful away game against San Jose (2:4), it beat Vegas (6:3) at home, lost to Chicago in a tough fight (3:4 SO), and already in an away game against Nashville the day before, it celebrated a 3:0 victory, getting away with no goals conceded at all. Let us emphasize that this happened to the Kings for the first time this season, although on average, no less than three pucks end up in their net.
By the way, the club continues to have problems with the power play and currently has only 15.2% of power play, so in this aspect it definitely needs to improve, otherwise it may have problems with scoring. Oddly enough, the Kings score the most in the third period. They are very good at picking up the pace towards the end of the game and scoring when the opponent is tired. By the way, in terms of the ratio of goals scored and goals conceded, the third twenty minutes are also their best.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kaliyev and Doughty will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles gets 11 penalty minutes per game
The Kings have discipline issues and are usually sent off at least five or six times per game.
- Los Angeles averages 24 hits per game
The Kings are used to playing physical hockey and forcing their opponents to play hard against them too.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches involving the home team, the first period was productive
1.82Bet 2nd period: home team win
In three out of four games, the "savages" celebrated success in the second period
2.40Tip and bets
Minnesota is currently in great shape and continues to please its fans with positive results. As a rule, it has ended previous meetings at home in its favor and only once lost outside of regular time. Los Angeles is not distinguished by stability, especially when playing away, and experiences many different problems. By the way, the last face-to-face meeting between the clubs also ended in favor of the Wild. We think that the hosts will succeed in the upcoming home confrontation.
Prediction - Minnesota win for 2.05
Bet on individual total
Minnesota has been showing great scoring lately and has scored more than two goals. Only in the last match against Los Angeles did the Wild score just one goal. The Kings concede at least three goals on the road on average and usually always allow the leaders to score a lot of goals. Minnesota forwards are in great shape, so it makes sense to bet on their individual total.
We take Minnesota individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.55
Total Bet
Many previous matches between the clubs have been inconclusive and have ended with fewer than six goals scored. Los Angeles is more of a closed hockey player and spends a lot of time fighting and in the neutral zone, so matches involving them are rarely spectacular and have a high number of goals.
We bet on a total of less than six goals with a coefficient of 1.77
