Liontips
Utah - Los Angeles: NHL match betting tip
Utah has only recently broken a losing streak and is trying to seize the last chance to qualify for the playoffs. Andre Turigny's team will try to beat Los Angeles at home, which currently occupies the fifth place in the conference. On April 4, the teams will meet each other in Salt Lake and decide the fate of the two points. The Kings have won twice at home this season. How will it be this time? Read the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Andre Turigny's men are not ready to give up and intend to continue the fight for entry into the playoffs. Utah is currently only in 11th position in the conference table, with 80 points after 75 games. The Salt Lake team is nine points behind the eighth-ranked St. Louis and played one less game. In the second half of March, the hosts did not do everything, but they were able to break a series of three defeats and beat Chicago on the road (5:2). After returning home, Clayton Keller's squad dealt with Calgary (3:1).
The rookies have been pretty weak offensively in recent matches and have scored only ten goals in the last five games. The team captain remains the club's top scorer with 80 points (25+55) in the goal+pass system. After a slight decline, he is gaining momentum again and has been effective in the last two games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Connor Ingram, Liam O'Brien and Juuso Valmyaki will not play against the Kings. The condition of Olli Myatta is in question.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah throws 28 times per game on average
- The hosts receive an average of 9.36 minutes of penalty time.
Los Angeles Kings
USACurrent form
Los Angeles was among the top eight teams in the conference during the entire regular season. The team from the state of California is in fifth position in the West and can still compete for first place in the Pacific Division with Vegas. Jim Hiller's men have scored 93 points in 74 starts and are five points behind the Knights. Behind them is Edmonton, which really does not want to enter the playoffs and start it on the road. The Kings had a great start to the spring and defeated San Jose (8-1) and Winnipeg (4-1) at home before going to Salt Lake.
The visitors had defensive lapses, but in general, the Los Angeles defense has been playing reliably for a long time. In the previous five games, Ange Kopitar's squad allowed the opponents to score only ten times. Darcy Kemper remains the club's main goalkeeper, who made 91.93% of his shots and made four shutouts in 44 games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tanner Janot and Alex Tarcott will not be able to play in Salt Lake.
Interesting betting trends
- The Kings shoot 28 times per game on average.
- Kings win 50.4% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last three games with Utah, the first period was not productive.
1.85Bet 2nd period: "Utah" will score
The rookies scored in the second period in the last nine out of ten games.
1.55Tip and bets
Los Angeles is gaining momentum and intends to compete for the first place in the division with Vegas. Jim Hiller's men play well offensively and make almost no mistakes in their area. Utah, on the other hand, is trying to seize the last chance to get into the playoffs and is doing everything possible to get into the final part of the tournament. The Salt Lake team is unstable at this stage of the season and has lost twice to the Kings in the current regular season. We think that the guests will be stronger again and will take away two points from the Delta Center ice.
Our prediction is that Los Angeles will win with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
It will be very difficult for the debutants to break through the Los Angeles defense. The Kings are playing great on their side of the ice and have been missing very little lately. The Californians must show their best hockey and get their third victory of the season over Utah, and for this they must not miss much. We do not believe in the attack of the hosts, which is going through difficult times.
Prediction - Utah's individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 1.85
Bet on the total
The meeting in Salt Lake will be extremely important from the point of view of the tournament position. Utah should not lose, but now Los Angeles really needs points, which intends to take the lead in the division. We believe that neither side will take risks and move forward from the first seconds, so the meeting will be grassroots. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
Betting Tip - total less than 5.5 goals in 1.82
Upcoming matches
Read more
Tips from experts
Today tips
Betting predictions stat
