Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction: Both teams dream of a break

Prediction for the NHL Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings match which will take place on February 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Nashville is having another challenging regular season. The main problem for the Predators is the lack of consistency in their scoring. Sometimes, they produce powerful actions. They have been particularly productive since mid-November, when they won 13 games in 16, losing only to Minnesota - 1:6, Rangers - 3:4, and Toronto - 0:4. After that, they established themselves in Cup Eight but began to lose noticeably more often. They lost four of their last five matches, only beating Minnesota 3:2. The uneven results have left Andrew Brunette's wards in ninth place in the Western Conference standings.

Los Angeles is another team that desperately needs a break in the championship, as they are in bad shape right now. The Californians had an excellent start to the season and were among the leaders for a long time, but they could not survive the long-awaited break without a crisis. At the turn of December and January, they went on an 8-game losing streak, after which they recovered a bit, but now they began to lose again and again. In their last seven games, Todd McLellan's wards have only managed one win, a 2:1 victory over the Rangers, and have lost the other six. So far, the Kings are only seventh in the Western Conference standings.

Nashville and Los Angeles have been in horrible shape lately, so they are simultaneously on the edge of the Western Conference Cup Eight. Both teams dream of a break in the championship, which will begin after their battle. The favorites are the Predators, who have been more successful in the meetings lately, leaving behind three in a row between them. In addition, Andrew Brunette's wards continue to get points sometimes, but the Californians have completely slowed down, losing 14 of their last 16 games. 

Nashville and Los Angeles have not often shown us with high-scoring matchups in recent years. In their last eight meetings, the teams have combined for only 40 goals (5.00 per game), far from the highest total in North American hockey. Statistics look even more modest.