Kings vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 26

Both the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a defeat, heading into their meeting at Rogers Arena on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Kings heavy favorites at -175 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Canucks are at +145.

Los Angeles lost in a shootout on the road its last time out on March 24 against the Calgary Flames 3-2, dropping the shootout 2-1 to finish the loss. Quinton Byfield had two points (two goals) for the Kings.

Vancouver lost 5-3 at home against the Anaheim Ducks in its last game on March 24. Filip Hronek (two assists) and Elias Pettersson (two assists) each had two points for the Canucks in that matchup.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will secure the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Kings 4 - Canucks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Canucks Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Kings-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Kings (-175)
• Underdog: Canucks (+145)

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings are 18-25 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter, Los Angeles is 4-10 (winning 28.6% of the time).
• The Kings have a 63.6% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Los Angeles' games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 26 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• This season the Canucks have been an underdog 58 times, and won 17, or 29.3%, of those games.
• Vancouver has gone 3-18, a 14.3% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +145 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Canucks have a 40.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Vancouver has played 38 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles ranks 28th in the NHL with 185 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• Defensively, the Kings have been one of the stingiest units in NHL action, conceding 208 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank eighth.
• Its -23 goal differential ranks 22nd in the league.
• The 35 power-play goals the Kings have scored this season (to rank 23rd in the NHL) have come on 202 power-play chances.
• Los Angeles' 17.33% power-play conversion rate ranks 25th in the league.
• The Kings have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Los Angeles kills 75.12% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles has the 21st-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 48.9%.
• The Kings shoot 9.4% as a team (30th in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• With 177 goals (2.5 per game), Vancouver has the league's 31st-ranked offense.
• The Canucks concede 3.7 goals per game (260 in total), 32nd in the league.
• Its -83 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• With 40 power-play goals (on 206 chances), the Canucks are 18th in the NHL.
• Vancouver scores on 19.42% of its power plays, No. 20 in the NHL.
• The Canucks have seven shorthanded goals (sixth in NHL).
• Vancouver's has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.43%).
• At 49.3%, Vancouver has the NHL's 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.7%, the Canucks are 29th in the league.