Los Angeles Kings (6-6) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (4-4-2)
November 3, 2022 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Blackhawks +142 / Los Angeles Kings -172; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks meet Thursday in NHL action at the United Center. The Los Angeles Kings look to get a game above a .500 record. The Chicago Blackhawks look to snap a 4-game losing streak.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Gabriel Vilardi leads Los Angeles with 8 goals, Kevin Fiala has 10 assists and Trevor Moore has 39 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 82.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 26 goals on 233 shots faced, and Cal Petersen has allowed 19 goals on 144 shots.
The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 27.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Toews leads Chicago with 6 goals, Patrick Kane has 8 assists and Seth Jones has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 74.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 10 goals on 79 shots faced, and Alex Stalock has allowed 16 goals on 187 shots.
The Kings are 0-5 in their last 5 Thursday games and 22-7 in their last 29 vs. a team with a losing record. The Blackhawks are 9-20 in their last 29 home games and 17-37 in their last 54 overall. The over is 7-1-2 in Kings last 10 overall. The over is 6-2 in Blackhawks last 8 overall. The Kings are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago and 10-3 in the last 13 meetings. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Los Angeles Kings have been better this season at both ends of the ice, and they’ve feasted on teams with losing records dating back to last season. However, this is a lot of plus money to give a Blackhawks club that’s been competitive through 10 efforts. The Chicago Blackhawks may have come up short more times than not, but they’ve been in the majority of their games this season, and that at least gives you a punchers chance to cash your ticket. Give me the home dog.
