Anaheim is coming to the game here after getting a loss handed to them in their last game. The loss was a defensive shortcoming for the Ducks who gave up 4 goals and only scored 1 goal of their own against the Blues. The Ducks with the loss dropped to a 3-5-2 record overall on the year.
The offense for Anaheim is one of the worst in the NHL with only 1.60 goals per game scored. The Ducks have converted on the power play at a dismal 8.7% of the time. Defensively the Ducks have allowed 2.7 goals per game, but have ended up killing off 83.9% of the power plays faced on the season.
Los Angeles comes to the game here after losing in their last game to the Minnesota Wild. The loss to the Wild came with a final score of 5-3 and the defense for the Kings simply looked horrible this year. The Kings with the most recent loss ended up dropping their record to a 3-3-2 record on the season so far.
Offensively the Kings have put in a total of 3.13 goals per game and have converted on the power play at a clip of 22.2% on the season. The defense for the Kings has allowed only 3.25 goals per game. The penalty kill for the Kings has come in playing really well killing off 87.5% of the power plays faced on the season.
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Anaheim comes to the game struggling on the offensive side of the puck and it will definitely hamper and chances the Ducks want to have to win in this game. With the Kings they are coming in playing fairly decent hockey, but are also not the powerhouse they have been in the past. Look for the Ducks to continue to have some offensive issues in the game here and look for the Kings to take advantage of the extra pressure they can bring to the game here to get the win locked down. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Kings win 3-2.
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