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Los Angeles Kings vs Carolina Hurricanes 12/3/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Carolina Hurricanes (13-6-5) vs. Los Angeles Kings (13-9-4)
December 3, 2022 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings +110 / Carolina Hurricanes -132; Over/Under: +6
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The Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes have won 3 straight games. The Los Angeles Kings have lost 5 of their last 7 games.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 16.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with 14 goals, Sebastian Aho has 16 assists and Brent Burns has 89 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has allowed 22 goal on 201 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 23 goals on 218 shots.

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 79 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 72.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 56 goals on 503 shots faced, and Cal Petersen has allowed 34 goals on 257 shots.

The Hurricanes are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 35-16 in their last 51 vs. Pacific. The Kings are 8-3 in their last 11 Saturday games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The under is 8-2 in Hurricanes last 10 overall. The over is 4-1 in Kings last 5 overall. The Hurricanes are 4-10 in the last 14 meetings in Los Angeles and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The home team is 20-7-1 in the last 28 meetings.

The Los Angeles Kings are going nowhere fast with this defensive effort, and they simply can’t be trusted against decent teams. The Carolina Hurricanes are enjoying their best stretch of the season, and they’ve absolutely feasted on western teams dating back to last season. We’re getting a reasonable price with a team that’s in much better form. Give me the Canes and the small juice.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -132

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