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Los Angeles Kings vs Nashville Predators 1/6/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Nashville Predators (21-11-2) vs. Los Angeles Kings (16-12-5)
January 6, 2022 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings +115 / Nashville Predators -135; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings meet Thursday in NHL action at the Crypto.com Arena. The Nashville Predators look for a win after winning nine of their last 11 games. The Los Angeles Kings look for a win after winning six of their last nine games.

The Nashville Predators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 26 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 17 goals, Mikael Granlund has 25 assists and Roman Josi has 115 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 59 goals on 805 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 6 goals on 64 shots.

The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 17 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 14 goals, Anze Kopitar has 20 assists and Dustin Brown has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 75.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 49 goals on 638 shots faced, and Cal Petersen has given up 34 goals on 319 shots.

The Predators are 6-2 in their last 8 road games and 9-2 in their last 11 overall. The Kings are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 2-6 in their last 8 games following a win. The over is 11-5 in Predators last 16 overall. The under is 8-3-1 in Kings last 12 overall. The Predators are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles and 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.

You can make a case for either of these teams in great form, and the Predators are the better side overall. However, we’re getting plus money with the Kings at home, and they’re playing some of their best hockey of the season right now. This is basically a case of whichever team is getting the more favorable price, I’m going to back. Give me the Kings.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Los Angeles Kings +115

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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