Detroit Red Wings vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Bill Christy | in NHL Picks
The Los Angeles Kings (21-16-13) will face the Detroit Red Wings (32-16-5) for just the 2nd time this season. The Red Wings took the previous meeting back in October. It took shootouts, but Detroit got the job done. Marco Kasper picked up 2 goals in the win, while Corey Perry did the same in the loss for the Kings.
The Kings are coming into this contest with an opportunity to start a 3-game win streak. They picked up wins over the Rangers and Blues last week. Those wins came on the heels of a 4-game losing streak. In those losses, they were only able to muster 6 total goals. During these last 2 wins, they have posted 9 goals. They will look to continue their hot scoring streak here against the Red Wings.
Detroit is coming off a 5-1 win over Winnipeg on Saturday. The win was their 8th in their last 10 games. JT Compher scored twice while John Gibson stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced. During this streak of 8 wins over their last 10, the Red Wings have not allowed more than 3 goals in all the wins.
The Kings need to continue their hot offense to pick up a win here on the road. That will not be easy against this Detroit team that has been playing some of the best defensive hockey of the month.
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Detroit Red Wings vs Los Angeles Kings Form
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92 | 2887 | 30 | 31 | -17 |
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90 | 3396 | 22 | 26 | -20 |
Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings Latest Matches
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Detroit Red Wings against Los Angeles Kings : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
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Players list
J. Gibson
C. Talbot
M. Seider
J. Bernard-Docker
A. Johansson
A. Sandin-Pellikka
T. Hamonic
B. Chiarot
L. Raymond
M. Appleton
M. Rasmussen
J. Compher
E. Soderblom
M. Kasper
A. DeBrincat
J. Van Riemsdyk
P. Kane
D. Larkin
A. Copp
E. Finnie
A. Forsberg
D. Kuemper
M. Anderson
B. Clarke
B. Dumoulin
D. Doughty
C. Ceci
J. Edmundson
C. Perry
T. Moore
T. Ward
J. Malott
A. Laferriere
S. Helenius
Q. Byfield
W. Foegele
J. Armia
A. Kempe
A. Kuzmenko
K. Fiala
Most goals and assists
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
A. DeBrincat
(41 Goals)
A. Kempe
(37 Goals)
L. Raymond
(51 Assists)
Detroit Red Wings - Los Angeles Kings Key Points
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit’s last 11 games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit’s last 10 games when playing as the favorite.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles’ last 11 games when playing as the underdog.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles’ last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference.
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Our Detroit Red Wings vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction
The Kings are 30th in the league in goals scored but 3rd in the league in goals allowed. Being that they are on the road and only a slight underdog, leads us to believe that they will stay in this game. The only way they will be able to stay in this contest will be if they keep it low scoring. Detroit is in the middle of the pack in the league in both scoring and goals allowed, so there is no major threat in them scoring a ton or allowing a ton in this one.
Our prediction for Detroit Red Wings vs Los Angeles Kings: Under 5.5
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