NHL Predictions & Odds 4/2/23
Los Angeles Kings (43-22-10) vs. Vancouver Canucks (34-34-7)
April 2, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks +117 / Los Angeles Kings -145; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks meet Sunday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 25.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 36 goals, Kevin Fiala has 48 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 209 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 75.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 99 goals on 798 shots faced, and Pheonix Copley has allowed 85 goals on 844 shots.
The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 22.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Kuzmenko leads Vancouver with 37 goals, Quinn Hughes has 66 assists and Elias Pettersson has 240 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 70.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 92 goals on 870 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 107 goals on 830 shots.
The Kings are 9-4 in their last 13 Sunday games and 10-4 in their last 14 overall. The Canucks are 6-2 in their last 8 home games and 10-4 in their last 14 overall. The under is 5-2 in Kings last 7 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Canucks last 6 overall. The Kings are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in Vancouver and 1-9 in the last 10 meetings. The home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.
The Los Angeles Kings are the better team and still fighting for a division, but they’re also on the end of a back to back and on the road. The Vancouver Canucks are playing their best stretch of the season, they’re at home, and they have the rest advantage. There’s value with the plus money and the Canucks.
