Away team
Carolina Hurricanes
60.4%
Fair American
-153
Fair decimal
1.66
Carolina Hurricanes vs Los Angeles Kings prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for March 18, 2027
NHL matchup
Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for March 18, 2027.
March 18, 2027
· 9:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Carolina Hurricanes at 60.4%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Los Angeles Kings
39.6%
Fair American
+153
Fair decimal
2.53
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Mar 18, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 11
- Record
- 8-3
- Net units
- 1.71
- ROI
- 15.6%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 1-1
- Net units
- -0.35
- ROI
- -17.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 13
- Record
- 9-4
- Net units
- 1.01
- ROI
- 7.8%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 0-2
- Net units
- -2.00
- ROI
- -100.0%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 1-4
- Net units
- -2.64
- ROI
- -52.8%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 1-1
- Net units
- -0.11
- ROI
- -5.4%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 18. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Carolina Hurricanes
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
105:39 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 136 / 83
- Fenwick for / against
- 102 / 62
- Corsi share
- 62.1%
- Fenwick share
- 62.2%
- xG for / against
- 6.02 / 3.59
Defense pair
164:18 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 180 / 122
- Fenwick for / against
- 134 / 85
- Corsi share
- 59.6%
- Fenwick share
- 61.2%
- xG for / against
- 8.72 / 5.83
Los Angeles Kings
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
59:01 together · 5 games
- Corsi for / against
- 74 / 52
- Fenwick for / against
- 53 / 42
- Corsi share
- 58.7%
- Fenwick share
- 55.8%
- xG for / against
- 4.09 / 2.79
Defense pair
82:34 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 116 / 73
- Fenwick for / against
- 79 / 47
- Corsi share
- 61.4%
- Fenwick share
- 62.7%
- xG for / against
- 4.89 / 2.65
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Carolina Hurricanes
Expected starter unavailable.
Los Angeles Kings
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Pyotr Kochetkov
Carolina Hurricanes · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 105
- Save %
- 92.4
- Goals allowed
- 8
- Close-range shots %
- 35.2
Darcy Kuemper
Los Angeles Kings · Last start: Oct 26
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 140
- Save %
- 91.4
- Goals allowed
- 12
- Close-range shots %
- 30.0
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 18, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Carolina Hurricanes
- xG for / game
- 3.96
- xG against / game
- 2.40
- xG differential / game
- 1.56
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Los Angeles Kings
- xG for / game
- 2.77
- xG against / game
- 2.93
- xG differential / game
- -0.16
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 18, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Carolina Hurricanes
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 67.9
- Corsi share (%)
- 59.4
- Fenwick share (%)
- 60.4
- Faceoff win %
- 50.0
- Penalties / game
- 3.5
Shots / game: 35.3 · Shooting: 13.0% · Avg distance: 31.3 ft
Los Angeles Kings
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 57.7
- Corsi share (%)
- 49.7
- Fenwick share (%)
- 50.1
- Faceoff win %
- 49.9
- Penalties / game
- 4.1
Shots / game: 27.1 · Shooting: 10.0% · Avg distance: 33.2 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
CAR
|
Metric |
LAK
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Points | 8 |
| 0.769 | Points % | 0.400 |
| 51 | Goals for | 27 |
| 33 | Goals against | 35 |
| 18 | Goal differential | -8 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
Road versus home
|
CAR road
|
Metric |
LAK home
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Games | 3 |
| 7 | Wins | 0 |
| 15 | Points | 0 |
| 15 | Goal differential | -7 |
Last 10 games
|
CAR
|
Metric |
LAK
|
|---|---|---|
| 8-1-1 | Record | 3-5-2 |
| 17 | Points | 8 |
| 46 | Goals for | 27 |
| 25 | Goals against | 35 |
| 21 | Goal differential | -8 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
CAR
7 wins
10
games reviewed
LAK
3 wins
Total goals38 – 37
Goal differential
+1
/
-1
Goals per game3.8 / 3.7
Shots per game30.3 / 27.8
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 |
Los Angeles Kings
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
2 - 3 | 13 - 34 | View |
| Oct 18, 2025 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Los Angeles Kings
|
4 - 3 | 40 - 28 | View |
| Mar 22, 2025 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Los Angeles Kings
|
2 - 7 | 36 - 25 | View |
| Feb 1, 2025 |
Los Angeles Kings
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
4 - 2 | 26 - 28 | View |
| Jan 15, 2024 |
Los Angeles Kings
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
5 - 2 | 26 - 32 | View |
| Oct 14, 2023 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Los Angeles Kings
|
6 - 5 | 19 - 30 | View |
| Jan 31, 2023 |
Los Angeles Kings
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
4 - 5 | 21 - 30 | View |
| Dec 3, 2022 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Los Angeles Kings
|
4 - 2 | 31 - 33 | View |
| Dec 18, 2021 |
Los Angeles Kings
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
1 - 5 | 33 - 33 | View |
| Nov 20, 2021 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Los Angeles Kings
|
5 - 4 | 20 - 43 | View |