Stadium: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles)
12.10.2023 05:00
Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on October 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Los Angeles Kings
The Kings made the playoffs last season and even led in the first-round series against Edmonton 2:1, but then lost three straight and left the Stanley Cup. The main reason for the club's failure is considered the weakness of the goalie line. Joonas Korpisalo and Calvin Petersen left the team, and Cam Talbot and David Rittich joined the Kings. Among the signings of field players, the acquisitions of Pierre-Luc Dubois and Russian Mikhail Maltsev stand out. Alex Laffalo and Gabriel Vilardi, both important last season, have left the team.
Todd McLellan's team played nine games in the preseason, losing only two in regulation time. There have been six wins, three within 60 minutes, with a 30:28 puck differential.
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche in the past Stanley Cup also fell in the first round - in the status of reigning champion Colorado lost to Seattle in seven games. The explanation for this is many injuries and not the most, as it turned out, quality bottom lines. Such powerful forwards as Ross Colton, Chris Wagner, Miles Wood, and Jonathan Drouin are called to correct this problem. Matt Nieto, Evan Rodriguez, J.T. Compher, Alex Newhook, and even defenseman Erik Johnson, among others, have left the team.
In the preseason, Colorado lost four out of six games in regulation time with a 16:20 goal differential.
Expert Betting Tips
In recent years, Los Angeles weakly played against Colorado on its ice, and, quite possibly, the upcoming meeting will remain for the Avalanche. The team from Denver, which failed in the past playoffs, has significantly strengthened the roster and, on paper, now looks much more powerful than before. Kings, on the other hand, changed goalies but, as it seems, gave up several important bottoming-line forwards, who will be difficult to replace immediately. The preseason results confirm that the Kings' defense is still far from okay. Let's bet on Colorado and TO.
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