Ottawa Senators vs Los Angeles Kings 12/6/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Los Angeles Kings have lost 6 of their last 8 games. The Ottawa Senators have won 4 of their last 5 games.

The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 24.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Gabriel Vilardi leads Los Angeles with 13 goals, Kevin Fiala has 20 assists and Trevor Moore has 82 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 73.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 60 goals on 534 shots faced, and Cal Petersen has allowed 34 goals on 257 shots.

The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 12 goals, Tim Stutzle has 15 assists and Alex DeBrincat has 86 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 78.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 41 goals on 444 shots faced, and Cam Talbot has given up 26 goals on 321 shots.

The Kings are 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The Senators are 2-7 in their last 9 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Kings last 6 overall. The under is 10-1 in Senators last 11 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Ottawa and 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.

The Los Angeles Kings have had success against losing teams, but they’re in rough shape recently, and they haven’t done much on the road to suggest this being the spot where they bounce back. The Ottawa Senators are playing some of their better hockey over the last week, and their defense has shown signs of improvement. Toss up game between two hit or miss teams, give me the Senators at home based on their current form.