Both the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Kings solid favorites at -185 on the moneyline, and the Canucks are at +154.
Los Angeles fell in a shootout on the road its last time out on Nov. 28 against the Anaheim Ducks 5-4, dropping the shootout 2-0 to seal the loss. The Kings got two points apiece out of three players, including Brandt Clarke (two assists) and Trevor Moore (two assists).
Vancouver’s last game was a road loss, 3-2, against the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 28. The Canucks got one point apiece out of six players in that outing, including Tom Willander (one assist) and Evander Kane (one assist).
Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Saturday’s hockey action.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Kings 4 – Canucks 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.97 goals)
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Kings vs. Canucks Moneylines
Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Kings-Canucks game.
Favorite: Kings (-185)Underdog: Canucks (+154)Kings Betting InsightsThe Kings have won 43.8% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (7-9).In games it has played with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter, Los Angeles has compiled a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).The Kings have a 64.9% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.Los Angeles’ games this season have finished above this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 10 times.Canucks Betting InsightsThe Canucks have won seven, or 43.8%, of the 16 games they have played as an underdog this season.Vancouver has not won as the underdog of +154 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 39.4% chance to win.Vancouver has played 17 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.Kings Key StatsLos Angeles’ 65 total goals (2.7 per game) make it the 28th-ranked scoring team in the league.The Kings have given up 64 total goals (2.7 per game), the fourth-fewest in league play.It has the league’s 15th-ranked goal differential at +1.The 11 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season rank 25th in the NHL (on 74 power-play chances).Los Angeles is 27th in the league with a 14.86% power-play conversion rate.The Kings have scored five shorthanded goals this season to lead the NHL.Los Angeles has the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.52%).Los Angeles has the 19th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49%.The Kings have a 9.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 29th in the league.Canucks Key StatsVancouver has 76 goals this season (3.0 per game), 12th in the NHL.The Canucks allow 3.7 goals per game (93 in total), 31st in the league.With a goal differential of -17, the team is 30th in the league.The Canucks have 19 power-play goals (fourth-most in NHL) on 88 chances.Vancouver’s power-play percentage (21.59) puts the team 14th in the league.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have three.Vancouver’s has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (70.45%).Vancouver wins 47.1% of faceoffs, 26th-ranked in the NHL.With a shooting percentage of 11.3%, the Canucks are 12th in the league.
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