Ovechkin is slowly but surely climbing the NHL's list of all-time goalscorers. In this regard, questions to the leader of this rating, the legendary striker Wayne Gretzky, have become more frequent.
So, recently the Russian forward The Washington Capitals scored a double in the match with the Ottawa Senators and moved into a clean eighth place on the list best snipers NHL.
Gretzky stated: “We all see how it opens up in its place. Everyone knows the puck will be there. And so it happens. And he doesn't miss. "
Also, the legendary ex-hockey player noted the teamwork: “They work wonderfully together. Beckström knows he's a point guard and Ovi is a finisher. "
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Siberia welcomes Avtomobilist at home in this KHL match in the framework of the Eastern Conference. These clubs are located in adjacent places in the middle standings... Although there is a six point difference between them. Siberia with 63 points gained is in fifth position. Avtomobilist, with 69 points, is on the fourth line. These teams also have the same statistics for the last five meetings. So, both of them first won, then lost twice and won two times.
Due to the almost equal positions in the Vostok table, BC "Fonbet" gives absolutely the same coefficient for the victory of both teams in this meeting - 2.53. But on their draw in regular time, you can bet with a quote of 3.75. The most likely score in regular time is 1: 1 and 2: 2, according to bookmaker analysts. On them, they give odds of 12.00 and 9.00, respectively.
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Teams from two different KHL conferences will meet today. CSKA, which leads the West standings, will host Kunlun East. Muscovites have 82 points and are five points ahead of SKA from second place. And "Kunlun" with 57 points in the asset is located on the seventh line in their table. CSKA had winning streak of six matches, until in the last round of the KHL he lost to Amur. And Kunlun had two wins out of the last five matches, and then three defeats.
Bookmakers, obviously, believe that CSKA will win this match. The odds for CSKA to win from BC "Fonbet" is 1.28. But the success of the hosts in this match is estimated by analysts at 9.10. You can bet on a tie with a quote of 6.05. Also, the bookmaker gives 13.00 odds to the score 1: 2 or 0: 3 in this meeting. And on account 1: 3 the quotation is even lower - 11.00.
Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles for the last three face-to-face meetings... Will Mike Sullivan's charges extend the streak of victories over the Kings? We think so!
Team form
With the arrival of the “kings” Willie Desjardins on the coaching bridge, the team's game has noticeably changed, it has become more cheerful, and over time, the results have also improved. At the end of December, there was a stretch when Los Angeles was able to alternately beat Winnipeg, San Jose, Vegas and Arizona. A series of successful matches allowed the Californian club to leave the last line of the Western Conference standings, but with the onset of the new year, the effect of the change of mentor gradually began to evaporate. In their last five games, the Kings have won one single win over Edmonton. The last fight against the outsider of the Eastern Conference, Ottawa was disgusting: a good first period turned out to be goalless, in the second segment the “senators” seized the initiative and took the lead 2: 1, at the beginning of the third twenty minutes the guests increased the gap in the score, after which Los Angeles dropped their hands and for the remaining 18 minutes, he practically did not create anything in the attack. Of course, with such a game, Willie Desjardins' wards are in last place in the league table, with 37 points out of 90 possible (41%).
Pittsburgh failed to start the season, had a ten-game streak in October with only one win, after which the Pennsylvanians came close to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Realizing where the team is, Mike Sullivan's charges turned on for real and began to gradually get out of the crisis, and at the end of December they won eight victories in a row, conceding only nine goals in this segment (1.13 on average per game), which for such an attacking team can be considered a success. In the game against Chicago, the eight-game winning streak was interrupted, but in the final home match before the trip to California, the Penguins managed to defeat Florida - 5: 1. An excellent breakthrough allowed Pittsburgh to move to the fourth line of the Eastern Conference standings, gaining 54 points out of 86 possible (63%).
