Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks 4/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Los Angeles Kings will play the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action in Rogers Arena, CAN, on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 8:00 PM ET.
In their current four-game road tour, the Los Angeles Kings (44-22-10) are 1-2-0 after ending a two-game losing streak (0-2-0) with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken yesterday night at Climate Promise Arena.
Midway through the second period, the Kings opened the scoring and provided two more goals in the final frame. Kevin Fiala (23 goals, 72 points this year) collected an empty-net snipe and an assist for the Kings.
Pheonix Copley, who has a record of 24-4-3 with a 2.67 goals-against average and a.901 save percentage this season, will make way for Joonas Korpisalo in front of tonight’s trip to Vancouver despite having saved 25 shots yesterday.
The current season’s 15-13-4 GAA and.916 save percentage leader Korpisalo has a 2-2-2 record versus the Canucks with a 3.10 GAA and.896 save percentage.
The Kings, on the other hand, are now ranked 11th in terms of goals scored per game (3.37), 16th in terms of goals allowed per game (3.13), fourth in terms of power play (25.1%), and 23rd in terms of penalty kill (75.3%).
- The total went UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles’ last 5 matches.
- The Los Angeles Kings are 11-4 SU in their last 15 matches.
- The Los Angeles Kings are 1-9 SU in their last 10 matches against Vancouver.
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Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks Predictions 4/2/2023
The Vancouver Canucks (34-34-7) began their last five-game homestand of the season with a 5-4 overtime defeat to the Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena on Friday.
While losing for the second consecutive game (0-0-2), they still extended their current point run to five games (3-0-2).
The ‘Nucks led 2-0, 3-2, and 4-3 throughout the game before the Flames forced overtime with a 4-4 equalizer at 16:47 of the third frame, eventually clinching the victory with one and a half minutes left in regulation.
Elias Pettersson (36 goals, 96 points this year) scored on the power play to extend his NHL career-high point streak to 14 games (8 goals, 12 assists).
Vancouver is 12 points out of the Western Conference playoff picture despite having a 10-2-2 record over its previous 14 games.
On Friday, goalie Thatcher Demko stopped 36 shots to bring his overall record for the current season to 11-13-4 with a 3.37 GAA and a.894 save percentage.
With a 1.20 GAA and.966 save percentage, he has a perfect 4-0-0 career record against the Los Angeles Kings. The Canucks, on the other hand, are scoring the 10th-most goals per game this year (3.39), while giving up the fourth-most goals in their defensive zone (3.68).
With a 23.0% success percentage on the power play and a 70.9% proficiency on the penalty kill, they rank ninth and worst in the league, respectively.
- The total went OVER in 4 of Vancouver’s last 6 matches.
- The Vancouver Canucks are 10-4 SU in their last 14 matches.
- The total went UNDER in 6 of Vancouver’s last 6 matches against Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks. The NHL pick for this game is the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings recently had a lot of difficulty traveling to Vancouver.
Los Angeles lost all six of its previous visits to Vancouver, where the Canucks defeated the Kings nine times in a row. But with that stated, L.A. was in outstanding shape for the bulk of the season.
In its last 15 games, it went 11-2-2, including an incredible four wins in its last five games played on the second day of back-to-back sets. The Los Angeles Kings will win to a predicted score of 8-4.
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Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks 4/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NHL Starting Time: 8:00 PM (EDT)
Location: Rogers Arena, CAN
Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023
TV: BSW
NHL Odds: Los Angeles Kings -115
NHL Totals: 6.5