Los Angeles Kings vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 25 (2/25): NHL

Los Angeles Kings vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 25 (2/25): NHL

Credit: photo by Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports

 
Odds
Time 10:00 p.m. EST
Kings money line -110
Kings Leafs spread -1.5 (+240)
Ducks money line -110
Ducks spread +1.5 (-290)
Over / under 5.5

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks
Record 27-17-7 25-19-9
Road / home record 14-6-5 14-8-4
Streak W3 W2
Goals per game 2.86 2.94
Goals allowed per game 2.71 2.96
Shots per game 35.6 29.7
Shots allowed per game 28.6 33.4
PP % 16.77% 25.17%
PK % 25.18% 17.76%
Over / under record 21-29-1 27-25-1

 

Preview

Los Angeles Kings will visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. These teams have once so far this season and the Ducks won in overtime 5-4.

LOS ANGELES KINGS 

The Kings have won 3 straight games and  third in the Pacific. The Kings are 5-5-1 against opponents in the Pacific. Los Angeles has scored 148 goals and ranks ninth in the Western Conference averaging 2.9 goals per game. Adrian Kempe leads the team with 23.

Anze Kopitar leads the Kings with 47 points, scoring 14 goals and collecting 33 assists. Kempe has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

Kings are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game with an .896 save percentage.

ANAHEIM DUCKS

Arizona have won their last 2 games against Vancouver and San Jose. The Ducks are 9-5-3 against the rest of their division. Anaheim is eighth in the Western Conference averaging 2.9 goals per game, led by Troy Terry with 26.

Hampus Lindholm leads the Ducks with a plus-five in 51 games this season. Rickard Rakell has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Anaheim.

In their last 10 games the Ducks are 5-3-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game with an .899 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Los Angeles are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles' last 7 games.

Los Angeles are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road.

Anaheim are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games.

Prediction

LA Kings last 5 games have had an average of 7 goals total per game and 8.6 goals total in Arizona's last 5 games. Last game between these two teams had a 9 goals score. The Over seems like the best bet here.

PICK: Over 5.5 (-125)

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