Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 12/8/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+155) Maple Leafs (-188)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (16-5-6) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Kings (14-10-4) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +155 while Toronto is at -188. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Los Angeles Kings had a good night with a 5-2 victory over the Senators their last time on the ice. Los Angeles accumulated 8 penalty minutes in this game. The Kings had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in this win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play attempts and scored 2 goals. For the outing, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 28 shots they tried.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 96 goals (3rd in the league) on the year and have given up 99. For the year, they have accumulated 32 points and their points percentage is sitting at .571. Los Angeles has compiled 100 power play opportunities and they have tallied 26 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 26.00%. When playing at even strength, the Kings have conceded 73 goals while scoring 70 on the offensive side of the ice. Los Angeles has tried 904 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.6%. The Kings so far have had 827 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .880. Los Angeles Kings opponents have totaled 93 power play opportunities (7th in professional hockey) and have racked up 26 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Jonathan Quick. The opposition has racked up 1,733 goals against Quick in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.44. Quick has taken the ice for 731 contests throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .912 for his 42,598 minutes on the ice. He has compiled an overall mark of 367-269-80 and he has gotten the start in 720 games. For his career, Quick has 387 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .538. Quick has seen 19,696 shots taken against him and he has 17,963 total saves.

In their last outing, Toronto opposed the Stars in a matchup where the Maple Leafs got the victory by a final of 4-0. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup but were not able to net one. The Maple Leafs earned 4 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have 83 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .704. They have granted a total of 66 goals to be scored by of a combination of 48 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Maple Leafs have tallied 63 goals at even strength and 20 goals (11th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have recorded 86 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 23.26%. Toronto has put up 831 shots (14th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.99%, while allowing their opponents 797 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their oppositions 90 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 91.7%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Ilya Samsonov in net. Samsonov has compiled a lifetime record of 59-24-8 and has been in net for 98 games. Samsonov's quality start rate comes in at 46.6% and he has qualified for 41 quality starting assignments in his career. He is sitting with 2,325 saves out of 2,571 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .904. His opponents are averaging 2.74 goals per game and he has relinquished 246 goals overall. He has started in 88 games and has played 5,381 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-188) and under 6.5 goals

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