Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction 10/18/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings meet Saturday in NHL action at crypto.com Arena. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction. This article will include a Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Pick.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Sharks and Ducks, and they play the Golden Knights next. The Hurricanes look to win their first 5 games for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 4.75 goals per game and are scoring 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 5 goals, Shayne Gostisbehere has 6 assists, and Jackson Blake has 17 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2 goals per game and are killing 92.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 7 goals on 69 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 1 goal on 17 shots.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Penguins and Wild, and they play the Blues next. The Kings have lost 5 of their last 6 regular season games.

The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Kevin Fiala leads Los Angeles with 3 goals, Anze Kopitar has 4 assists, and Adrian Kempe has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 10 goals on 76 shots faced, while Anton Forsberg has allowed 8 goals on 60 shots.

Why the Los Angeles Kings will win

• The Kings have won each of their last eight games at Crypto.com Arena following a home loss.
• The Hurricanes have lost six of their last nine games as road favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Kings have covered the puck line in each of their last five games against the Hurricanes.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as favorites following a road win.
• The Hurricanes have lost the third period in each of their last three games as favorites when trailing after the second period.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Kings have lost seven of their last eight night games.
• The Hurricanes have won each of their last five night games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games at Crypto.com Arena.
• The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Hurricanes’ last six games.
• The Kings have lost the second period in four of their last five games as underdogs following a loss.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Kings’ last five games against the Hurricanes following a loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Hurricanes’ last four games against the Kings following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Kings’ last 11 games following a loss.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 21 of the Hurricanes’ last 22 road games against Pacific Division opponents.

Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts

• Trevor Moore has scored at least one goal in each of the Kings’ last four games as underdogs against the Hurricanes.
• Trevor Moore has recorded a point in each of the Kings’ last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Anze Kopitar has recorded an assist in each of his last five appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents at Crypto.com Arena.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five road games against the Kings.
• Seth Jarvis has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last seven games.
• Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games as favorites.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Los Angeles Kings rank T26th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.80).
• The Los Angeles Kings rank 31st in the league for power play goals against this season (8).
• The Carolina Hurricanes are one of four teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 5th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (92.86%).

Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction

The Kings are better than what they’ve shown up to this point, and they’re worth a look given they’ve won the last 3 games against the Hurricanes. However, the Kings have been a mess defensively out of the gate, and it’s hard to trust them until they clean that up. We knew the Hurricanes were legit title contenders entering the season, and they’ve flexed their muscle through 4 games. The Canes look to be in regular season form already, while the Kings are still trying to find their footing. If that continues, this should be a comfortable road win for the Hurricanes. I’ll lay the reasonable price.