LA Kings vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction: The statistics of head-to-head meetings are in favor of the Kings

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 26. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Los Angeles has become a very strong team, capable of solving the biggest problems. Just a few years ago, the Kings were the clear outsiders in the league, but now they are third in the Western Conference standings, leading the league in lost points. Since the start of the regular season, the Californians have started to show very strong results, and they continue to progress, playing more and more steadily. In 18 games, they have won 12 times, with only six losses. The Black and Whites have a comfortable calendar ahead of them, allowing them to improve.

Montreal can only dream about such results. The team started the regular season well, winning five games in eight starts and losing three. They failed to stay at that level. In the next ten meetings, the Canadiens allowed eight defeats, beating only Detroit and Boston in overtime - 3:2 each. However, in the last two games, the Red and Blue still managed to improve, defeating Anaheim and San Jose 4:3 and 3:2, respectively, and they will finish their California tour in Los Angeles. The Canadian team is in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Los Angeles and Montreal, at the moment, are rivals of different levels. The Californians are in the group of leaders of the Western Conference, staying in excellent current form, which is confirmed by a 4-match winning streak. The Canadiens are in a much worse situation, sitting only 12th in the Eastern Conference, having lost 10 of their last 14 games. The head-to-head statistics also speak in favor of the Kings, who have won four previous meetings in a row.

In recent years, the confrontation between Los Angeles and Montreal is not characterized by high-goal activity. In nine previous head-to-head meetings, the rivals have combined to score only 44 pucks (4.89 average per game), with the bookmaker's total under (89%) in eight cases in this stretch.