LA Kings at Vancouver Canucks odds, picks and predictions
The LA Kings (35-26-19) and Vancouver Canucks (24-48-8) tangle in a Tuesday night Pacific Division clash. The opening faceoff from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, is slated for 10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze NHL odds around the Kings vs. Canucks odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Kings lead 3-0
Los Angeles is continuing a regular-season-ending 3-game road swing that opened Monday with a 5-3 triumph over the +151 Seattle Kraken (Over 6). The win continued a streak that has seen the Kings go 5-0-0 since April 4 and earn at least 1 point in 7 straight games. The Kings -- who clinched a playoff berth with the win over the Kraken -- enter Tuesday 1 point behind the Anaheim Ducks for the Pacific No. 3 position and 2 behind the Edmonton Oilers for the No. 2 spot.
The Canucks were idle Monday after winning 4-3 in OT (push 7) at -270 Anaheim on Sunday. They have won back-to-back games, both as road underdogs and both in 4-3 contests that went past regulation.
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- Moneyline (ML): Kings -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Canucks +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kings -1.5 (+145) | Canucks +1.5 (-180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -118 | U: -102)
Kings at Canucks projected goalies
Darcy Kuemper (19-14-14, 2.76 GAA, .892 SV%, 3 SO) vs. Kevin Lankinen (10-26-5, 3.67 GAA, .875 SV%)
Kuemper has not played since April 4, a 7-6 OT win over Toronto. He has allowed 15 goals over his last 3 games.
Lankinen last played Saturday when he stopped 29 of 32 in against the Sharks in San Jose. The veteran netminder has struggled at home, logging a 3-17-2 record with an .864 SV% in 24 games.
Kings at Canucks picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 4, Canucks 3
Moneyline
LA has allowed just 2 goals over the 3 previous meetings this season. Vancouver is just 8-27-5 at home; that includes the Canucks going 0-6-0 on home ice since March 19. Peg KINGS (-160) as being just on the value side of this one.
Puck line/Against the spread
LA has allowed just 2 goals in the 3 previous meetings this season.A lot of Vancouver's recent production has come from the power play. LA has been improved on the kill of late and has not been drawing many penalties. The Canucks' ability to create scoring chances in even-strength play has been at or near bottom-feeder levels of late.Two of this season's LA-Vancouver meetings have come in the last 3 weeks. The Kings won those meetings by a combined score of 8-1. They had early multi-goal cushions in both. There is some risk because Los Angeles has not been great when playing back-to-back days (5-4-6 with no days off between games).Though the Kings are the better team and should win, no team in NHL history has played in more overtime games in one season (32 and counting). Because of their inability to put teams away, AVOID the spread in this one.
Over/Under
The Over is 4-2-1 in Vancouver's last 7 games.
The Kuemper layoff opens up the possibility of a shaky return and a relatively high-scoring game. LA's defense in back-to-backs has been somewhat lacking.
TAKE OVER 6 (-118).
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