NHL Predictions & Odds 3/2/23

Montreal Canadiens (26-30-4) vs. Los Angeles Kings (34-20-8)
March 2, 2023 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings -250 / Montreal Canadiens +210; Over/Under: +6
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The Montreal Canadiens and the Los Angeles Kings meet in NHL action from the Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Los Angeles is a -250 home favorite while Montreal is a +210 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.

Injuries

The Canadiens’ injury list is now up to 13 players deep coming into this game while the only name on L.A.’s in jury list is Trevor Moore who is out indefinitely.

Matchup History

Los Angeles’ 4-2 win back on December 10, 2022, made it three straight wins for the Kings in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Montreal is 10-21 in their last 31 games against the Pacific division and 23-51 in their last 74 road games while the over is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. Los Angeles is 10-4 in their last 14 home games and 38-17 in their last 55 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Atlantic division.

Pick

I’m backing the over here. I think we’re marked for a bunch of goals in this one, even if it ends up being a bit of a one-sided affair. Los Angeles has shown some cracks in the armor as of late, while the Canadiens are always vulnerable when you have a goaltending tandem of Jake Allen and Sam Montembault. I’ll take the over here.