Kings vs Senators Prediction

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02 November 2023

The Los Angeles Kings will play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Los Angeles has won three of their last four games, while Ottawa has lost three of their last four contests.

Kings Preview

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-2-2 this season after they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Los Angeles scored the first three goals in the game and they coasted to the victory. The Kings were out shot by a total of 30-27 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Los Angeles lost to the Golden Knights by a score of 4-3 in the game before Toronto. The Los Angeles Kings are scoring 4.33 goals per game and they are allowing 3.22 goals against per game, while going 17.5% on the power play and 84.4% on the penalty kill. Kevin Fiala has led the Kings this season with one goal, 11 assists, and 22 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Los Angeles is Cam Talbot, who is 4-2-1 this season with a 2.47 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.

Senators Preview

The Ottawa Senators are 4-4-0 this year after they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Ottawa led 3-0 in the second period and they stretched their lead to 5-1 in the third. The Senators were out shot by a total of 43-26 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. Prior to that win, Ottawa lost three games in a row to the Islanders, Sabres, and Red Wings. The Ottawa Senators are scoring 4.00 goals per game and they are allowing 3.25 goals against per game, while going 21.1% on the power play and 75.9% on the penalty kill. Tim Stutzle has led the Senators this season with two goals, eight assists, and 29 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Ottawa is Joonas Korpisalo, who is 2-3-0 this season with a 3.22 goals against average and a .902 save percentage.

Ottawa Senators Team Facts

The Senators have won four of their last five games as home underdogs.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Senators' last four games.
The Senators have won the second period in each of their last five home games following a road win.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in seven of the Senators' last eight games as home underdogs.

Los Angeles Kings Team Facts

The road team has won nine of the Kings' last 10 games.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in six of the Kings' last seven games at Canadian Tire Centre.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Kings' last nine games as favorites.
The Kings have won the second period in each of their last four games against the Senators.

Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances in night games at Canadian Tire Centre.
Tim Stuetzle has recorded at least one point in 15 of the Senators' last 16 night games at Canadian Tire Centre.
Brady Tkachuk has recorded at least one assist in each of the Senators' last four games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
Tim Stuetzle has the equal-most multi-assist games for the Senators this season (2).

Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts

Kevin Fiala has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances with the Kings as favorites.
Kevin Fiala has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with the Kings as favorites.
Viktor Arvidsson has scored at least one goal in three of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against the Senators.
Kevin Fiala has the most multi-assist games for the Kings this season (2).

Matchup/League Facts

The Ottawa Senators ranks 29th in the league for opponent goals in Period 2 per game this season (1.38).
The Ottawa Senators ranks T5th in the league for goals in Period 3 per game this season (1.50).
The Los Angeles Kings ranks 4th in the league for shots against per game this season (27.9).
The Los Angeles Kings ranks T4th in the league for goals in Period 1 per game this season (1.33).

Pick

Ottawa comes into this game after snapping their three game losing streak with a win against Pittsburgh, while Los Angeles has won three of their last four games. The Kings are 4-0-0 on the road this season and they have scored nine goals in their last two road games. Ottawa is 3-2-0 at home, but they have lost their last two home games. Los Angeles is playing some very good hockey right now and I really like how their offense is looking. Take the Kings here.