Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Betting on a win for the Lightning

Prediction for the NHL Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning match, which will take place on January 19. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Los Angeles broke their four-game winning streak. The team was defeated in San Jose, where the Sharks crushed them with a score of 6:2. San Jose's forward Timo Meier scored a penta-trick in that meeting! As for the position of Los Angeles in the Pacific standings, they sit in second place with 45 points, still three points behind the leading Vegas.

Tampa Bay are in excellent form. The Lightning has five wins and one defeat in their last six games. They lost to Boston (2:5). After that, they beat Buffalo (6:1), Vancouver (4:2) and Dallas (3:1). In the Atlantic Division table, Tampa Bay continues to pursue first-place Florida. The opponents have 57 points each, but the Panthers have played two fewer games.

We believe Tampa Bay will be stronger than Los Angeles. This is the home team's second back-to-back game, and they don't want to remember the first one when they suffered a 2:6 defeat by San Jose. On the contrary, the visitors are well rested and in excellent shape with five wins in six games. We suggest betting on a clean win for the Lightning. Prediction: Tampa Bay will win.

• W2 for 1.83
• Handicap 2 (-1.5) for 2.285
• Winning Margin Tampa Bay Lightning by 3 for 7.30