Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks 11/10/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings meet in NHL action from the Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night.

The Chicago Blackhawks will try to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets last time out. Patrick Kane leads Chicago with 10 points coming with a team-high 8 assists while Jonathan Toews has 9 points with a team-high 7 goals. Max Domi, Jason Dickinson and Sam Lafferty each have 7 points with Domi and Dickinson each logging 4 goals with 3 assists while Lafferty has 3 goals and 4 apples this season. Petr Mrazek has gone 1-1 with a 3.76 GAA and an .873 save percentage while Alex Stalock is 3-2-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .914 save percentage in goal for Chicago this season.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to build on their 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild in their last game. Gabe Vilardi has 15 points with a team-high 10 goals and 5 assists while Kevin Fiala has 14 points with a team-high 11 assists. Anze Kopitar also has 13 points with 11 assists while Adrian Kempe has 6 goals of his own this season. Jonathan Quick has gone 5-4-1 with a 3.02 GAA and an .897 save percentage while Cal Petersen has a 3-2 record with a 4.30 GAA and an .868 save percentage this season.

Chicago is 10-48 in their last 58 games against a team with a winning record and 18-38 in their last 56 games overall while the over is 12-5 in their last 17 games against the Western Conference. Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 23-8 in their last 31 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-1-1 in their last 8 games following a win.

I get why the Kings are favored at home. However, the Blackhawks have shown signs of life here and there and by no means are the Kings world-beaters and a team I want to lay this kind of price with. A lot of the recent meetings between these two have been one goal games, so I’ll take a shot with the Blackhawks +1.5 here.