The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Vancouver, British Columbia to face the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday night and will air on Bally Sports West.

The Los Angeles Kings enter this game with a record of 29-19-10 and 68 points which puts them in 4^th place in the Pacific Division and gives them the 7^th-best record in the Western Conference, however, the Kings have lost three of their last four games and are on a two-game losing streak following Tuesday’s 2-4 loss on the road against the Calgary Flames. 

The success of Los Angeles this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goals as they are allowing the 5^th fewest goals per game and have the best penalty-kill percentage at 86.41% while allowing an average of 2.76 goals per game. Offensively, the Kings have been below-average as they rank 19^th in the NHL in scoring with an average of 3.07 goals per game, however, they have an above-average power-play unit as they rank 12^th in power-play success rate at 22.28%. 

Adrian Kempe has been one of the better players on the team as he is tied for the team lead in assists and leads the team in points with 32 assists and 51 points.

The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the best teams in the NHL this season with a record of 38-16-7 and 83 points which gives them the best record in the Western Conference and the NHL, however, the Canucks have lost five of their last six games including a 3-4 loss in overtimes at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. 

The Canucks have been one of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL this season as they rank 3^rd in scoring and have the 10^th-best power-play success rate at 22.84% while averaging 3.62 goals per game. J.T. Miller has played a pivotal role in the success the Canucks have had this season as he is 2^nd on the team in goals and assists while leading the team in points with 30 goals, 51 assists, and 81 points this season which is the 5^th most points in the NHL. 

Defensively, Vancouver has been an above-average team as they are allowing the 7^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.79 goals allowed per game, however, they have a below-average penalty-kill percentage at 78.97% which ranks 19^th in the NHL. The Vancouver Canucks will look to bounce back following the overtime loss at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

BookMaker has the Vancouver Canucks listed as -140 moneyline favorites at home against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Vancouver is 7-2-1 in the last ten while Los Angeles is 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. The Canucks have won by an average margin of 1.1 goals per game over the last ten while the Kings have won by an average margin of 1.67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Vancouver enters this game with the best record in the NHL while Los Angeles is in 7^th place in the Western Conference while having been the better team overall in the last ten games in the series, going 7-2-1 in the last ten contests. The Canucks have won by an average margin of 1.1 goals per game over the last ten games in the series. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Vancouver Canucks when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.