Forecast for Los Angeles - Arizona December 28, 2018, Friday. You can watch the broadcast of the match online in Russia on the website of the bookmaker's office Liga Stavok - bets are also accepted there. The Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes are two unfortunate teams whose fate is most likely already decided this season. Both teams would do well to win now. True, there are doubts that the “kings” and “coyotes” will fight for something else. The duel between these rivals will take place on December 28 at the Staples Center arena.
Los Angeles Kings are disappointing in this championship as soon as possible, because the team is in last place in Western Conference. This is an unexpected turn of events. Wards Willie Desjardins lost faith in themselves, and at the same time, concentration. The “Kings” won the previous two matches, but so far this is not enough to start talking about the team again.
Such a result could be expected from the Arizona Coyotes, because the club recent seasons walked among the outsiders. This year was no exception. The team just plays for fun and scores points from time to time. Ricky Tocquet's guys beat the Colorado Avalanche in last meeting(6-4). However, such sensations are very rare.
Forecast for Los Angeles – Arizona 28 12 2018
We believe that two victories in a row will help the “kings” find the motivation to play decently, especially on home ice. Our prediction is the victory of the Los Angeles Kings at odds of 2.35 in Liga Stavok bookmaker.
Arizona on this moment is located on the twelfth line in the table of the Western Conference, in the asset of the “coyotes” 34 points scored after 36 matches played. This season, Arizona plays very well away, so the guests can clearly get points in a meeting with a clear outsider of the entire league...
In eighteen games away, Arizona has won six games in regulation time, but the Coyotes have lost only eight times in sixty minutes. In the course of this season, Arizona has already beaten Los Angeles three times, and in regular time. The team has no significant losses, I think that in this match Arizona will be able to count on points. Edmonton, which occupies the eighth line in the table, is only five points away, so they hardly want to lose precious points in games with outsiders like the Kings, the Coyotes...
The leader of the team is the American striker Keller, who has twenty-six points for effective actions, and Keller's compatriot, Schmalz, who has already scored twenty-three points, is also doing well.
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is at the bottom of the Western Conference table with 31 points after 37 games. The pause for Los Angeles was very inopportune, as the Kings won three games in a row before the break, however, as is often the case, outsiders lose their form after the pause ...
On home ice, Los Angeles plays very poorly - ten defeats in regular time in nineteen matches at home, it is also worth noting the fact that only once in nineteen matches in which LA were the hosts, only one draw was played. In the match with Arizona, one of the main defenders of the team, Dion Phaneuf, will not play, Martinez, who has already scored eleven points for effective actions, will not play either ...
The leader of the team in terms of performance is Kopitar, who has 23 points on his account, Yafallo is also showing himself well, having already scored 20 points...
Forecast
Arizona is playing well against Los Angeles this season, I think that at the moment the Kings will not be able to oppose anything to their opponent, who is playing quite well on the road during the current regular season. I'll bet the Coyotes on a zero handicap in this match!
In the last fight "Arizona" beat Western Conference leader Calgary 2-0 at home, scoring a seventh win in their last eight games. The Coyotes are getting closer to the playoff zone of the West, and they are only three points behind the 8th place.
The third shutout of the season was scored by goalkeeper Darcy Kumper, reflecting all 30 shots. The puck was scored by offensive leader Clayton Keller and top defenseman Jacob Chichran. Russian defender Ilya Lyubushkin did not play in the match. Other leaders include defenders Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Alex Goligoski, forwards Alex Galchenyuk, Vince Hinostroza, Richard Panik.
Arizona has the second-best minority in the NHL (85% reliability), and overall a very good defense, in the top 10 for reliability. But the attack is the fourth worst in the League - an average of only 2.61 goals per game.
"Los Angeles"
In the last game "Los Angeles" lost again, this time at home and dry to "St. Louis" (0:4). The team has not competed for the playoffs for a long time, occupying the last place in the Western Conference, even five points behind Anaheim.
The leaders of Los Angeles are goaltender Jonathan Quick, defensemen Drew Doughty and Alex Martinez, forwards Anzhe Kopitar, our Ilya Kovalchuk, Tyler Toffoli, Dustin Brown, Alex Yaffalo.
Los Angeles has no strengths, after all, the Kings are among the ten worst teams in the NHL in all respects, but the team’s attack is especially bad - only 2.34 goals scored on average per match (only Anaheim is less productive).
Forecast
In the two previous fights, one score was recorded - 2:1, and the teams exchanged victories, playing on the ice of the Kings. Both teams are not very productive, so the forecast for the total is under 5.5 with a coefficient of 1.81.
NHL regular season Los Angeles Kings take on the Arizona Coyotes. The game starts on 03/30/2018 at 05:30 Moscow time.
