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Los Angeles — Dallas: NHL match forecast
The second game between Los Angeles and Dallas this season will be played on February 8 in California. Peter Deboer's men were very good at the end of January, but unexpectedly ended their successful streak by losing to Anaheim. The Kings returned home after a long away series of matches and confidently beat Montreal, strengthening their position in the playoff zone in the West. In December, the teams already met with each other at Crypto.com Even then, the hosts turned out to be stronger than the team from Texas. How will it be this time? Look for the answer in our forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles has rushed to chase the leaders of the Western Conference and the Pacific Division and has several matches in reserve. The team from California is only on the seventh line in its half of the table, but it is quite capable of at least approaching the positions of Vegas and Edmonton, which are in the top three. Ange Kopitar's squad looked indistinct in the middle and second half of January, but gradually began to recover. After a disastrous start to the away series, the Kings ended it with a 4-2 victory in Raleigh over the local Carolina. After getting some time to rest, the Kings returned home and kicked off with a big win against Montreal (6-3).
The Kings remain one of the best defensive teams in the conference and in the league as a whole. At the same time, in the last five matches, the Kings have conceded 16 times, while losing four out of six matches. Darcy Kemper had been on the ice in six of his previous seven starts and wasn't always reliable. The Canadian has made 91.92% of his saves this season. David Rittich couldn't take his chance and conceded three goals from the Lightning and sat on the bench.
Ange Kopitar is one of the leaders of the home team's offense with 44 points (12+32) in the goal+pass system. Adrian Kempe (24+20), who regularly completes the Kings' attacks, has exactly the same number of scoring points. Recently, the Kings have lost some ground in terms of implementation, and in the previous five matches they scored only 12 accurate hits, although in the last two games they managed to score as many as ten goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team leaders will play against Dallas.
Interesting betting trends
- Los Angeles' opponents make only 25 shots per match at the Kings' goal
The Kings are great defensively and don't let their opponents bother their goalies too often.
- According to statistics, the Kings get 7.80 minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles is not very disciplined and is usually eliminated at least three times per game.
Dallas Stars
USACurrent form
Dallas continues to fight for a leading position in the West, but it is unlikely to be able to get close to Winnipeg, which occupies the first place in the conference and the Central Division. Peter Deboer's men have 69 points to their credit after 53 starts and are in good shape right now. The "Stars" experienced a slight decline in mid-January, but increased sharply and gave out a series of six wins in a row. Already in February, the Stars won at home against Vancouver (5:3) and Columbus (5:3), but were unable to start the current guest tour with a victory. The Texas club scored only one goal against Anaheim (1-2) and deservedly lost points.
Jamie Benn's squad has made good use of their chances lately and has scored 20 goals in the last six matches. Tyler Seguin is in the guest infirmary, but other people have taken the lead. Jason Robertson took the lead in the list of the club's top scorers. The striker scored 50 points (19+31) and beat Matt Duchene by one point. The Canadian scored 49 successful performances (18+31) and often assists partners.
The team led by Peter Deboer is very good in its area at this stage of the season. Dallas has not conceded more than three goals in eight consecutive games. Jamie Ottinger wasn't always good in the second half of the first month of the year, but that didn't stop the visitors from winning. The goalkeeper of the "stars" reflected 91.19% of shots in this regular season, but made only one shutout in 39 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Miro Haiskanen, Nils Lundqvist and Tyler Seguin will not come with the team to California. The condition of Ilya Lyubushkin and Mavrik Burk is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Dallas concedes 2.47 goals per game
The Stars play great defense and have the second-strongest defense in the Western Conference.
- Dallas gets an average of 6.34 minutes of penalty time per match.
The "Stars" play in a fairly disciplined manner and do not give opponents many attempts to realize the majority.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three out of four games with the Kings, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Dallas will score
The Kings have conceded in the third period in the past six games.
1.52Tip and bets
In California, we are waiting for a meeting between some of the best defensive teams in the West. Los Angeles is very good defensively on the ice Crypto.com He plays arenas and concedes only 2.15 goals on average at home. The situation is even slightly better for Dallas, although Peter Deboer's players are not playing as confidently as in Texas. Jamie Benn's squad demonstrates excellent discipline and rarely allows opponents to play in the majority. Both teams do not allow you to shoot at your own goal, so it is unlikely that we will see spectacular hockey in a head-to-head match. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
The forecast is a total of less than 5.5 goals in 1.85
Betting on the outcome
Dallas scored a great move and had a great end to January, although after a short rest they lost to Anaheim on the road. The Texas team is doing well on the road and has suffered only three away defeats since the beginning of December. Los Angeles is very strong at home, but Jim Hiller's team may well stumble in a game against such a strong opponent, and the statistics of personal meetings clearly do not speak in favor of the hosts. We offer a bet on the victory of the "stars" in the match.
We take the victory of "Dallas" in the match for 1.95
Betting on an individual total
The Stars were very good in their own half of the court and had conceded only 11 goals in the previous five games. Los Angeles does not always have enough sharpness in attack, and the Kings average only 2.84 goals per game per season. The Kings are much better at realizing their chances at home, but Dallas is well able to hold off the attack of the hosts.
We're betting on Los Angeles' individual total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.95.
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