Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-118) Kings (-105)

The Carolina Hurricanes (52-21-9 last year) are on their way to Crypto.com Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Kings (47-25-10 last season). The moneyline on this matchup has Carolina at -118 while Los Angeles is coming in at -105. The total is set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 win over the Senators their last time out. Carolina amassed 10 penalty mins in this game. The Hurricanes had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. Additionally, they had 6 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. For the game, they scored on 5 out of the 42 shots they attempted.

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Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes notched 262 goals (15th in pro hockey) over the course of last year and allowed 210. For the previous season, the had a total of 113 points and their points % was .689. Carolina wrapped up the season with 253 power play chances and notched 50 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 19.76%. When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes conceded 170 goals while notching 212. Carolina took 2,852 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.2%. The Hurricanes had 2,132 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .902. Carolina Hurricanes opposition had 256 power play opportunities (13th in professional hockey) and notched 40 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has been involved in 479 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 282-125-52 and he has gotten the start in 465 games. The opposition has notched 1,190 goals against Andersen in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.58. Andersen has seen 14,051 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 12,861 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .915 during his 27,653 minutes in the crease. Over the course of his pro career, Andersen has accounted for 264 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .568.

The last time they were on the ice, Los Angeles played the Avalanche in an outing where the Kings ended up losing by a score of 5-2. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this contest but didn't score a goal. The Kings recorded 2 goals of the 36 shots on goal they tried.

Los Angeles took 2,658 shots (11th in hockey) and had a shot percentage of 10.31%, while allowing the other team 2,289 shots. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 75.84% on the other team's 269 power play opportunities, and their save percentage came in at 88.9%. They had a tally of 269 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.28%. The Kings earned 206 goals at even strength and 68 goals (4th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They allowed 254 goals to be scored by of a combination of 189 goals at even strength and 65 goals while they were shorthanded. Last year, the Los Angeles Kings earned 274 goals, 104 points, and a points percentage of .634.

For the opposition you will find Cam Talbot protecting the net. The opposition is averaging 2.65 goals/game and he has conceded 1,090 goals altogether. Talbot's quality start percentage is 54.2% and he has accumulated 224 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 413 contests and has accumulated 24,666 minutes. Talbot is sitting with a lifetime record of 218-156-36 and has participated in 432 games. He has recorded 11,517 stops out of 12,607 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .914.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-105)

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