T.M. Selection: Kings/Canucks UNDER.

I am on the under in the LA Kings vs Vancouver Canucks game on Monday. The Kings have not looked good in a lot of their games lately. They have also seen 6+ goals in 4 of their previous 5 games but I think that run of high scoring games is going to end here. Neither of these teams have looked good to start the year. The Kings have looked better on defense in their previous 2 games though, they lost 3-2 to the Flames who are a very good team and currently leading the West, and they won 5-1 in their most recent game against the Oilers who are also a very good team. Both of those teams score a lot of goals compared to the Canucks so I think the Kings are going to have a much easier time keeping the Canucks out of the net here since the Kings haven't been terrible in their games lately. The Canucks have also been really bad this year. They have won 2 of their previous 3 games but had lost 4 games in a row right before their 2 wins. They only scored 1 goal in their most recent game too, a 4-1 loss at home to the Penguins. The Canucks do not score a lot of goals and have scored 2 goals or less in 6 of their previous 7 games. I think that they are going to continue to struggle finding the back of the net against the Kings who have been better lately. I also think that the Canucks are going to come with a much better defensive effort in this game. They haven't been playing well lately and giving up a lot of goals, I expect them to give their fans something to cheer about and play much better on defense to keep the Kings out of their net here. The Kings are on a B2B and should be a bit tired so I think the Canucks can take advantage of that and keep them out of the net too. I like the under in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 2-1 Canucks.