Los Angeles Kings (46-25-10) vs. Anaheim Ducks (23-46-12)
April 13, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Anaheim Ducks +194 / Los Angeles Kings -244; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks meet Thursday in NHL action at the Honda Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 25.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 38 goals, Kevin Fiala has 49 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 222 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 75.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 99 goals on 798 shots faced, and Pheonix Copley has allowed 92 goals on 947 shots.
The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 15.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Zegras leads Anaheim with 22 goals, Troy Terry has 37 assists and Frank Vatrano has 229 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4.1 goals per game and are killing 72.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 196 goals on 1,948 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 51 goals on 494 shots.
The Kings are 7-3 in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest and 12-5 in their last 17 vs. Pacific. The Ducks are 14-38 in their last 52 home games and 27-78 in their last 105 overall. The under is 6-2 in Kings last 8 overall. The under is 6-2 in Ducks last 8 home games. The Kings are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Anaheim and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
The Anaheim Ducks don’t have anything to play for, and they continue to play like it, piling up the losses, and they have no recent success against the Kings. The Los Angeles Kings are still playing for seeding, and they’ve done well this season on extended rest. Give me the Kings and the PL for max betting value.
