Los Angeles Kings (11-7-1) vs. Vancouver Canucks (5-9-3)
November 18, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks -118 / Los Angeles Kings -102; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks meet Friday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena. The Los Angeles Kings have won 5 of their last 6 games. The Vancouver Canucks have lost 5 of their last 8 games.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.32 goals per game and are scoring on 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Gabriel Vilardi leads Los Angeles with 10 goals, Kevin Fiala has 12 assists and Trevor Moore has 59 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.37 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 39 goals on 373 shots faced, and Cal Petersen has allowed 23 goals on 188 shots.
The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.41 goals per game and are scoring on 29.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Bo Horvat leads Vancouver with 14 goals, Quinn Hughes has 14 assists and Elias Pettersson has 52 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 4.06 goals per game and are killing 63.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 44 goals on 350 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 21 goals on 206 shots.
The Kings are 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Canucks are 1-5 in their last 6 games following a win and 5-13 in their last 18 overall. The over is 7-2-1 in Kings last 10 road games. The over is 36-16-2 in Canucks last 54 overall. The Kings are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Vancouver and 1-7 in the last 8 meetings. The favorite is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings. The home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Los Angeles Kings still have to prove themselves on the road, and they’re running into a Canucks team that’s beaten them up over the years, but the bottom line is we’re getting the cheaper price with the team that’s playing the better hockey. The Kings are playing better than the Canucks right now and have comfortably the more trustworthy defense. The Vancouver Canucks can’t stop teams from scoring, and the Kings keep showing an offensive spark. Give me the Kings and the more favorable price.
