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2016 - Western Conference Playoff Preview -- (3) Canucks - (6) Kings

Posted on January 4, 2012 at 10:00 PM.

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Vancouver Canucks - (42 - 32 - 8 -- 92)

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Los Angeles Kings - (42 - 30 - 10 -- 94)

What you Need to Know
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(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 2.73 (#16)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.61 (#10)
Power Play % - 16.3% (#25)
Penalty Killing % - 81.9% (#14)

Home Record - (22 - 17 - 2)
Road Record - (20 - 15 - 6)

Leading Scorer - Henrik Sedin (19 goals / 54 assists - 73 pts)
Who's in Net? - Roberto Luongo (30 wins / Save % .916 / GAA - 2.48)

(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 2.71 (#19)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.59 (#8)
Power Play % - 18.2% (#15)
Penalty Killing % - 82.1% (#13)

Home Record - (22 - 14 - 5)
Road Record - (20 - 16 - 5)

Leading Scorer - Anze Kopitar (31 goals / 56 assists - 87 pts)
Who's in Net? - Jonathan Quick (33 wins / Save % .916 / GAA - 2.45)

Analysis and Prediction
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One word comes to mind about this series, blah. Both teams seem on paper to be much better then they actually are. Nothing stands out for either team, defense, offense, goaltending, all of it seems mediocre for both teams. The real intrigue here is will Luongo remain in net for the postseason, Schneider put up better numbers this year, but Luongo has been the Canucks guy for awhile (sorry Johnny). The Kings have a younger goalie, but still unproven in Jonathan Quick. I'm going to say that it comes down to special teams, neither of which are really special for either team, but the Kings Power Play does alright at times, so mild upset here, even though Kings have more points.
Prediction - Kings in 7