Kings vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 9

The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Thursday at 10:30 p.m. ET, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The sportsbooks have made the Kings big favorites at -278 on the moneyline, and the Canucks are at +225.

Los Angeles won in a shootout at home its last time out on April 6 against the Nashville Predators 3-2, taking the shootout 1-0 to grab the victory. The Kings got one point apiece out of three skaters, including Jared Wright (one assist) and Scott Laughton (one goal).

Vancouver played at home in its last game on April 7, and lost 2-1 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Teddy Blueger (one assist) and Max Sasson (one goal) were among the three Canucks skaters who recorded one point each in that matchup.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Kings 5 - Canucks 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Canucks Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Kings (-278)
• Underdog: Canucks (+225)

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have won 45.8% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (22-26).
• Los Angeles has not played a game this season shorter than -278 moneyline odds.
• The Kings have a 73.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Los Angeles' games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 28 times.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been an underdog in 64 games this season, and won 18 (28.1%).
• Vancouver has a record of 1-8 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +225 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 30.8% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 76 games this season.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles' 206 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Kings have allowed 227 total goals (3.0 per game), the seventh-fewest in NHL play.
• Its -21 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
• The 37 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season (on 217 power-play chances) rank 28th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles has the league's 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.05%).
• The Kings have capitalized with seven shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL teams).
• Los Angeles kills 74.79% of opponent power plays, the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles wins 49.7% of its faceoffs (17th in NHL).
• The Kings shoot 9.6% as a team (30th in the league).

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver has 197 goals this season (2.6 per game), 32nd in the NHL.
• The Canucks give up 3.8 goals per game (295 in total), 32nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -98, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 46 power-play goals (on 224 chances), 17th in the NHL.
• Vancouver has the NHL's 16th-ranked power-play percentage (20.54%).
• The Canucks have eight shorthanded goals (fifth in league).
• At 71.69%, Vancouver has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vancouver wins 49.3% of faceoffs, 21st-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.9%, the Canucks are 29th in the league.