Personal meeting history
In the framework of the NHL, over the past ten years, teams have held 15 face-to-face meetings with each other. On account of the "kings" six victories, and the "penguins" were stronger in nine cases. The difference between the pucks is also on the side of the guests of the upcoming meeting - 38:30. In the current championship, the rivals played one head-to-head meeting, which took place at the Pi-Pi-Gee Paints Arena and ended with the victory of Pittsburgh in overtime - 4: 3.
Betting and predictions
Los Angeles are the worst team in the league at the moment, which after a small breakthrough again noticeably gave up and lost four matches of the last five. “Pittsburgh”, after a disastrous start of the championship, scored a great move and won nine victories in the previous ten matches, moving from the basement of the standings to the fourth line. The leaders of the team, Sidney Crosby, Jake Güntzel, Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel, are in good shape, and the result of the team depends on their performance. Among the "kings" none of the leaders in recent meetings are noticeable less and less. In addition, the Penguins have won the last three head-to-head matches against Los Angeles, and there is no reason that this streak will be interrupted. You can place a bet on the victory of Pittsburgh at 1xStavka with odds of 2.10.
Los Angeles in recent times It looks extremely modest in attack: in the previous eight fights, Willie Desjardins' wards have scored only 13 goals (1.63 per game on average), while only once they were able to score more than two goals per match. After an unsuccessful start to the season, Mike Sullivan did a good job with the penguin defense, which bore fruit: in the last ten meetings, the Penguins conceded only 15 goals (1.5 on average per game), while only once the opponent managed to score more than two heads. Based on this, the bet on
Last match "Los Angeles" lost at home to the same outsider of the Ottawa table (1: 4), having suffered a fourth defeat in the last five matches. Kings is one of worst teams The NHL is currently the worst in the Pacific Division.
Striker Kyle Clifford scored the only goal in the game with Ottawa. The leaders of the team are goalkeeper Jonathan Quick, defenders Drew Doughty and Jake Mazzin, forwards Anzhe Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Alex Yaffalo and our Ilya Kovalchuk, who, however, does not score goals for a lot of matches. Forwards Trevor Lewis and Johnny Brodzinski are injured.
The only metric by which Los Angeles is in the top 20 is defensive reliability with 2.98 goals conceded per game (18th place). The rest is darkness and emptiness, while the Kings have absolutely the worst line of attack in the NHL.
Pittsburgh
Last match Pittsburgh defeated Florida at home (5: 1), having won the ninth victory in the last ten games. The Penguins are second in the Metropolitan Division, four points behind Washington, and will visit Anaheim ahead of the Kings match.
Matt Murray played a good match, reflecting 36 of 37 shots. Striker Brandon Rust scored a double, Sidney Crosby goal + pass, Riley Sheehan and Tanner Pearson scored on the puck. One of Pittsburgh's best forwards, Russian Evgeny Malkin gave an assist. Among the leaders, we also note defender Chris Letang, strikers Phil Kessel and Jake Guntzel. Injured defender Justin Schultz, striker Zach Anton-Riese
In all respects, Pittsburgh is in the top 10, but to a greater extent, the Penguins have an attack and special teams, entering the top 5. Defense and goalkeepers are slightly weaker - an average of 2.81 goals conceded per game and 10th.
Forecast
The first meeting of the teams of the season ended with a difficult home victory for Pittsburgh in overtime (4: 3). Considering that the Penguins will be dented after the game with Anaheim, they are unlikely to be very active in the attack. Let's take a chance with a forecast for a late goal - the time of the first goal is from 10th to 60th minutes with a coefficient of 2.06.
Pittsburgh is back on horseback. The infirmary is practically empty and the “Penguins” have won the last 10 matches out of 11. Only Chicago was underestimated at home and lost in an assists shootout 3-5. Such agility allowed the team to rise to 4th place in the Eastern Conference.
