Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 12/30/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+108) Kings (-130)

The Vancouver Canucks (14-15-2) are headed to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday where they will play the Los Angeles Kings (14-12-5). The moneyline on this contest has Vancouver at +108 while Los Angeles is coming in at -130. The over/under is 6.

The Vancouver Canucks had a good night with a 5-2 victory over the Sharks in their last game. The Canucks had a solid offensive output and it showed in this victory. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 30 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and notched 1 goal. Vancouver accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this game.

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When discussing their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have earned 78 goals (25th in the league) this year and have allowed 89. For the current campaign, they have scored 30 points and their points % is .484. Vancouver comes into tonight with 102 power play chances and they have tallied 20 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 19.61%. When at even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 58 goals while scoring 58 on offense. Vancouver has taken 1,032 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 7.6%. The Canucks have had 993 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .910. Vancouver Canucks opponents have 94 power play tries (7th in pro hockey) and have racked up 31 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Jaroslav Halak. The opposition has racked up 1,303 goals versus Halak in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.49. Halak has taken the ice for 546 contests during his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .916 during his 31,427 minutes in the crease. He has an overall record of 282-177-63 and he started in 507 games. During his career on the ice, Halak has accounted for 286 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .564. Halak has had 15,503 shots taken against him and he has 14,200 total saves.

In their last game, Los Angeles went up against the Golden Knights in an outing where the Kings took a loss by a final of 6-3. They had 4 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Kings scored 3 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this season, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 82 goals, 33 points, and a points percentage of .532. They have allowed 84 goals to be scored by way of 63 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kings have accumulated 65 goals at even strength and 17 goals (19th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have recorded 102 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.67%. Los Angeles has attempted 1,068 shots (2nd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 7.68%, while allowing the other team 951 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.14% on their oppositions 88 power play chances, and their save percentage is 91.2%.

Across the rink you will find Jonathan Quick in net. His opponents are averaging 2.41 goals/game and he has allowed 1,602 goals in total. Quick's rate of quality starts is 54.2% and he has qualified for 366 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 675 contests and has racked up 39,948 mins. Quick is the owner of a career mark of 344-256-73 and has played in 685 contests. He has recorded 16,859 saves out of 18,461 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .913.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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