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Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings prediction

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Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Carolina Hurricanes

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line13 min together
    28LWCarrierWilliam20CAhoSebastian37RWSvechnikovAndrei
  2. 2nd line12 min together
    27LWEhlersNikolaj22CStankovenLogan53RWBlakeJackson
  3. 3rd line9 min together
    48LWMartinookJordan82CKotkaniemiJesperi24RWJarvisSeth
  4. 4th line6 min together
    50LWRobinsonEric76CBrind'AmourSkyler44RWDeslauriersNicolas

Defence

  1. 1st pair18 min together
    19DMillerK'Andre26DWalkerSean
  2. 2nd pair18 min together
    74DSlavinJaccob5DChatfieldJalen
  3. 3rd pair11 min together
    4DGostisbehereShayne8DValimakiJuuso

Goalies

Los Angeles Kings

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line14 min together
    10LWPanarinArtemi9CKempeAdrian14RWLaferriereAlex
  2. 2nd line10 min together
    56LWHaulaErik47CLeeAndre36RWZuccarelloMats
  3. 3rd line9 min together
    12LWMooreTrevor21CLaughtonScott40RWArmiaJoel
  4. 4th line7 min together
    25LWWrightJared79CHeleniusSamuel90RWPerryCorey

Defence

  1. 1st pair10 min together
    64DGustafssonErik92DClarkeBrandt
  2. 2nd pair15 min together
    44DAndersonMikey2DDumoulinBrian
  3. 3rd pair8 min together
    8DDoughtyDrew6DEdmundsonJoel

Goalies

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Skyler Brind'Amour: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Artemi Panarin: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0; Adrian Kempe: Ryan Tanner, CC0; Alex Laferriere: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0; Erik Haula: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mats Zuccarello: Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games from Norway, CC BY 2.0; Trevor Moore: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Scott Laughton: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0; Joel Armia: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Samuel Helenius: Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0; Corey Perry: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Erik Gustafsson: Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0; Brandt Clarke: TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mikey Anderson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Brian Dumoulin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0; Drew Doughty: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Joel Edmundson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Brandon Bussi CAR

.865 save percentage

3.27 GAA · 2–2–2 · 6 starts

Darcy Kuemper LOS

.890 save percentage

3.55 GAA · 2–3–1 · 6 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Brandon Bussi: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Darcy Kuemper: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

Carolina HurricanesThis seasonLos Angeles Kings

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (8 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Artemi Panarin: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brandt Clarke: TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recent form

Carolina Hurricanes

OTL5–6W6–3L2–3W3–2W4–2

Los Angeles Kings

W3–2W5–2L1–4L1–4OTL1–2

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

No recent meetings on record.

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