PIT Penguins vs LA Kings Prediction: Expect a high-scoring match

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The current regular season is tough for Pittsburgh. Already last season, the Penguins flew past the cup battles for the first time in many years, after which there were no global prospects for improved results. On the contrary, all the leaders are a year older and still have long and heavy contracts, so the management has no opportunity to strengthen the roster seriously. The result is that the Pennsylvanians play erratically, and a successful stretch is followed by an even more pronounced slump. In the last four games, they have picked up only two points, which has dropped them to 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The current regular season is not going to be easy for Los Angeles, who had a great start to the season but couldn't keep the momentum going. Until December, the Californians were among the league leaders, but then they were hit by a very serious crisis, which caused them to lose eight games in a row and then, although they started to cling to results from time to time, there were more losses than wins. Only by February, they managed to get back on track with 4:2 and 4:0 wins over Nashville and Edmonton, respectively, but then they suddenly lost to Buffalo 0:7, which makes it hard to believe that they are in good current form.

Los Angeles is going well on the distance of the regular championship and, therefore, is still located inside cup eight of the Western Conference. The Kings had a disappointing January when they were virtually unbeaten, but by February, they did start to come around gradually. That's bad news for Pittsburgh, which is in vital need of points, but it's very hard to get them. In the last four games, the Penguins have earned only two points, and those were against Chicago, one of the league's top underdogs.

The rivalry between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles has been very productive in recent years. In nine previous head-to-head meetings, the teams have combined to score 61 pucks (6.78 per game on average). In the upcoming battle, both teams also have a good chance to prove themselves offensively; they had a day off before this matchup to build up their energy and emotions.