Los Angeles
Arizona has certainly been impressive lately, the team won 1-4 away from Tampa, now they are beating Vegas 1-2. I don’t know how the game against Vegas will end, but it will obviously take a lot of strength from Arizona players. In addition, less than a day will pass between the games with Vegas and Los Angeles, not so much time to restore strength. And the game against Los Angeles will be the sixth in a row on the road. All the same, perhaps fatigue should take its toll.
Arizona
Now Los Angeles is in eighth position with 91 points scored, three teams at once have such a number of points. Behind Colorado, with 90 points, Dallas is in tenth place with 86 points. The density is serious and in order to get into the playoffs, the remaining games will have to sweat the players of Los Angeles.
Final forecast
If the defeat from Arizona didn't do much harm to Tampa and Vegas, although the game with Vegas continues, then Los Angeles urgently needs points. And playing against an outsider, and even tired, the Kings are simply obliged to bring the matter to a landslide victory.
Greetings.
In the first match of the series in Los Angeles, the local Dodgers and D-Backs from Arizona will meet.
In my opinion, here the bookmakers left almost no chance for the guests, which is very hasty.
Despite the fact that I have already attributed LAD to the main favorites from the National League, but all this is on paper, according to the stardom of the squad, according to the press.
It is believed that in this series they will have a very difficult time, and if they go further, then with difficulty. Stars play, a truly cohesive team wins.
Clayton Kershaw, the star of the league, the main thrower of the hosts, will come out on the hill for the hosts.
A trump card that no one else in the league has.
Record 18-4 (9-2 at home), 2.31 ERA, 0.95 whip. Even against Arizona this season he played 2 games at the start, won both, 0.59 ERA, missed only 1(!!!) runs in 15 innings. 19 strikeouts, 12% of innings returned by the opponent.
But. Kershaw almost always failed the playoffs.
His ERA is 2.36 on a career average in the regular season, 4.55 in the playoffs.
It was only in 2015 that he played with a 2.63 ERA.
For a career in the postseason: 18 games, 14 starts, only 4 wins and as many as 7 losses. 1.16 whip.
There will be pressure again on him, they expect him to play the game that he showed in the regular season.
And let's take a closer look: 0.95 whip and 2.31 ERA in 2017 - from 2013 to 2016 inclusive, he finished the regular season with even more impressive numbers, in 2014 he won as many as 21 wins with 3 losses.
And what about the playoffs in those seasons? 12 games in the start and only 4 wins. 33% of wins, and Arizona gives a coefficient of 3.3. Think about it.
My prediction: Clayton is throwing worse today than he threw Arizona in the regular season.
The guests will have Tijuan Walker - Arizona does not have a first pitcher as such, coaching staff settled on it, Grinke failed the first half of the match with Colorado.
9-9 (6-5 away) this season, 1.33 whip, 3.49 ERA (2.92 away).
Played 2 times against the Dodgers this season, won both games, 3.24 ERA, missed 6 runs in 16 innings.
17 strikeouts, 5 wolves.
All is well, but Volker's only problem is that this game will be his first playoff match in his 4-year career. Usually the first pitcher's pancakes in MLB are lumpy, but today you have to believe in him - he throws decently, Arizona will take away the victory, in this situation, I'm sure of visiting.
In terms of Dodgers versus Walker: 67 reps, 19 hits, 9 RBI, 1 home run, 7 wolves, 14 strikeouts, 28% batted, 76% OPS efficiency.
Arizona batters vs. Kershaw: 227 reps, 47 hits, 5 home runs, 23 RBI, 22 wolves, 70 strikeouts, 21% batted, 61% OPS.
Here, of course, the statistics are not in favor of the guests, but not everything is so sad.
According to the beat and the general statistics of the teams, everything is much more interesting here:
Arizona 812 runs (8th), 25.4% slugging (17th), 3.66 ERA pitching (3rd).
The Dodgers have 770 runs (12th), 24.9% batting percentage (22nd), 3.38 ERA (2nd).
Arizona is second in the league behind Cleveland in batting efficiency against the Dodgers: 78.2% OPS.
Bat Dodgers vs. Arizona ranked 11th in the league, 69.1% OPS.
In 19 games this season (and Arizona won 11-8, losing 5 by only 1 run), the D-Backs have 99 runs, 162 hits, 32 home runs, 3 triples.
The Dodgers have 71 runs, 141 hits, 18 home runs, 0 trips.
I think that Arizona will have a chance to win, they have a good bat, they can throw Kershaw off balance and hook 1 of 2 games on the road. The ideal option will do it in the first game until hot after beating Colorado.
Good luck! If you do not want to take risks with me, then feel free to take ITB2 (2 wounds), or +2 head start on the guests.