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Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks prediction

Los Angeles Kings3–6–2 · Home Vancouver Canucks3–10–1 · Away10:00 PMDec 12

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Los Angeles Kings

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

9:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
10	Artemi Panarin LW	20:23	7	4	11
9	Adrian Kempe C	18:29	3	5	8
14	Alex Laferriere RW	19:08	2	6	8

27 points this season

12MooreLW TW17WardC

55ByfieldRW

2nd line

7:10 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Trevor Moore LW	16:56	1	2	3
17	Taylor Ward C	13:26	1	0	1
55	Quinton Byfield RW	16:49	1	1	2

6 points this season

56HaulaLW

21LaughtonC

40ArmiaRW

3rd line

9:33 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
56	Erik Haula LW	14:01	1	3	4
21	Scott Laughton C	13:48	2	2	4
40	Joel Armia RW	13:14	1	2	3

11 points this season

AL47LeeLW

79HeleniusC JW25WrightRW

4th line

5:35 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
47	Andre Lee LW	7:58	0	2	2
79	Samuel Helenius C	6:52	1	0	1
25	Jared Wright RW	7:25	0	1	1

4 points this season

64GustafssonD

92ClarkeD

1st pair

9:25 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
64	Erik Gustafsson D	18:51	1	1	2
92	Brandt Clarke D	18:13	3	5	8

10 points this season

6EdmundsonD

5CeciD

2nd pair

9:28 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Joel Edmundson D	18:11	1	1	2
5	Cody Ceci D	17:10	0	1	1

3 points this season

44AndersonD

2DumoulinD

3rd pair

13:12 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
44	Mikey Anderson D	16:24	1	1	2
2	Brian Dumoulin D	15:54	1	0	1

3 points this season

Power play unit 1

3:40 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
10	Artemi Panarin F	20:23	7	4	11
14	Alex Laferriere F	19:08	2	6	8
9	Adrian Kempe F	18:29	3	5	8
55	Quinton Byfield F	16:49	1	1	2
64	Erik Gustafsson D	18:51	1	1	2

31 points this season

Power play unit 2

1:24 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Trevor Moore F	16:56	1	2	3
56	Erik Haula F	14:01	1	3	4
17	Taylor Ward F	13:26	1	0	1
47	Andre Lee F	7:58	0	2	2
92	Brandt Clarke D	18:13	3	5	8

18 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:57 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Trevor Moore F	16:56	1	2	3
21	Scott Laughton F	13:48	2	2	4
6	Joel Edmundson D	18:11	1	1	2
5	Cody Ceci D	17:10	0	1	1

10 points this season

Goalies: Darcy Kuemper #35 (Projected) · Anton Forsberg #31 (Backup)

Vancouver Canucks

Last game: Oct 27

31MerilainenProjected

74DeBruskLW

40PetterssonC

6BoeserRW

1st line

7:20 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
74	Jake DeBrusk LW	14:43	3	5	8
40	Elias Pettersson C	16:23	4	11	15
6	Brock Boeser RW	15:25	4	7	11

34 points this season

18O'ConnorLW

77ChytilC JL88LekkerimäkiRW

2nd line

8:41 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Drew O'Connor LW	13:45	1	2	3
77	Filip Chytil C	15:36	0	2	2
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki RW	15:55	6	5	11

16 points this season

LÖ92ÖhgrenLW LK94KarlssonC MR23RossiRW

3rd line

8:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Liam Öhgren LW	10:09	3	3	6
94	Linus Karlsson C	14:24	3	6	9
23	Marco Rossi RW	14:03	3	2	5

20 points this season

47CotterLW

63SassonC AB13BainsRW

4th line

4:24 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
47	Paul Cotter LW	9:36	4	3	7
63	Max Sasson C	9:17	4	1	5
13	Arshdeep Bains RW	6:58	1	2	3

15 points this season

4OleksiakD TW5WillanderD

1st pair

14:32 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Jamie Oleksiak D	17:34	2	3	5
5	Tom Willander D	17:21	0	3	3

8 points this season

8BuiumD VM90ManciniD

2nd pair

9:45 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
8	Zeev Buium D	17:50	0	4	4
90	Victor Mancini D	10:21	0	0	0

4 points this season

17HronekD

EP25PetterssonD

3rd pair

8:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Filip Hronek D	17:34	1	9	10
25	Elias Pettersson D	10:13	–	–	–

40PetterssonF JL88LekkerimäkiF

6BoeserF

74DeBruskF

17HronekD

Power play unit 1

4:21 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
40	Elias Pettersson F	16:23	4	11	15
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki F	15:55	6	5	11
6	Brock Boeser F	15:25	4	7	11
74	Jake DeBrusk F	14:43	3	5	8
17	Filip Hronek D	17:34	1	9	10

55 points this season

77ChytilF LK94KarlssonF MR23RossiF

47CotterF

8BuiumD

Power play unit 2

2:46 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Filip Chytil F	15:36	0	2	2
94	Linus Karlsson F	14:24	3	6	9
23	Marco Rossi F	14:03	3	2	5
47	Paul Cotter F	9:36	4	3	7
8	Zeev Buium D	17:50	0	4	4

27 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Leevi Merilainen #31 (Projected) · Kevin Lankinen #32 (Backup)

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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. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (29)

Artemi Panarin · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Adrian Kempe · Ryan Tanner, CC0
Alex Laferriere · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
Trevor Moore · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Quinton Byfield · Ryan Tanner, CC BY-SA 4.0
Erik Haula · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
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
Erik Gustafsson · Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brandt Clarke · TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0
Joel Edmundson · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cody Ceci · Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mikey Anderson · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brian Dumoulin · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
Anton Forsberg · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Darcy Kuemper · Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jake DeBrusk · Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elias Pettersson · Matt.davs, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brock Boeser · Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0
Drew O'Connor · Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Filip Chytil · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paul Cotter · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Max Sasson · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jamie Oleksiak · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zeev Buium · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Filip Hronek · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Leevi Meriläinen · Hockeywithry, CC BY 4.0
Kevin Lankinen · HickoryOughtShirt?4, CC BY-SA 4.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Darcy Kuemper LOS

.889 save percentage

3.47 GAA · 3–3–1 · 7 starts

Leevi Merilainen VAN

.900 save percentage

3.35 GAA · 2–3–1 · 7 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.

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