Los angeles kings
Los Angeles survived. Having a pretty decent, but completely unbalanced lineup, the "kings" are already in last place in the general table of the renaissance. In the last match, even Ottawa managed to lose at home, which before the match against LA had only 5 wins in 20 away matches. Losers "kings" in 5 of the last 7 matches.
Forecast
Xom Pittsburgh will not be superfluous in this match, especially since the proposed CF allows you to do this painlessly. As for TB 4.5. The current Pittsburgh is able to score 5 goals necessary for the passage of the bet on its own. In the last match, he scored 7 goals. In the previous Florida he scored 5 goals. Before that, Chicago, though lost, but scored 3 goals. A little earlier, Winnepega scored 4, and before that Detroit 5, St. Louis 6, and the Rangers scored 7. And all this in the last 8 matches, “pigs” have done. In 43 games Pittsburgh scored 159 goals. only 3 teams in the league have more. But at the same time, Crosby, Malkin and company are allowed into their gates on a regular basis. In the last round, even the feeble Anaheim, losing 10 last matches in a row, scored 4 goals to him. The same Chicago 5. Surely, without 1-2 goals, Los Angeles will not leave the ice. And all this together will lead to not losing Pittsburgh in an effective match.
As part of the NHL regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Los Angeles Kings on December 16, 2018. The beginning of the match is 03:00 Moscow time. Forecast for Pittsburgh - Los Angeles.
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Last match Pittsburgh on the road he managed to give way to the main loser of the season “Chicago” (3: 6). And before that, the "Penguins" scored points four games in a row, winning three of them. Pittsburgh are currently fourth in the Metropolitan Division with 32 points, but the Islanders are third.
In the match against Chicago, goalkeeper Casey DeSmith played poorly, conceding four goals from 29 shots (two more flew into an empty net). Striker Brian Rust shot a hat-trick, but that didn't help Pittsburgh. Among the leaders, we also note the defender Chris Letang, the attackers Sidney Crosby and our Evgeny Malkin. Defender Justin Schultz, strikers Patrick Hornquist and Dominic Simon are injured and will not help the team in the next match.
Pittsburgh have a strong attacking line, with an average of 3.33 goals per game and a 22.6% majority. In the minority, the Penguins are also good (83% reliability). But the defense and the goalkeepers are a real disaster for the team for the second season in a row.
"Los Angeles"
In the last fight "Los Angeles" on the road lost to Columbus (1: 4), having suffered his third defeat in a row and the fifth in the last six games. Moreover, thanks to the victory of “Chicago” over “Pittsburgh”, the “Kings” have now sunk to the very bottom of the NHL standings.
In the game against Columbus, the only goal was scored by striker Dustin Brown, who opened the scoring, but the Kings failed to keep the advantage. Goalkeeper Jonathan Quick did not help either, on whose goal the opponent made 41 shots, and top scorer teams of Anzhe Kopitar. Among the leaders, we also note striker Jeff Carter. Russian striker Nikita Shcherbak did not score points in the game.
Los Angeles has a lot of problems, and one of the main ones is an overcrowded infirmary, including our striker Ilya Kovalchuk, as well as a number of leaders - goalkeeper Jack Campbell, defenders Drew Doughty, Alex Martinez and Dion Faneff, strikers Johnny Brodzinski, Kyle Clifford , Trevor Lewis and Karl Hagelin.
Los Angeles is in the NHL's Top 20 for only one statistic - a defensive game with an average of 3.09 goals conceded per game. But the Kings' attack is absolutely the worst in the League - only 2.15 goals scored per game. The special brigades are also among the worst.
Forecast
Pittsburgh are the favorite of the match, but before the meeting with Los Angeles, the Penguins still need to take Boston, and this is an extra waste of energy. So it is unlikely that Pittsburgh will be very active, and the Kings, in principle, play poorly in attack. You can take a risk with a forecast for total less than 5.5 with a coefficient of 2.13.
* This forecast- only one of possible options development of events; he does not guarantee a win.