Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson, and the Vancouver Canucks will face off against Drew Doughty, Ilya Kovalchuk, and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in a divisional showdown. The match will get started at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 24 and it is being televised live on CBC Sports.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings Odds
The Kings (-175) are tabbed as the big favorites over the Canucks (+155) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 6 goals (-120 for the over, +100 for the under).
Vancouver is 10-15 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 3.3 units this season. Through 25 regular season matches, 13 of its games have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under and none have pushed. The Nucks are 5-11 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Vancouver has converted on 19.3 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 25th out of 31 teams, and the team’s successfully killed off only 76.0 percent of its penalties..
With a .896 save percentage and 30.1 saves per game, Jacob Markstrom (7-10-2) has been the best option in goal for Vancouver this year. If it decides to give him a rest, however, Vancouver could turn to Anders Nilsson (3-4), who has a .902 save percentage and 2.86 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, Los Angeles is 7-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 21 regular season matches, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. This season, the team is 4-8 SU as the home team.
The Kings have converted on just 12.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s ranked 32nd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.0 percent of all penalties.
Jack Campbell has stopped 25.0 shots per game as the primary choice in the crease for the Kings. Campbell has five wins and eight losses to his name and has maintained a .923 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average this year.
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Betting Trends
For both of these teams, the total has gone over in three of their past five games.
Five of Vancouver’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 1-4 in those games.
The Kings this season have recorded the 12th-most hits per game in the NHL (22.6).
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