LiontipsCalgary vs. Los Angeles: NHL Match Prediction
On January 12, Calgary and Los Angeles will play each other, but the meeting will take place in the Canadian province of Alberta. A few days ago, the teams were supposed to play in California, but the match was cancelled due to fires. The Kings managed to play in Manitoba the day before and in a tough fight were able to beat Winnipeg after overtime. In November, the opponents already met on the ice of Scotiabank Saddledome Arena and then Ryan Huskey charges achieved a confident victory. Do the Kings have any strength left? Find out from our betting tip for the match
Match announcement
Calgary Flames
CanadaCurrent form
Calgary is in ninth place in the West and continues to fight hard for a place in the playoff zone. At the moment, the hosts have 45 points after 40 games, while Vancouver, which is higher, is ahead of the Flames by only one point. The team coached by Ryan Huskey cannot boast of a stable strong game on the road, but the Canadians often win at home. After away games in San Jose (3:1) and Vegas (0:3), the Flames returned to the province of Alberta, where they first defeated Vancouver (3:1), but a day later lost to Utah (3:5). Having finished the home series with a defeat to Nashville, the Flames beat Anaheim in California (3:2, OT). Then the guests took the lead twice during the meeting, but won only in overtime.
The Flames have been playing well offensively this stretch of the season, scoring 18 goals in their last seven games. Calgary has scored more than twice in four games, but left the ice goalless in Nevada. Jonathan Huberdeau cemented his lead as the club leading scorer. The Canadian has 30 points (17+13), beating Nazem Kadri (15+13) by two points.
Daniel Vladar and Dustin Wolfe continue to battle for the hosts' number one spot. The American has been on the ice in recent games and has won four of the previous five games with the team. He has saved 91.35% of shots this season, while his Czech colleague has 88.78% of saves.
Disqualifications and injuries
Justin Kirkland, Connor Zary and Anthony Mantha will be unable to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Calgary gets 10.05 penalty minutes.
Lights are removed on average at least five times per match
- Flames have 42-49 goals against in the third period
Calgary concedes more goals in the third period than in other periods
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles has risen to fourth place in the Western Conference standings and is trying hard to secure second place in the division, gradually winning the battle with Edmonton. The Kings have earned 53 points in 39 games and are the best home team in the conference in terms of points scored. Jim Hiller men did not have a very successful last trip, losing to Nashville (2:3, OT) and Washington (1:3). Returning home, the Kings got down to business and beat Edmonton (4:3, OT), Philadelphia (5:4), New Jersey (3:0) and Tampa (2:1) in turn. The hosts missed the first goal from the lightning in the second minute of the meeting, but scored one goal each in the first and third periods, achieving the final success.
At the end of December, the Californians were not very reliable in defense and conceded ten goals in three games. In three games of 2025, Los Angeles conceded only two goals, and Darcy Kuemper made his second shutout this season in a match against the Lightning. In total, the Canadian appeared on the ice 20 times during the regular season and reflected 92.06% of shots on his territory. It is likely that he will get a rest, and David Rittich will start.
Anze Kopitar remains the leader of the hosts' offense with 40 points (12+28) in the goal+pass system. Adrian Kempe (20+19), who regularly finishes the Kings' attacks, has come close to him. Recently, the Kings have somewhat lost ground in terms of implementation and in the three previous matches they have only made six accurate shots.
Disqualifications and injuries
Drew Doughty out vs. Calgary, Joel Edmundson questionable
Interesting trends for betting
- Los Angeles averages at least 27 shots per game
The Kings are aiming for the opponent goal, but they prefer to play the puck to the right.
- Statistically, the Kings receive eight minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four times per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
Five of the Kings ' seven games have seen fewer than two goals scored
1.88Bet 3rd period: Los Angeles will score
The Kings have scored against Calgary in the third period in their last two games.
1.45Tip and bets
Calgary got a lot of time to rest and prepare for the home game against the Kings. Ryan Huskey charges have been feeling much better in Alberta throughout the season and have already beaten Los Angeles with the support of their home crowd in November. The Kings will have a very tough time in this match, because the day before Anze Kopitar team played a very tough match in terms of physics in Winnipeg. In addition, the visitors will most likely have David Rittich in goal, who is not as reliable as Darcy Kuemper. We believe that the hosts have an excellent chance of winning and suggest betting on their victory with a zero handicap.
Prediction - Calgary win with handicap (0) for 2.20
Bet on individual total
Los Angeles is extremely strong on home ice and rarely leaves the ice without at least three accurate shots. On the road, Jim Hiller team is not so good and in the last five games was able to mark more than three goals scored only once. Calgary is good in defense in Canada and does not give free space to opponents. We do not think that the Kings will turn on the red light behind the opponent goal at least three times.
We take the individual total of Los Angeles under three goals with a coefficient of 1.70
Total Bet
Meetings between the teams are often high-scoring and in the five previous head-to-heads the teams only failed to score at least five goals once. At the same time, Los Angeles spent a lot of energy the day before and will try to play from the opponent. Calgary will wait for its moments, so the meeting is unlikely to be bright. We do not expect more than five goals from the opponents.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.92
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