Sports Betting Overview
There are still some very good playoff races in the NHLthat will come down to the last game of the season. As the NHLseason enters its last week, many teams are still fighting for the right to be in the post-season. This time of the year is always filled with college basketball betting and the anticipation of theNHL playoffs. As the Western Conference teams continue to jockey for position, the fate of the Los Angeles Kings is not yet decided. Even after adding Mark Richards and Jeff Carter from the Philadelphia Flyers, the Kings can still not score goals and have problems winning games. It is getting frustrating for the fans and team executives inLos Angeles to try and figure out what is going wrong.
The Calgary Flames are making a late season push to try and bolt itself into playoff contention. The Flames are only two points out of seventh place in the Western Conference and the team is playing very well. The price per head bookie experts did not expectCalgary to still be in contention this late in the season. But now thatCalgary has put itself in a position to grab a playoff spot, it needs to keep winning down the stretch to get into one of the last two playoff spots that are up for grabs.Calgary has been getting superb goaltending lately and that has helped to propel the team into the playoff hunt.
Los Angeles Kings
It is getting to the point in Los Angeleswhere the Kings’ management may have to start seriously considering the idea of making some significant roster moves to get the team motivated for next year. The Kings are one of the best defensive teams in the league and goaltender Jonathan Quick is having a stellar season. But Los Angelesis unable to score any goals. Sportsbook reviews of the last two games for the Kings show that the team lost both games and could not put up key goals at key moments in either game. The most recent loss epitomized the problems when the Kings lost to the Vancouver Canucks 1-0. Jeff Carter has not picked up a single point in the last three games and Mike Richards is having a sub-par offensive season by his standards with only 39 points so far this season.
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames is 5-2-3in the last 10 games and making a serious push for the playoffs. This game against the Kings is what Calgaryneeds to leap into a tie in points for eighth place in the Western Conference. Calgaryowns the tie-breaker over Phoenix, so it would put the Flames in the playoff hunt. That is not bad for a team that most NHL fans have ignored for the better part of the last few years.Calgary is strongest at home and that is not something that the Kings do not want to hear.
The Bottom Line
The Los Angeles Kings just cannot get the job done this year. Each time the team needs a win or two to jump into the playoff hunt, it falls short. There is no reason to expect that to change at this point.
Pick: Calgary Flames
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