Los Angeles Kings (28-18-6) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (32-9-8)
January 31, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Carolina Hurricanes -244 / Los Angeles Kings +165; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Los Angeles Kings and Carolina Hurricanes meet Tuesday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 23.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 20 goals, Kevin Fiala has 35 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 118 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 87 goals on 731 shots faced, and Pheonix Copley has allowed 50 goals on 503 shots.
The Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Martin Necas leads Carolina with 21 goals, Brent Burns has 26 assists and Martin Necas has 161 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 43 goal on 497 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 45 goals on 439 shots.
Kings vs Hurricanes Trends
The Kings are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest. The Hurricanes are 41-15 in their last 56 home games and 22-6 in their last 28 overall. The over is 8-2-1 in Kings last 11 overall. The over is 10-3 in Hurricanes last 13 overall. The Kings are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Carolina and 0-6 in the last 6 meetings. The home team is 20-8-1 in the last 29 meetings. The favorite is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Carolina Hurricanes are the better team, and they’re going to get even more love because they’re at home. However, we’re getting 1.5 times our money with a Kings side that’s hot offensively, has proven they can win on the road, and they’re playing well overall right now. In terms of the prices, the value is with the King’s and the plus money.
