Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the NHL match.
Los Angeles Kings
David Rittich was a goaltender last night. This means that the main goaltender Cam Talbot should play against the Kraken. However, he hasn’t been so reliable recently. Talbot has saved 88,3% of the shots in the last 3 games. He missed 2 goals in the last match versus Seattle (3:2 on shoot-out) on 19 shots.
Seattle Kraken
The side has been taking point in 4 consecutive games. Tomas Tatar (2+9) started to play on the top line right away after joining the team. The forward scored and made an assist in a recent game against Dallas (3:4 OT). Tatar needed 27 games to score 1 goal for Colorado. Probably, he will have a better period in his career in Seattle.
Los Angeles Kings – Seattle Kraken prediction
Maybe surprisingly, Los Angeles are not always good at their arena. They have won only 5 games in regular time. Two worst teams of the Western Conference, namely Chicago and San Jose, have won 5 and 6 home game respectively. Besides, Los Angeles haven’t been able to beat Seattle in a home game since March 2022.
Los Angeles will have to try hard to take at least 2 points. I believe that the Kraken will be able to keep a draw at least in regular time.
