Nashville Predators vs. Los Angeles Kings Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Nashville Predators lost to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, 4-1. That was the fourth contest of a six-game road trip that has seen the club go 2-1-1 through the first four games. The Predators are 15-13-4 overall on the road this season and are fighting for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, six points behind Winnipeg.

Arizona jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Cody Glass got on the board with his ninth goal of the season with just two minutes left in the contest. Nashville has been solid offensively of late, averaging 3.60 goals per game over their last 10, and are 25th in the NHL overall at 2.84 goals per game. The Predators are 25th on the power play at 18.5%. They have scored on nine of their last 28 power-play opportunities (32.2%).

Juuse Saros played well in the loss, allowing three goals on 42 shots.  Saros is 24-18-6 with a 2.76 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage. He has been very solid of late, allowing 11 total goals over his last five contests. The Predators are 12th in goals allowed per game (2.94) and 11th in penalty killing (81.3%) and have been even better recently, killing off 29 of their last 33 shorthanded situations.

No House Advantage: Bet on player over/unders VS THE HOUSE to 21x your bet OR play in PICK 'EM contests against other people! Click here to get a 1st deposit match up to $100 1st w/ promocode WandW!The Los Angeles Kings remained red-hot, earning their fifth straight victory when they defeated the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, 5-2. Los Angeles is now 7-2-1 over their last 10 games and heads back to begin a seven-game homestand where they are 20-9-2 this season. The Kings are tied for first in the Pacific Division.

Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault each had two goals in the victory. Anze Kopitar added three assists and now has eight points over his last five games. Los Angeles is 11th in goals per game (3.35) and fifth on the power play (24.2%).

Joonas Korpisalo was impressive in the victory, stopping 28 shots. It will be Phoenix Copley (20-4-2, 2.76, .899) who will get the start in this game. Copley has allowed two goals in three of his last four starts. Los Angeles is 22nd in goals allowed per game (3.30) and 23rd in penalty killing (75.9%). However, they are at 82.4% shorthanded over their last 34 attempts.

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These teams have gone over in the last four meetings, and have scored eight and seven goals in the two meetings this season. Scoring has not been an issue despite the fact that Nashville has not been very impressive offensively overall. However, the Predators are averaging 3.60 goals per game over their last 10 contests while Los Angeles is produced 3.50 over their last 10.

This game looks like it’s headed for over, and that is not surprising. The teams have gone over in the last four meetings and have gone over in five of the last eight in Los Angeles. Nashville has gone over in five of their last eight against teams with a winning record and has gone over and seven of their last 11 when playing on one day’s rest. Los Angeles has gone over in nine of their last 13 when playing on one day’s rest.