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Anaheim Ducks vs. LA Kings Game 4 NHL Gambling Prediction & Lines

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Ducks Look To Even It Up – Kings Host Anaheim in Game 4

Home ice advantage in the series between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings has turned out to be a curse so far – the road team has won all three games! The Los Angeles Kings will look to reverse that trend on Saturday night and in turn take a 3-1 stranglehold on the second round Western Conference series.

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Anaheim (59-23-3-6) at Los Angeles (52-31-3-6)
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, May 10, 2014
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Broadcast: RDS, TSN, NBCSN
Kings lead series 2-1
Ducks vs. Kings Betting Lines
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Anaheim Ducks +1½ -240 +138 Ov 5 +105
Los Angeles Kings -1½ +200 -152 Un 5 -116
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Injury concerns have crept into the equation for the Anaheim Ducks – as many as three regulars could be out of the lineup for this crucial tilt at Staples Center. Will the Kings, who have won six of their last seven games overall bounce back? Or will the Ducks be able to flex their depth en route to regaining home ice advantage?

The Ducks enter Saturday night`s game with some legitimate health concerns – one third of their top line, Matt Beleskey is questionable as is Mathieu Perrault and goaltender Frederik Andersen. Jonas Hiller has been arguably better than Andersen anyway – no problems there.

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Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf have been terrific for the Ducks and Teemu Selanne has four points (two goals) in his past four games for the Ducks. Patrick Maroon also has six points in his last six games. Beleskey`s absence may be missed but Anaheim has the players to pick up the slack.
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The Los Angeles Kings game plan is to be responsible on defense and to take care of the puck. When they struggled against San Jose, they turned the puck over far-too-frequently. They were leaving Jonathan Quick out to dry. That`s what happened against the Ducks on Thursday night.

Quick is 5-1-0 with a 1.30 GAA and .958 save percentage in his last six games – he will do his part. The rest is up to the defense and a little offensive support.

Anze Kopitar continues to be superb offensively for LA – Kopitar has at least one point in every game for the Kings. He leads the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 15 points. Marian Gaborik has five points in three games, Tanner Pearson has four points in four games and Alec Martinez has five points in seven games. The Kings are getting offense from a lot of different guys right now – the key again… is taking care of the puck.

Dave’s FREE NHL Betting Prediction

A few trends to consider:
• Over is 6-2-1 in ANA last 9 road games.
• ANA are 19-7 in their last 26 Sat. games.
• ANA are 23-9 in their last 32 vs. Pacific.
• Under is 12-3-4 in LA last 19 Sat. games.
• Over is 6-2-3 in LA last 11 overall.
• Over is 6-2-3 in LA last 11 vs. Pacific.
• Under is 5-1-3 in the last 9 meetings.

We knew the Ducks weren`t going to roll over in Game 3 and I don`t expect them to in Game 4. But the Kings were due for a bad game and I think Game 3 was it. Expect the Kings to clamp down in Game 4 and put the Ducks in a hole.

Pick: Los Angeles Kings -152

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