Kings vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 14

The Los Angeles Kings (35-26-19) visit the Vancouver Canucks (24-48-8) on Tuesday, April 14, with both teams coming off a victory in their last game. The bookmakers have made the Kings solid favorites at -162 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Canucks are at +136.

Los Angeles grabbed a 5-3 victory on the road its last time out on April 13 against the Seattle Kraken. Trevor Moore (one goal and one assist) and Quinton Byfield (two goals) were among the three Kings skaters who recorded two points each.

Vancouver won on the road in its most recent game on April 12, 4-3 over the Anaheim Ducks. Brock Boeser (one goal and one assist) and Marco Rossi (one goal and one assist) were among the three Canucks skaters who recorded two points each in that outing.

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

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

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Kings vs. Canucks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Kings-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Kings (-162)
• Underdog: Canucks (+136)

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings are 25-26 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Los Angeles is 10-11 (winning 47.6% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Kings' implied win probability is 61.8%.
• Los Angeles' 79 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 29 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• This season the Canucks have been an underdog 67 times, and won 20, or 29.9%, of those games.
• Vancouver has a record of 12-29 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +136 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 42.4% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver has played 43 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles ranks 29th in the league with 216 goals scored (2.7 per game).
• Defensively, the Kings are one of the stingiest squads in league action, allowing 231 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank fourth.
• It has the league's 19th-ranked goal differential at -15.
• The 38 power-play goals the Kings have scored this season rank 28th in the NHL (on 220 power-play chances).
• Los Angeles is 28th in the league with a 17.27% power-play conversion rate.
• The Kings have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Los Angeles has the league's 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (74.89%).
• Los Angeles wins 50% of its faceoffs (17th in NHL).
• The Kings have a 9.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 30th in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 205 goals this season (2.6 per game), 30th in the league.
• The Canucks' total of 305 goals given up (3.8 per game) is 32nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -100, the team is 32nd in the league.
• With 50 power-play goals (on 231 chances), the Canucks are 15th in the NHL.
• Vancouver's power-play percentage (21.65) ranks the team 14th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have nine.
• The 71.75% penalty-kill percentage of Vancouver is 31st in the NHL.
• Vancouver is 20th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.2%).
• The 9.8% shooting percentage of the Canucks is 29th in the league.