Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 11/20/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-144) Kings (+130)

Cal Petersen and the Los Angeles Kings (8-6-2) play the Carolina Hurricanes (13-2-0) at Staples Center on Saturday. The Hurricanes open this matchup at -144 while the Kings are coming in at +130. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The Hurricanes came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 2-1 win over the Ducks their last time on the ice. When starting in the offensive zone they came in at 46.3% and they had a PDO at even strength of 103.4 in this one. They recorded 30 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 27 attempts to win the puck. Their Fenwick came in at 47 and the Fenwick against was 36, meaning they had a Fenwick rate of 56.6%. The Corsi for the Hurricanes sat at 65 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 48 which had their Corsi percentage coming in at 57.5%. Carolina had 4 mins in the box in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to score. The Hurricanes could have played much better offensively in this win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 51 goals (10th in pro hockey) this season and have given up 28. For the current campaign, they have 26 points and their points percentage is .867. Carolina has accumulated 54 power play opportunities and they have scored 13 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 24.07%. While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 20 goals while scoring 38 on offense. Carolina has tried 505 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.1%. The Hurricanes have had 423 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .934. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 62 power play opportunities (1st in pro hockey) and have racked up 8 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Frederik Andersen. Opponents have tallied 1,017 goals against Andersen in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.62. Andersen has participated in 405 games over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .916 for his 23,303 mins guarding the cage. He has earned an overall record of 236-102-48 and he has gotten the start in 393 games. Over the course of his career, Andersen has 226 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .575. Andersen has seen 12,111 shots against him and he has 11,094 total saves.

In their last contest, Los Angeles faced off against the Capitals in an outing where the Kings took the defeat by a tally of 2-0. Los Angeles earned a 51.0% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Los Angeles had and you could say that they have had better days on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 49.4% by way of having a Fenwick of 38 and the Capitals having racked up a 39 Fenwick at even strength. They had a PDO at even strength of 94 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 57.1%. The Kings converted 0 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Los Angeles has attempted 548 shots (10th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 7.48%, while allowing the opposition 489 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.61% on their oppositions 41 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 92.0%. They have a tally of 56 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 17.86%. The Kings have scored 31 goals at even strength and 10 goals (13th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 39 goals to be scored by way of 29 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Los Angeles Kings have earned 41 goals, 18 points, as well as a points percentage of .563.

Across the rink you are likely to see Calvin Petersen patrolling the crease. Petersen is the owner of a career mark of 23-27-7 and has participated in 61 contests. Petersen's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.1% and he has accumulated 32 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has racked up 1,759 stops out of 1,924 shots taken, giving him a rate of .914. The opposition is averaging 2.80 goals per game and he has relinquished 165 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 57 games and has been on the ice for 3,537 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-144)

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