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Kings vs Maple Leafs Hockey Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Scotiabank Arena — Toronto, ON

Article updated Dec 8, 4:13 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Los Angeles is on the road playing Toronto at the Scotiabank Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/8/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Toronto -170 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Los Angeles is on the road playing Toronto at the Scotiabank Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/8/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Toronto -170 was the opening favorite and current line is Toronto -175.

Los Angeles Highlights

On the year, the Los Angeles Kings have scored 96 goals (3rd in the league) while giving up 99. Their points percentage for the year is .571, and they have accumulated 32 points. There have been 100 power play opportunities for Los Angeles, and they have scored 26 goals on those chances. That makes their power play percentage 26.00%. The Kings have allowed 73 goals when playing at even strength while scoring 70 when playing at even strength. There have been 904 shots fired by Los Angeles so far, and their shot percentage stands at 10.6%. Their save percentage so far is .880 out of 827 shots taken. There have been 93 power play opportunities for Los Angeles Kings opponents (7th in professional hockey) and 26 goals have been scored.

Jonathan Quick will be in goal for this game. Over the course of his career, Quick has conceded 1,733 goals to the opposition, and his goals against average is 2.44 per game. He has played in 731 pro hockey games. In 42,598 minutes on the ice, he has a save percentage of .912. As a starter, he has started 720 games and has compiled a score of 367-269-80. During his career, Quick has made 387 quality starts at a .538 quality starts rate. There have been 19,696 shots taken against Quick and he has made 17,963 saves.

With a power ranking of 3, Los Angeles is ranked #12 in offense (scoring an average of 3.41 per game), #24 in defense (allowing an average of 3.59 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-10-4 this season.

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Toronto Highlights

The Toronto Maple Leafs currently have 83 goals, 38 points, a .704 points percentage, and are in third place in the Eastern Conference. The team has allowed 66 goals to be scored on the ice, a combination of 48 goals at even strength and 18 goals when fewer men were on the ice. In even strength play, the Maple Leafs have tallied 63 goals, while on the power play, they have tallied 20 goals. Their power play percentage is 23.26% after 86 power play opportunities. With 831 shots, Toronto is 14th in the NHL and has a shot percentage of 9.99%, while allowing 797 shots to their opponents. The penalty kill rate for their opponent's 90 power play attempts sits at 80.00%, and their save percentage is 91.7%.

In net, you will most likely see Ilya Samsonov. Samsonov has a lifetime record of 59-24-8 and has played 98 games in net. The average quality start rate for Samsonov is 46.6%, and he has 41 quality starts over the course of his career. Currently, he has 2,325 saves out of 2,571 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .904. In total, he has surrendered 246 goals to his opponents, an average of 2.74 goals per game. He has played 5,381 minutes and started 88 games.

Toronto Maple Leafs has a power ranking of 11 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 3.04 per game), #4 for defense (giving up an average of 3.59 points per game) and 16-11 overall. Los Angeles went 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against Toronto.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Toronto Maple Leafs to win and the total score to be 6.5.

61% of SportsJaw players predict Toronto Maple Leafs to win.

OddsShark 's prediction is Toronto will win and the total will push.

76% picked Toronto Maple Leafs on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Kings 3 to Maple Leafs 3.

Staff Prediction

Toronto has also been playing some of their best Hockey as of late, winning 5 of their last 6 games. I think the Maple Leafs continue their hot play with a win over the Kings Thursday night.

Staff Pick: Toronto ML -175

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Kings vs Maple Leafs archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Kings vs Maple Leafs matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Los Angeles Kings+150 → +155Moved
  • Moneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs-170 → -175Moved
  • Spread · Los Angeles Kings+1.5 (-159) → +1.5 (-162)Moved
  • Spread · Toronto Maple Leafs-1.5 (+140) → -1.5 (+142)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Los Angeles Kings
13-14 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Toronto Maple Leafs
16-11 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-08T09:13:52.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-10-29Toronto Maple Leafs 2 · Los Angeles Kings 4
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Los Angeles Kings 5-0

Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Los Angeles Kings 5-0 on December 8, 2022, a 5-goal decision in the series. Toronto Maple Leafs' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 4-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Los Angeles Kings +1.5 (-162) spread, Toronto Maple Leafs covered, while the 5 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Roderick806Moneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -175Win
  • KrockpicksTotal · Under 6 (-110)Win
  • DoclocksTotal · Over 6 (-110)Loss
  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -175Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6 (-110)Loss
  • TowerTalkSportsSpread · Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 (+142)Win
  • JamescashiolaTotal · Over 6 (-110)Loss
  • MalakhovSpread · Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 (+142)Win
  • MaddogMoneyline · Los Angeles Kings +155Loss
  • PremierPicksMoneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -175Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -175Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -175Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Toronto Maple Leafs -175Win