Los Angeles Kings at Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
31 January 2023
The NHL schedule on Tuesday night is pretty slow, as there are just three games set to take place. One of those games will feature the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Los Angeles Kings in an important game.
Los Angeles comes into this game in third place in the Pacific Division, and they look like a solid title contender in the Western Conference. The Kings have gone 28-18-6 this season, and they are looking to keep pace while being on the road.
Carolina comes into this game having won five straight, and they remain at the top of the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have gone 32-9-8 so far this season, and they have lived up to the lofty preseason expectations.
The Carolina Hurricanes are the moneyline betting favorites at -211 in this matchup with the Los Angeles Kings.
Kings Have to Defend
If the Los Angeles Kings are going to stay in a playoff spot in the Western Conference, then they are going to have to start defending. Los Angeles is allowing 3.40 goals per game this season, and they have really struggled against some of the better teams in the league.
The Kings are scoring on the power play 24 percent of the time, and that has allowed them to take advantage when they have the puck. Los Angeles isn’t a team that is going to be explosive on offense, but they are scoring 3.1 goals per game.
Kevin Fiala is leading the team with 35 assists and 52 points on the year, and he will be a big key if the Kings are going to win this game on the road.
Carolina Can Score
The Carolina Hurricanes are scoring 3.2 goals per game this season, but they come into this one with plenty of confidence on the offensive end. Carolina has scored on the power play just 18 percent of the time, but they can make opponents pay at full strength.
Martin Necas has had a huge year for the Hurricanes, as he leads the team with 21 goals and 45 total points. The Hurricanes are a team that has plenty of veteran talent, and this team knows that it needs to hold serve at home.
Carolina is also holding opponents to just 2.6 goals per game. The Hurricanes are going to need to continue that trend if they want to get past the Kings.
Kings Get Past the Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes just haven’t been giving up many goals this season, but Los Angeles is going to find some offense in this one. You can expect that there will be plenty of scoring chances for each team, and it will be Los Angeles that manages to do more scoring.
The Hurricanes have been playing great hockey of late, but they are facing a hungry and determined team on Tuesday. Carolina should be able to score some goals in this game, but the defense is going to let this team down.
Bet the Los Angeles Kings moneyline as they are able to go on the road and pull off an upset win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
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