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Los Angeles remains without a single win after six matches, which started the regular season completely unsuccessfully. Moreover, even a home meeting with Boston did not help the team to rectify the situation. Now the Kings are heading to Washington, where the local Capitals have won their last two matches and are gradually improving their position. The young strikers of the hosts have been particularly useful lately. Will the guests be able to find a way to stop the opponent? In our betting tip, we will evaluate the latest results of the teams and choose a bet
Command Analysis
Washington Capitals
Washington is gradually improving after several unsuccessful meetings. First, Spencer Carbery's team beat Montreal 5-4, although the Canadians constantly found opportunities to restore equality. Then the capital club hosted New Jersey and managed to achieve a more confident victory. However, it turned out to be a difficult start again, as Arseniy Hrytsyuk put the visitors ahead in the first period.
But then Ryan Leonard converted the majority, and in the second period the Capitals scored three more goals in a row. Ilya Protas, Dylan Strome and Boone Jenner scored. As a result, the victory was 4:2, with Logan Thompson making 29 saves and repeatedly helping out his partners in the third period. Leonard is especially good, who is gradually turning into one of the leaders of the attack. However, there are still difficulties with the composition. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Justin Surdif missed the previous meeting due to illness, while Matt Roy continues to recover from injury.
Los Angeles Kings
Six games without a win is far from the result that Los Angeles fans expected. Jim Hiller's team loses even when they're doing pretty well offensively. The meeting with Edmonton turned out to be especially unpleasant, where the guests got three goals in the first period and lost 1-4. Brandt Clark scored the only goal, and Darcy Kemper had to be replaced after a bad start.
The confrontation with Boston was no better. This time, the Kings managed to restore equality after missing the puck, but in the final period they could not stand the pressure again. Marat Khusnutdinov put the Bruins ahead, after which the opponent hit an empty net twice more. As a result, another defeat was 1-4. Anton Forsberg acted quite confidently, but the attack practically did not help the goalkeeper. Now Los Angeles has four defeats in regular time and two more outside of it. At the same time, performance remains one of the main problems of the team.
Washington is approaching the upcoming meeting with much more pleasant results than its opponent. The team won twice in a row, gradually improved the implementation of the moments and became more confident when playing in the majority. The progress of Leonard, who is already able to create dangerous moments on his own, is especially impressive. Los Angeles, on the contrary, cannot find the necessary stability. Even when the goalkeepers act reliably enough, the attack regularly leaves the team without serious support.
Now the Californians will have a tough trip against an opponent who clearly intends to build on their success. The hosts also have enough personnel problems, but so far they do not interfere with scoring points. If the Capitals can actively use the opportunities of their leading forwards again, they should create enough chances to win. With the current form of the guests, we prefer the capital club.
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