Los Angeles has a winning road record because of its great defense at second in the NHL in goals allowed, and tops in penalty killing. The Kings focus on defense first, as the offense is #17 in goals scored, and #19 on the power play. They come off a 2-1 loss at Winnipeg and the Kings are 39-19-13 UNDER the total after scoring two goals or less in their previous game. Los Angeles center Trevor Lewis (14 goals) is questionable to play after sustaining an upper-body injury Monday and missing Tuesday's game. The Kings are also 30-14-11 UNDER the total playing their fourth game in six nights. This is a big game for both squads as Los Angeles sits one point behind the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado's defense has allowed eight total goals the last five games as goalie Semyon Varlamov (2.69 goals-against average) is 6-1-3 with a .942 save percentage in March. The Avalanche are 8-2-3 UNDER the total after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. This game will have a playoff atmosphere, which means plenty of defense, and the UNDER is 10-3-8 when these teams clash. Play this one to finish UNDER.
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NHL
Los Angeles at Colorado
March 22, 2018
9:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 5.5 -113 (risk 1 to return 1.88)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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