The Los Angeles Kings (28-18-6) wrap up a 6-game road trip when they face the Carolina Hurricanes (32-9-8) Tuesday at PNC Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (NHL Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kings vs. Hurricanes odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Kings opened the road trip with a 5-3 loss against the Nashville Predators on Jan. 21, but then racked up 3 straight wins. However, L.A. fell 5-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday as the Over (6) cashed or the 3rd consecutive contest.
The Hurricanes roughed up the Boston Bruins 4-1 Sunday for a 5th straight win. Carolina has grabbed at least a point in 8 straight contests back to Jan. 10.
Carolina earned a 4-2 win at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. on Dec. 3 as the Over (5.5) inched across the line in the first meeting this season.
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Kings at Hurricanes odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:47 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kings +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Hurricanes -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kings +1.5 (-150) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -130 | U: +110)
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Kings at Hurricanes projected goalies
Pheonix Copley (15-3-0, 2.82 GAA, .901 SV%) vs. Frederik Andersen (10-3-0, 2.38 GAA, .909 SV%)
Copley picked up his 3rd consecutive victory as he turned aside 45 of the 48 shots he faced at the Florida Panthers Friday. He is 7-2-0 with a 3.08 GAA and .896 SV% in 10 starts in January.
Andersen is projected to start against the Kings. He missed the first meeting in Los Angeles due to injury but “The Great Dane” is 5-0-0 with a 1.88 GAA, .934 SV% in 6 starts since returning from a 2-month absence.
Andersen was forced out of Wednesday’s start at the Dallas Stars after the 1st period due to a minor upper-body injury, but he returned to start against Boston Sunday and turned aside 24 of 25 shots.
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Kings at Hurricanes picks and predictions
Prediction
Hurricanes 4, Kings 2
Moneyline
The Hurricanes (-210) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s a little pricey, even if they’re on home ice playing a Kings team running on fumes at the end of a long road trip.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The HURRICANES -1.5 (+125) are worth a look on home ice, as Carolina looks to extend its win streak to 6 games. Carolina has won 3 of the past 5 games during the run by at least 3 goals, with 2 victories in OT. Carolina also covered the puck line Dec. 3 in Los Angeles with a 4-2 win.
Over/Under
The OVER 5.5 (-130) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at best.
The Over is 8-2-1 in L.A.’s last 11 games and is 5-1-1 in its last 7 road games. The Over has also cashed in 5 straight games for the Kings against Eastern Conference foes, is 7-1 in their past 8 games against Metropolitan Division teams and is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games against teams with a winning record.
The Over is 10-3 in the past 13 games overall for the Hurricanes while going 5-2 in their past 7 contests at home. It’s also cashed in 4 of the past 5 against the Pacific Division and 4 of their past 5 against Western Conference foes.
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