Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 12/3/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-144) Kings (+120)

The Los Angeles Kings (13-9-4) will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (13-6-5) at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Hurricanes at -144 and the Kings are opening at +120. The total comes in at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-4 win over the Blues in the last game they played. Carolina earned 6 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. The Hurricanes had a solid offensive outing in the victory. In the outing, they converted 6 out of the 36 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed 49 goals while scoring 53 when they are on offense. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have 83 power play tries (10th in the league) and have tallied 18 goals in those chances. Concerning scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched 68 goals (20th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 67. Carolina has taken 849 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.0%. For the current season, they have 31 points and their points percentage comes in at .646. The Hurricanes thus far have had 627 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. Carolina is sitting with 86 power play chances and they have tallied 15 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 17.44%.

The player in the crease for this game is Antti Raanta. Raanta has participated in 235 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 112-72-26 and he started in 214 games. Opponents have notched 525 goals versus Raanta in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.46. Raanta has seen 6,389 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 5,864 saves. His save percentage sits at .918 for his 12,782 minutes between the pipes. Throughout his time in hockey, Raanta has accrued 132 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .617.

In their last contest, Los Angeles played the Coyotes in a game where the Kings ended up with the win by a final of 5-3. The Kings netted 5 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they took. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one and converted 2 out of those opportunities.

The Kings have racked up 66 goals at even strength and 23 goals (6th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Los Angeles has put up 843 shots (4th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.56%, while allowing their opponents 763 shots. So far this year, the Los Angeles Kings have tallied 89 goals, 30 points, as well as a points percentage of .577. They have allowed 93 goals to be scored by way of 70 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 93 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 24.73%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 73.26% on their oppositions 86 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 87.8%.

Across the rink you are going to see Jonathan Quick protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.44 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,729 goals in total. Quick's rate of quality starts is 53.8% and he has 387 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 719 games and has played for a total of 42,540 mins. Quick holds a lifetime record of 367-268-80 and has played in 730 games. He has recorded 17,936 stops out of 19,665 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+120)

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