The NHL regular season is coming back, so there are a lot of interesting games waiting for us, among them the meeting between the Rangers and Los Angeles stands out. The duel of these teams in Madison Square Garden will take place on January 25 at 03:00 Moscow time. Our portal offers you its forecast for the outcome of this meeting.
New York Rangers
Rangers had good exchanges and signings on the market in the offseason, so the bright start of the team did not surprise anyone. Recently, Rangers began to gain momentum again after a small failure and began to win, giving out a bright away series of victories. New Yorkers also play well at home and have not lost for a long time, and in the last meeting they beat Arizona with a score of 7:3.
Los Angeles Kings
After a fairly successful offseason, Los Angeles got off to a strong start in the championship with victories. However, after a good start, the kings lost the momentum of the game and gave out a series of defeats, showing a frankly disastrous game in defense. Now the team lacks reliability from behind and sharpness in attack, but still managed to beat New Jersey 2:3 on the road in the last match.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
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Rangers - Blaise (lower body injury).
Los Angeles - Walker (upper body injury), Edler (upper body injury), Andersson (illness), Athanasiou (upper body injury).
Statistics and figures
- The last match between these teams ended with a 3-1 victory for Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles has won just twice in its last five meetings.
- The Rangers have a good streak of four consecutive wins at home.
Forecast
The hosts, who have a more well-played squad, look like the favorite in this confrontation, even though I am suffering from injuries and illnesses now. Los Angeles has recently started to lose stability, so defeats have started. I think the hosts will take the victory here without any problems.