by Amedeus Mastrangelo
Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022
Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Thursday, April 21, 2022
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Where to Watch: SNE
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Moneyline: Blackhawks +195, Kings -250; Over/Under: 6.5 goals
Bet365: Moneyline: Blackhawks +195, Kings -250; Over/Under: 6.5 goals
BetMGM: Moneyline: Blackhawks +195, Kings -250; Over/Under: 6.5 goals
Season Record
Chicago Blackhawks: 25-40-11 (7th place, Central Division)
Los Angeles Kings: 41-27-10 (3rd place, Pacific Division)
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Chicago Blackhawks vs Los Angeles Kings Preview and Analysis
Recent Form
Chicago Blackhawks: 1-8-1 last 10
Los Angeles Kings: 5-4-1 last 10
Chicago Blackhawks Analysis
The Blackhawks are coming into this game with 61 points, a 25-40-11 record overall, and they are 13-19-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 10 of their last 11 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the San Jose Sharks while their 10 losses in that span came against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Buffalo Sabres, the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Arizona Coyotes, the Seattle Kraken, the Dallas Stars, the Los Angeles Kings, the Nashville Predators, and the Calgary Flames in their last game. They lost that game at home 5-2. They still have a game against the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Thursday night. In their game against the Flames, Tyler Johnson and Alec Regula each scored the 1 goal for them in that one. Alex DeBrincat led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Kevin Lankinen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 33 shots with 30 saves and a .909 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 204 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 273 goals against them allowing 3.6 goals per game.
Los Angeles Kings Analysis
The Kings are coming into this game with 92 points, a 41-27-10 record overall, and they are 19-16-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Colorado Avalanche while their 3 wins in that span came against the Blackhawks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Anaheim Ducks in their last game. They won that game on the road 2-1. Phillip Danault and Adrian Kempe each scored 1 goal in that one. Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Jonathan Quick was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 30 shots with 29 saves and a .967 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 224 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 227 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.
Blackhawks vs Kings Prediction
The LA Kings have not been winning many games recently but they were also dealing with a lot of key injuries as well. They are coming into this game pretty much healthy and they have been playing much better as a result as they have won their last 2 straight and 3 of their last 4 games. They won their last 2 games in low scoring defensive ones and they are going up against a Blackhawks team that has been playing very poorly all season. The Blackhawks have only won 1 of their last 11 games and they are coming into this game on a back-to-back and they are also traveling as well. They have been bad all season and they really have nothing to play for here as they are one of the worst teams in the NHL. The Kings are healthy again and they are going to start winning more games now to heat up and get into playoff form. The best bet here is on the Kings to win this game at home.
Blackhawks Kings Prediction: Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 21, 2022 (10:30 pm ET start time) is Kings 3 Blackhawks 1.
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NHL Betting Trends
Chicago Blackhawks: 85-126 (-31.6 Units) ML in all games. 25-44 (-7.3 Units) ML in a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 28-18 OVER revenging a home loss versus opponent.
Los Angeles Kings: 16-14 (+7.4 Units) ML after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 21-16 (+11.5 Units) ML after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 10-5 OVER off a close win by 1 goal over a division rival.
Key Injuries
Chicago Blackhawks: M. Entwistle (RW) Late April - Shoulder injury. K. Dach (C) Late April - Shoulder injury. C. Murphy (D) Out indefinitely - Concussion. J. Khaira (LW) Late May - Back injury. A. Shaw (RW) out for season - Concussion.
Los Angeles Kings: M. Anderson (D) Late April - Upper Body injury. D. Doughty (D) out for season - Wrist injury. S. Walker (D) out for season - Lower Body injury.
Notable Quotes
“I didn’t mind our effort. It wasn’t a 5-2 game for us. The first period we were sleepy, spotted them a couple of goals. After that we were all right.” - Derek King on his team’s loss against the Flames on Monday night.
“Looks like he's been here before. He made huge saves, obviously a lot of them on the penalty kill. Made them when he needed to settle us down. He feels real good in net right now, and we feel real good with him in net.” - Todd McLellan on his team’s win against the Ducks on Tuesday night.
Starting Lineups
Chicago Blackhawks
LW DeBrincat, Alex
C Strome, Dylan
RW Kane, Patrick
LD Vlasic, Alex
RD Jones, Seth
G Lankinen, Kevin
Los Angeles Kings
LW Athanasiou, Andreas
C Kopitar, Anze
RW Kempe, Adrian
LD Edler, Alexander
RD Roy, Matt
G Quick, Jonathan
Statistical Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks
Points: P. Kane (88)
Goals: A. DeBrincat (39)
Assists: P. Kane (63)
GAA: K. Lankinen (3.66)
Los Angeles Kings
Points: A. Kopitar (62)
Goals: A. Kempe (33)
Assists: A. Kopitar (44)
GAA: J. Quick (2.67)
Coaches:
Chicago Blackhawks: Derek King (Interim)
Los Angeles Kings: Todd McLellan (3rd season)
Amedeus Mastrangelo
About the Author:
Amedeus Mastrangelo has been heavily wagering on all sports for years and plays just about everything, including sides, totals, favorites, underdogs, against the spread, alternative spreads, first half, second half, player props, and futures. The bottom line is, if Mastrangelo can see an edge in any way shape or form, then he's going to take advantage.
