Anaheim Ducks (11-8-3) vs. Los Angeles Kings (9-8-3)
November 30, 2021 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings -141 / Anaheim Ducks +120; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings meet in NHL action from the Staples Center on Tuesday night.
The Anaheim Ducks will be out to bounce back from a 5-1 loss at the hands of Toronto in their last game. Troy Terry leads the Ducks in scoring with 23 points including a team-high 13 goals and 10 assists while Ryan Getzlaf has 20 points with a team-high 19 assists. Adam Henrique has 15 points ith 6 goals and Kevin Shattenkirk and Trevor Zegras each have 14 points this season. John Gibson’s seen the bulk of the action in goal for Anaheim, going 9-6-2 with a 2.61 GAA and a .917 save percentage this season.
The Los Angeles Kings will look to add to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators last time out. Anze Kopitar leads the Kings in scoring with 21 points including team-highs of 8 goals and 13 assists while Alex Iafallo has 13 points with 6 goals and 7 assists and Adrian Kempe has 12 points with 7 goals this season. Jonathan Quick’s posted a 4-5-2 record with a 2.25 GAA and a .928 save percentage while Cal Petersen’s 5-3-1 with a 3.00 GAA and an .895 save percentage this season.
Anaheim is 6-0 in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record and 1-4 in their last 5 games overall while the under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals. Los Angeles is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win and 1-8 in their last 9 games against the Western Conference while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a favorite.
I get the case that could be made both ways here, but I’m looking at the under in this one. These are two teams that traditionally play low-scoring games at home and whether they mean for that to be the case or not, doesn’t matter when you’re seeing 3-2 or 2-1 kinds of games. This is the definition of a rivalry, so I’ll side with the under in this spot.
