Los Angeles Kings vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/14/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Monday, October 14, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

The Ottawa Senators (37-41-4 last season) host the Los Angeles Kings (44-27-11 last year) at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday. 

The Los Angeles Kings were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-3 defeat to the Oilers their last time on the ice. The Kings had a middle of the road offensive performance in the loss. In the game, they converted 3 out of the 21 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 1 chance with extra men on the ice but weren't able to notch a goal. Los Angeles compiled 12 penalty minutes for this game.

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In the matter of their scoring, the Los Angeles Kings racked up 254 goals (16th in hockey) during the previous year and allowed 210. For the prior season, they racked up 99 points and their points percentage was .604. Los Angeles had 248 power play opportunities and tallied 56 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.58%. When playing at even strength, the Kings let the opposition score 171 goals while getting 198. Los Angeles attempted 2,616 shots and held a shooting percentage of 9.7%. The Kings had 2,296 shots tried against them and earned a save percentage of .909. Los Angeles Kings opposition had 253 power play opportunities (11th in the NHL) and came away with 39 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Darcy Kuemper. Opponents have tallied 955 goals versus Kuemper in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.61. Kuemper has played in 389 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .914 in his 21,950 minutes guarding the cage. He has accumulated an overall mark of 178-135-46 and was named the starter in 368 games. For his professional hockey career, Kuemper has earned 201 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .546. Kuemper has had 11,098 shot attempts against him and he has 10,143 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa opposed the Bruins in a game where the Senators took home the win by a tally of 3-1. The Senators converted 3 goals of the 20 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Senators racked up 199 goals at even strength and 51 goals (18th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. Ottawa attempted 2,602 shots (10th in hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.61%, while allowing the other team 2,432 shots. Last year, the Ottawa Senators tallied 250 goals, 78 points, as well as a points percentage of .476. They allowed 281 goals to be scored by of a combination of 220 goals at even strength and 61 goals while they had less men on the ice. They earned 283 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 18.02%. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 75.10% on their opposition's 245 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 88.4%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Linus Ullmark defending the net. Ullmark has a career record of 138-73-23 and has been in net for 247 games. Ullmark's rate of quality starts sits at 63.9% and he has 152 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 6,731 stops out of the 7,329 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .918. His opposition is averaging 2.51 goals per game and he has relinquished 598 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 238 contests and has been on the ice for 14,288 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa

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