The Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. Here’s a Kings vs Canucks Prediction. This article will include a Kings vs Canucks Pick.
Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Ducks, lost to the Sharks, and they play the Avs next. The Canucks have lost 7 of their last 9 games.
The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.04 goals per game and are scoring 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Kiefer Sherwood leads Vancouver with 12 goals, Quinn Hughes has 20 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 69 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.72 goals per game and are killing 70.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 26 goals on 268 shots faced, while Kevin Lankinen has allowed 46 goals on 382 shots.
Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Senators, lost to the Ducks, and they play the Capitals next. The Kings have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.71 goals per game and are scoring 14.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Kevin Fiala leads Los Angeles with 10 goals, Quinton Byfield has 14 assists, and Adrian Kempe has 76 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 80.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 41 goals on 441 shots faced, while Anton Forsberg has allowed 21 goals on 188 shots.
Why the Los Angeles Kings will win
- The Canucks have lost six of their last seven games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Kings have won six of their last seven games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Kings have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games.
- The Canucks have lost the second period in each of their last six road games against Pacific Division opponents.
Why the Vancouver Canucks will win
- The Kings have lost four of their last five games as home favorites after coming off overtime.
- The underdogs have won each of the Canucks’ last three games.
- The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in 14 of their last 15 home games after coming off overtime.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Kings’ last seven games.
- The Kings have lost the third period in three of their last four home games following a shootout loss.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Canucks’ last seven games as road underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Eleven of the Kings’ last 12 games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six games between two teams from the Pacific Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Kings’ last 13 games as home favorites.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Canucks’ last 10 road games against Western Conference opponents.
Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts
- Kevin Fiala has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances with his team as a favorite against the Canucks.
- Adrian Kempe has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four home appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Adrian Kempe has recorded at least one point in each of the Kings’ last 12 Saturday games against Pacific Division opponents at Crypto.com Arena.
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Filip Chytil has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances against the Kings.
- Jake DeBrusk has scored a goal in four of his last five road appearances after playing less than 20 minutes the previous day.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six Saturday appearances.
Kings vs Canucks Prediction
The Canucks are in rough shape as they continue to get blasted defensively, but let’s not act like the Kings are lighting the world on fire. The Kings have seen a lot of tough losses over the last couple of weeks, and now they’re at home, where they haven’t had much success. The Canucks have seen 7 of their 10 wins come on the road. I get the Kings will get the benefit of the doubt, but this price is nuts. I’ll grab the plus money with the Canucks.