Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Canadiens vs Kings NHL Odds
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(35-24-7) Montreal Canadiens vs. Los Angeles Kings (24-33-5)
Date: Tuesday March 5th
Time: 10:30 PM
Venue: Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Canadiens -132 | Kings +100
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: OFF
NHL Betting Total: 6
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There’s no other way to look at Tuesday’s game for Montreal besides must-win. The Canadiens are sitting pretty in the #2 spot in the Eastern Conference wild card spot but they have just a 2 point edge over Columbus. The Canadiens go to San Jose and Anaheim after Tuesday but it starts with a win over the Kings.
LA has been one of the worst teams in hockey for the better part of the season, but they did look good in a 6-3 win Saturday over Chicago. Of course that was LA’s 1st victory in their last 11 games, so it’s still a bit hard to trust them with just a +115 payout.
Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens are 4-3 over their last 7. When they’ve been good, they’ve been really good as evidenced by an 8-1 win in Detroit last Tuesday. The Montreal offense has also been held to just 1 goal in 2 of the last four games so it’s hard to know what to expect.
Montreal also kicks off a 3-game West Coast road trip after having just one game at home. Prior to that the Canadiens were on a 4-game East Coast swing which they survived at 2-2.
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The Kings are definitely get-able and it will be Carey Price in net for Montreal to see if LA’s 6-goal outing Saturday was just a fluke. Price is just 2-3 over his last five, but that record doesn’t indicate poor performance from the goaltender’s part. Price has allowed 2 goals or less in 3 of the last 4 starts.
Los Angeles Kings
LA kind of almost accidentally won when they hosted the Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon. Chicago needed a win to stay in the Western Conference playoff race while the Kings are within striking distance of the worst record in the league and would love a shot at one of the top draft picks.
Los Angeles had definitely played the ‘tank’ part prior to that dropping 10 straight games. Are oddsmakers actually giving credence to the LA win on Saturday? They did make the Canadiens just -127 favorites ahead of Tuesday’s meeting at the Staples Center.
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One thing you have to remember is that Chicago’s defense is an absolute sieve right now. LA had been held to 2 goals or less in 5 of 7 games prior and Montreal’s defense has held opponents to 2 goals or less in 5 of 7. The O/U is looking towards a low scoring affair at 5.5.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Canadiens are 2-5 their last 7 road games
- Canadiens are 6-2 their last 8 games as a favorite
- Kings are 1-4 their last 5 home games
- Kings are 1-10 their last 11 overall
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Canadiens -127
The LA win on Saturday did nothing. It wasn’t indicative of how poorly the team had been playing and it wasn’t some sort of emotional boost moving forward.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Canadiens 4 – Kings 1
The Kings revert to their poor offensive showing.
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