Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Prediction: The Californians are the favorites to win

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 30. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Los Angeles continues to progress actively, turning into a team that, in the foreseeable future, will be able to claim the Stanley Cup. From the very beginning of the current regular season, the Kings have started to collect points, and they are constantly improving, showing more and more confident play. In total, the Californians have already played 19 games, in which only three times they were without points, three times they lost outside of regulation time, and in 13 cases they won. Moreover, the Blacks and Whites are currently on a five-game winning streak, which has allowed them to climb to fourth in the Western Conference standings.

Washington is trying to snatch a playoff spot, but the task looks very difficult. Last season, the Capitals' age leaders couldn't get the team to the Cup, and now they're even older, with Nicklas Bäckström retired from hockey to heal an injury. Of course, all of this is reflected in the results, which were mediocre at the start of the regular season, but then they improved, and at the equator, in November, they went on a five-game winning streak. In their last two games, they still lost to Edmonton and Washington, 0:5 and 1:2, respectively, dropping them to ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Washington continues to suffer from a lack of stability. They just had a five-game winning streak, but then they had two unimpressive games, leaving them without any points. It will be very hard for the Capitals to break their losing streak in the upcoming match, as their next opponent will be Los Angeles, who have gained great form. In five games in a row, the Kings have won, and they do it exclusively in regulation time. Now, the Californians are the favorites of the confrontation; moreover, they will play at home.

Los Angeles' winning streak began at about the time when they managed to bring the reliability of their defense to a new level. In their last five games, the Californians have allowed only five goals (1.00 average per game). At the same time, the Capitals have problems with their offense, which has scored only one goal in two meetings against Edmonton and San Jose. We are right to expect another tough and close battle.