New York Rangers vs Los Angeles Kings: The Blueshirts win their fifth home game in a row

Prediction for the NHL New York Rangers vs Los Angeles Kings match, which will take place on January 25. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

The Rangers have a solid regular season, especially compared to what they showed last season. Gerard Gallant has made some serious progress from his star players, which is why they are now battling for the league lead. The New York team has been consistently good, avoiding significant setbacks, and they have managed to pick up four wins in their last five games. The Blueshirts started their home winning streak with a 7:3 win over Arizona, and the hero of the match was Chris Kreider, who scored a hat trick. The Red and Blue now sit in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, three points behind the leader.

Los Angeles also made some serious progress against the previous regular season, when the Kings were hopelessly among the underdogs in the league. However, they now have a good chance of making the playoffs. Todd McLellan's team had a poor start to the season but has managed to catch up, although they have the occasional slump. One of them happened quite recently when the California club lost to San Jose (2:6), Tampa Bay (4:6) and Colorado (1:4) one by one. Fortunately, the losing streak was interrupted by a 3:2 away win over New Jersey the day before. Such uneven results leave Los Angeles in sixth place in the Western Conference standings, not too bad for them.

In the last seven head-to-head encounters, the host side has won six times, while the Blueshirts beat the Kings in three of the previous four meetings at home. Now, the New York club is the favourite to win the game as they have won four of the last five games, while the Californians are in worse shape as they lost three of the previous four meetings. As a result, we suggest betting on a Rangers win for 2.00.

The Rangers and Los Angeles are two teams with very skilled forwards but have problems with their defensive line. All this leads to a situation in which most of their matches are rich in goal scoring chances. In their 42 meetings with the Blueshirts, 237 goals have been scored (5.64 goals per game average), while the Kings have had 234 goals (5.57 goals per game average). Based on that figure, we suggest betting on a total over 5.5 for 1.87.

Chris Kreider is currently in fantastic form, which makes him contention for the Rangers' most prolific player. In all 42 games in the regular season, the American has already scored 42 points (29 goals + 13 assists), making him the third-best scorer for the Blueshirts. Moreover, he scored eight goals in the last five games, catching up with Alexander Ovechkin. The 30-year-old forward is on a roll, so we suggest betting on Chris Kreider total over 0.5 for 2.375.