Chicago Blackhawks vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction: Betting on the guests

Prediction for the NHL Chicago Blackhawks vs Los Angeles Kings match, which will take place on January 23. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

The team, which was losing a whole series, played the previous two weeks at the level of the top clubs in the NHL. In their last seven games, the team has won about as many games as they did in the entire first half of the regular season - six times. The only loss for the Hawks during that stretch was to Seattle, which was in good shape - 5:8. Obviously, even that surge doesn't allow the Red and Black to count on making the playoffs, but they've already proven to themselves that they can play hockey. Chicago now sits in last place in the Western Conference standings.

Los Angeles is having a solid regular season. Whereas a year ago, the Kings barely made the playoffs, they are now sitting comfortably in the bottom eight of the league. At least, that was the case until recently. The second half of January wasn't looking good for Californians, as they lost to New Jersey 2:5 and Dallas - 0:4, and the day before, they failed to cope with Nashville - 3:5. Needless to say, their losing streak affected the Kings, who dropped to sixth place in the Western Conference standings while trailing the leader by seven points.

Chicago and Los Angeles have been showing abnormal results lately: the Hawks, who are having a disgusting season, suddenly produced six wins in seven games, while the Kings, who are among the leaders of the Western Conference, remained without points in the previous three meetings. It's time to get back to reality, where the Californians should beat the Red and Black without too much trouble, as they have done in three of the last four head-to-head encounters. Moreover, nowadays, they play away even better than they do at home, so we suggest betting on the victory of Los Angeles at the odds of 1.72.

We shouldn't expect a lot of scoring activity in this upcoming battle. We have already mentioned that both teams are in a very strange shape for them, so one will be afraid to lose courage, and the other will lack confidence in their abilities. Moreover, the two teams' recent head-to-head meetings were tied. On three occasions, Chicago and Los Angeles combined for just nine goals (3.00 goals per game average). With that in mind, we would expect the total under 5.5 pucks at odds of nearly 2.35, and we would also place a bet on Phillip Danault's 0.5-point total for 1.85.

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