Hurricanes vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 1

The Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their matchup at Lenovo Center on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The Kings are underdogs on the road, at +150, and the Hurricanes are -180.

Carolina's last game was a 4-3 overtime road loss to the Washington Capitals on Jan. 31. The Hurricanes got one point apiece out of seven players, including Jesperi Kotkaniemi (one assist) and Jordan Staal (one assist).

Los Angeles won its most recent game 3-2 on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 31. Adrian Kempe had three points (two goals and one assist) in that matchup for the Kings.

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which team will emerge victorious in Sunday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 2 - Kings 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.06 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Kings Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Kings game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-180)
• Underdog: Kings (+150)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• In the 49 times this season the Hurricanes have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 32-17 in those games.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -180 or shorter, Carolina is 20-9 (winning 69.0% of the time).
• The Hurricanes have a 64.3% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Carolina's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 33 times.

Kings Betting Insights

• This season the Kings have been an underdog 18 times, and won eight, or 44.4%, of those games.
• Los Angeles is 3-1 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +150 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 40.0% chance of victory for the Kings.
• Los Angeles has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 24 of 53 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the fourth-most goals in the NHL (184 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are one of the stingiest units in league play, allowing 155 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank eighth.
• It has the league's fourth-best goal differential at +29.
• The 36 power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (on 167 power-play chances) rank 11th in the NHL.
• Carolina's 21.56% power-play conversion rate ranks 12th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• Carolina's 81.17% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.6% of its faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes connect on 10.7% of their shots (19th in the league).

Kings Key Stats

• With 137 goals (2.6 per game), Los Angeles has the NHL's 30th-ranked offense.
• The Kings have one of the top defenses in the NHL, giving up 144 total goals (2.7 per game), third in the NHL.
• it has the 18th-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• The Kings have 25 power-play goals (29th in NHL) on 158 chances.
• Los Angeles has the league's 29th-ranked power-play percentage (15.82%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kings have seven.
• At 77.33%, Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 48.4%, Los Angeles has the league's 24th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Kings' 9.3% shooting percentage is 30th in the league.