San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction: San Jose is the absolute worst team in the league

Prediction for the NHL San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings match which will take place on December 20th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

San Jose hasn't looked so hopeless lately, but the regular season debut was so bad for the Californians that their local success no longer matters. In their first 11 games, the Sharks scored just one point, a 2:1 shootout loss to Colorado, and all of their other losses came in regulation. After that progress, David Quinn's wards began to win periodically, but not more than that. In the last four games, they beat only Winnipeg - 1:2, Vegas lost in the shootout - 4:5, and Arizona and Colorado in regular time - 0:1 and 2:6, staying in 15th place in the Western Conference standings.

Los Angeles is a much more ambitious team this season and will try to make the playoffs and do well there. From the beginning of the current regular season, the Californians started to show outstanding results. However, they lost to the Islanders in overtime - 2:3, then to the Rangers and Winnipeg - 1:4 and 2:5. Three losses in a row is the worst stretch for them. The day before, they beat Seattle 3:2 to maintain fourth place in the Western Conference standings.

The regular season is going very differently for San Jose and Los Angeles. For the Sharks, it is as expected. They are once again the underdogs in the league with no Cup prospects, and in the last four games, they have suffered three more defeats. The Kings are in a much better situation; they are in the top-4 of the Western Conference, playing excellent hockey, and ready to take on significant challenges. In addition, the statistics of the head-to-head meetings also favor the Kings, according to which they have won the last six consecutive interconference games.

San Jose is the absolute worst team in the league regarding defensive reliability. In 31 games this season, the Sharks have surrendered 124 pucks (4.00 average per game), an abysmal rate for such a long stretch. The Kings should be able to take advantage of their opponent's struggles, as they have been on fire offensively. In 14 of those games, the Kings have allowed 56 pucks (4.00 average per game).