The Vancouver Canucks have surged to second place in the Western Conference after a slow start, and the defending conference champions will host Los Angeles on Tuesday night in a matchup of two teams that are coming off a loss on Sunday night.
Kings Canucks Odds – Tuesday, 10:00 PM
Los Angeles (22-15-9) has had some issues putting the puck in the net, which raised its ugly head once again in a 2-1 overtime loss in Edmonton. Some sportsbook reviews would point out that the Kings were outshot 33-21 and they got another solid performance from goaltender Jonathan Quick, who stopped 31 shots, while Justin Williams notched his eighth goal of the season for the Kings. Some players that are familiar with price per head bookie software had the Kings as a darkhorse for the Stanley Cup, but no one foresaw their goal-scoring problems, especially it being this poor. Quick has been playing at an All-Star caliber and if he keeps this up, he’ll definitely earn consideration for the Vezina, but at the end of the day, the Kings have to find a way to give their goalie some protection in regards to scoring or they won’t even make the postseason.
Vancouver (28-15-3) were outshot 34-23 in a 4-2 loss at home to Anaheim, and it may have been worse if not for a 30-save effort from goaltender Roberto Luongo. The Canucks were outshot 10-3 in the first period, but managed to go into the locker room tied at one apiece and the score could have easily been worse if not for Luongo, who the Canucks need to be at his best to stay in the good graces of players that use price per head services. Cody Hodgson and Mason Raymond got on the scoresheet for Vancouver, who were playing at home for the first time after a four-game road trip on which they went 3-1.
The Canucks should be the favorites at home against the Kings, who are 2-3 SU in their last five trips to Vancouver, and three of those games went under the posted total. Los Angeles has to figure out a way to generate goals, or at the very least, shots on goal because Quick can’t carry them in the ultra-tough Western Conference. Early in the season, it was chocked up to new players getting used to their teammates, but now, it’s starting to get scary as the Kings are 30th in goals scored and if you look at the talent on the team, they should be scoring more. However, the Canucks rarely lose two in a row at home and they’ll come out with some fire on Tuesday night, so take Vancouver when you bet on sports.
