The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks meet Friday in NHL action at the United Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks prediction.
Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings recently beat the Islanders while losing to the Stars and Blues. The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.02 goals per game and are scoring on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Moore leads Los Angeles with 25 goals, Kevin Fiala has 36 assists and Adrian Kempe has 197 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 86.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cam Talbot has given up 100 goals on 1,184 shots faced, while David Rittich has allowed 39 goals on 481 shots.
Chicago Blackhawks Betting Preview
The Chicago Blackhawks recently lost to the Capitals while beating the Coyotes and Ducks. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.05 goals per game and are scoring on 14.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor Bedard leads Chicago with 20 goals, Philipp Kurashev has 27 assists and Seth Jones has 134 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.56 goals per game and are killing 77.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 132 goals on 1,402 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 89 goals on 737 shots.
Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks prediction
The Chicago Blackhawks are coming off back to back games where they scored 7 goals, but it’s going to take more than that for me to jump on board. The Blackhawks have been a mess offensively all season and just aren’t a team I’m eager to back. The Los Angeles Kings are far and away the more trustworthy side, and they’ve been road warriors all season, where they’re 19-10-4. The Kings have also won 4 of the last 5 meetings against the Blackhawks. There’s only one way for me to lean in this spot, and that’s to side with the Kings and the PL for max betting value.