Kings vs. Bruins betting preview

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Sunday’s NHL slate features an outing between the heavily favored Los Angeles Kings (38-21-9, -285 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Boston Bruins (30-32-9, +230 moneyline odds) at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Kings to win vs Bruins -285

Bet $20, Payout $27.02

Kings vs. Bruins Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Kings (-285)
  • Underdog: Bruins (+230)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Kings vs. Bruins Quick Facts

  • Los Angeles and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 29 of 68 games this season.
  • So far this season, 49.3% of Boston’s games (35/71) have had more goals than Sunday’s over/under of 5.5.
  • These two clubs combine to score 5.5 goals per game, 0.0 more than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 5.7 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stat Insights

  • The Kings are ranked 21st in the league with 195 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
  • Los Angeles has conceded the second-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 172 (2.5 per game).
  • They’re ranked 11th in the league with a +23 goal differential .
  • The 25 power-play goals Los Angeles has scored this season (on 159 chances) rank 30th in the NHL.
  • The Kings are ranked 28th in the league with a 15.72% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Los Angeles’ offense has scored four shorthanded goals this season (19th among all teams).
  • The Kings defeat 81.73% of opponent power plays, currently the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Kings win 50.5% of their faceoffs (15th in the league).
  • Los Angeles connects on 10.3% of its shots, ranking 18th in the NHL.
  • The Kings average 21.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Kings Moneyline

  • In 40 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Los Angeles has been victorious 25 times.
  • Through two games with moneyline odds shorter than -285 this season, the Kings won once.
  • There is a 74.0% chance that Los Angeles wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Kings Leaders

  • Adrian Kempe: 29 goals and 27 assists
  • Anze Kopitar: 17 goals and 38 assists
  • Kevin Fiala: 26 goals and 21 assists
  • Darcy Kuemper: 23-9-7 record, .919 save percentage, 85 goals conceded

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

  • The Bruins have the NHL’s 26th-ranked scoring offense (188 total goals, 2.6 per game).
  • Boston has given up 3.2 goals per game, and 228 total, which ranks 25th among all league teams.
  • Their -40 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
  • Boston has scored 30 power-play goals this season, which ranks 27th in the NHL (on 205 chances).
  • The Bruins’ power-play conversion rate (14.63%) ranks 29th in the league.
  • Boston has scored six shorthanded goals.
  • The Bruins’ 23rd-ranked penalty kill rate is 75.93%.
  • The Bruins win 51.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the ninth-best figure in the NHL.
  • Boston is shooting 9.9% (26th in the league).
  • The Bruins have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Bruins have 12 wins in the 39 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Boston has won one of its three games when it is the underdog by +230 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline in this outing implies a 30.3% chance for the Bruins to win.

Bruins Leaders

  • David Pastrnak: 34 goals and 50 assists
  • Pavel Zacha: 14 goals and 28 assists
  • Casey Mittelstadt: 13 goals and 25 assists
  • Jeremy Swayman: 20-24-6 record, .896 save percentage, 148 goals allowed
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