It will be East vs West when the Los Angeles Kings (71 points) visit the New Jersey Devils (79 points) Thursday night. Los Angeles is second in the tight Pacific division and New Jersey is second in the Metropolitan. Below is my NHL pick for Los Angeles vs New Jersey.
Kings vs Devils Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | New Jersey Moneyline (-148) |
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This game will be played at Prudential Center at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
Why Bet the Devils:
✅ New Jersey is 13-5 in their last 18 games played.
✅ The Devils are 6-1 in their last seven home games.
✅ Los Angeles is 2-8 in their last 10 games against the Metropolitan division.
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Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
Team Records
| LA | Team Records | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| 18-9-4 | Overall | 21-10-3 |
| 0-1 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 0-3 | Overtime | 1-3 |
| 10-2-1 | Home | 9-6-3 |
| 8-7-3 | Road | 12-4-0 |
| 7-3-3 | EAS | 12-6-3 |
| 11-6-1 | WES | 9-4-0 |
| 4-2-2 | ATL | 7-4-1 |
| 3-1-1 | MET | 5-2-2 |
| 6-1-1 | CEN | 4-2-0 |
| 5-5-0 | PAC | 5-2-0 |
| 5-1-4 | ≤1 | 4-2-3 |
| 11-3-0 | ≥3 | 11-5-0 |
| 6-3-2 | Oct | 7-4-2 |
| 8-5-1 | Nov | 9-5-0 |
| 4-1-1 | Dec | 5-1-1 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| LA | Team Stats | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Goals For | 114 |
| 78 | Goals Agst | 87 |
| 2.74 | PP For GM | 3.03 |
| .42 | PP Goals GM | .91 |
| 15.29 | PP% | 30.10 |
| 3.19 | PP Agst GM | 2.79 |
| .58 | PP Agst Goals GM | .50 |
| 81.82 | PK% | 82.11 |
| 9.2 | PIM GM | 9.1 |
| 8.6 | oPIM GM | 8.9 |
Goalies
| P. Copley | V. Vanecek | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GP | 45 |
| 0 | GS | 42 |
| 0-0-0 | W-L-T/O | 29-8-4 |
| 2 | Goals Allowed | 105 |
| 4.37 | GAA | 2.49 |
| 12 | Shots Against | 1156 |
| .833 | SV% | .909 |
| 0 | SO | 3 |
| 0 | Quality Starts | 27 |
| N/A | QS% | .643 |
| 0 | Bad Starts | 8 |
| 164 | Goals All.% | 95 |
| -0.78 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 5.60 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/8/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | L4-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 19 | 15 | .789 |
| 2/2/22 EDM | Koskinen ML N/A | L3-5 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
| 4/6/19 NYI | Lehner ML N/A | L0-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
| 4/1/19 FLA | Luongo ML 106 | L3-5 TOTAL 6.5 | 4 | 33 | 29 | .879 |
| 3/19/19 NJ | Blackwood ML 186 | W4-1 TOTAL 6 | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 32 | 30 | .938 |
| 4/28/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
| 4/24/22 TOR | Kallgren ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
| 4/22/22 ARI | Vejmelka ML N/A | W2-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 |
| 4/16/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 32 | 28 | .875 |
Betting Trends
| LA | Betting Trends | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 4.33 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 3.67 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| LA | Betting Trends | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 4.8 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
| 2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 3.4 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
| 3.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
| LA | Betting Trends | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 4 | Avg Score | 3.3 |
| 2.9 | Avg Opp Score | 3.1 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
| 3.6 | Avg Score | 3.1 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 3.1 |
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Los Angeles Kings
Last time out, Los Angeles visited the Minnesota Wild and were beaten 2-1. There was no scoring in the first period, but the Wild took a 1-0 advantage into the third. The Wild made it 2-0 before the Kings scored late to avoid the shutout.
Anze Kopitar scored the only Kings goal of the night and he was assisted by Sean Durzi and Adrian Kempe.
Kevin Fiala is leading the way for Los Angeles with 40 assists and 61 points this season. Adrian Kempe has a team high 28 goals. The Kings are scoring 3.31 goals per game and allow 3.35.
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey hosted the Montreal Canadians and suffered a poor 5-2 defeat. This game was tied at one, after one, but it was all Canadians after that. Montreal scored the only two goals of the second period and extended their lead to three early in the third. The Devils scored midway through the third, but the Canadians scored an early empty netter to finish the game off.
Jesper Bratt and Dawson Mercer both scored for New Jersey. Two Devils recorded at least one assist in the loss.
Jack Hughes is having a great season as he leads the Devils with 35 goals and 71 points. Dougie Hamilton has dished out a team high 38 assists. New Jersey is scoring 3.44 goals per game and allow 2.67.
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