The fans at General Motors Place will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Canucks listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
Michal Handzus scored in the shootout to give Los Angeles a fourth straight win, as the Kings defeated the Stars 3-2 on Saturday. The Kings won the game as -140 favorites, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Alexander Frolov and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings, and Jon Quick stopped 25 shots.
Ryan Kesler’s third period marker stood as the winner on Saturday, as the Canucks trimmed the Wild 4-3. The Canucks won the game as -210 favorites, while the seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Daniel Sedin, Mason Raymond, and Alex Burrows also tallied in that win.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.
Vancouver has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 21-10-3
Vancouver: 18-14-0
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Dallas are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
Vancouver most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing San Jose are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles’s last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver’s last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver’s last 8 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Edmonton, Tuesday, December 15
Vancouver home to Anaheim, Wednesday, December 16
