Kings vs. Canadiens NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 7

The Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens -- the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat -- will face each other on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The sportsbooks see this as a tight game, with the Kings -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Canadiens at -105.

Los Angeles won 5-3 at home its last time out on March 5 against the New York Islanders. The Kings got two points apiece out of four players, including Mikey Anderson (one goal and one assist) and Artemi Panarin (one goal and one assist).

Montreal played on the road in its most recent game on March 6, and fell to the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 in a shootout (2-1). Cole Caufield (two goals and one assist) and Lane Hutson (one goal and two assists) each had three points for the Canadiens in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a peek at which squad we predict will come out on top in Saturday's action on the ice.

Kings vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 5 - Kings 2
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Canadiens Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Kings-Canadiens matchup.

• Favorite: Kings (-115)
• Underdog: Canadiens (-105)

Kings Betting Insights

• In the 39 times this season the Kings have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 17-22 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter, Los Angeles has put together a 15-22 record (winning 40.5% of its games).
• The Kings have a 53.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• In 29 of 61 matches this season, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Canadiens Betting Insights

• This season the Canadiens have been an underdog 33 times, and won 19, or 57.6%, of those games.
• Montreal is 17-13 this season when entering a game as an underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The Canadiens have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Montreal has played 44 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles ranks 30th in the league with 156 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• Defensively, the Kings are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 176 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank eighth.
• Its goal differential (-20) ranks 23rd in the league.
• The 30 power-play goals the Kings have recorded this season (on 176 power-play chances) rank 25th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles has the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.05%).
• The seven shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season rank fourth among NHL squads.
• Los Angeles kills 75.65% of opponent power plays, the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles has the 24th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 48.2%.
• The Kings make 9.3% of their shots (30th in the league).

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 216 goals on the season (3.5 per game) rank third in the league.
• The Canadiens have conceded 201 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 24th in the NHL.
• Its +15 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• With 44 power-play goals (on 178 chances), the Canadiens are eighth-best in the NHL.
• Montreal scores on 24.72% of its power plays, No. 7 in the NHL.
• The Canadiens have seven shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
• Montreal's has the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.14%).
• Montreal wins 50.9% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Canadiens' 13.4% shooting percentage is No. 1 in the league.