Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/16/2025

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Thursday, January 16, 2025

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kings -105, Canucks -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kings -105, Canucks -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kings -105, Canucks -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Los Angeles Kings:  24-12-5 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  19-14-10 (5th place, Pacific Division)

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Los Angeles Kings:  6-3-1 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  3-4-3 last 10

The Kings are entering this game with 53 points, a 24-12-5 record overall, and they are 10-10-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one on the road 1-0. No one on the team scored a goal or recorded an assist for them in that one. Adrian Kempe led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 30 shots with 29 saves and a .967 save percentage. Their offense has scored 121 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 100 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 48 points, a 19-14-10 record overall, and they are 7-8-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, losing that one on the road 6-1. Nils Höglander scored 1 goal for them in that one. No one on the team recorded an assist while Derek Forbort, Tyler Myers, and Pius Suter each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Kevin Lankinen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 33 shots with 27 saves and a .818 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 125 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 136 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Kings listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Kings have looked good in their games this season with their 24-12-5 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the West. They haven't looked great in their road games with their 10-10-4 road record, but they are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games as they have been playing well lately. They are coming off a tight 1-0 loss to the Oilers in their last one and they will be looking to bounce back from that loss with a lot of their losses lately being by 1 goal. Meanwhile, the Canucks haven't looked great in their games this season with their 19-14-10 record overall which has them in 5th place of their division in the West and out of a playoff spot at the moment. They haven't looked any better on home ice either with their 7-8-6 home record. They haven't looked good in their games lately with their 3-4-3 record in their last 10, and they are coming off a bad 6-1 loss to the Jets in their last one. The Canucks haven't been able to get in a groove this season and playing at home hasn't helped them much. The Kings are coming off a tight loss and have looked good in their games lately so they can take advantage of the way the Canucks have been playing. The best way to place a bet here is on the Kings to win this game. 

Kings Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, January 16, 2025 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Kings 3 Canucks 1.

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Los Angeles Kings: 9-14 (-9.3 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 5.5. 30-25 (-5 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 71-53 (-5 units) on the moneyline against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game. 15-8 UNDER in a road game where the total is 5.5. 9-5 UNDER against poor offensive teams - averaging 26.5 shots on goal per game or less.

Vancouver Canucks: 22-14 (+9.3 units) on the moneyline after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 24-16 (+6.7 units) on the moneyline after playing 3 consecutive road games. 98-80 (+13.4 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 9-4 UNDER after a blowout loss by 4 goals or more in their previous game.

Los Angeles Kings:  D. Doughty (D) Out - Ankle.

Vancouver Canucks:  D. Joshua (C) Out - Leg.

“I thought we played a solid game and you know the 4-on-4, the one little miscue and they executed well and that’s the decider so we got to make sure we turn the tide into going our way.” - Anze Kopitar after their loss against the Oilers in their game on Monday.

“Three major blunders, right? I didn’t actually mind our first but the three mistakes in our net. That’s a good hockey club over there, and then obviously everybody on our team had a tough night.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s loss against the Jets in their game on Tuesday.

LW Alex Turcotte

C Anze Kopitar

RW Adrian Kempe

LD Mikey Anderson

RD Vladislav Gavrikov

G Darcy Kuemper

LW Jake DeBrusk

C Elias Pettersson

RW Brock Boeser

LD Quinn Hughes

RD Filip Hronek

G Kevin Lankinen

Points: A. Kopitar (40)

Goals: A. Kempe (20)

Assists: A. Kopitar (28)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.11)

Points: Q. Hughes (47)

Goals: J. DeBrusk (17)

Assists: Q. Hughes (38)

GAA: K. Lankinen (2.63)

Coaches:

Los Angeles Kings: Jim Hiller (2nd season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (3rd season)