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CAR @ LAK

Thursday, March 18, 2027 · 9:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Carolina Hurricanes
10-2-2 · Away
9:00 PM CT
Los Angeles Kings
3-6-2 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
CAR — · LAK —
Puck Line
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Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 CAR+1.5 93%
13-1
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
100%
9-0
100%
2-0
+1.56u
7-7
LAK-1.5 18%
2-9
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
0%
0-3
0%
0-2
-3.92u
5-6
Moneyline
win %
 CAR — 71%
10-4
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
78%
7-2
100%
2-0
+1.41u
10-4
LAK — 27%
3-8
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
0%
0-3
0%
0-2
-4.78u
3-8
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line CAR 64%
9-5
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
56%
5-4
100%
2-0
50%
7-7
 1.64 0.79 / 0.86
LAK 82%
9-2
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
100%
3-0
100%
2-0
40%
4-6
 1.82 1.09 / 0.73
2nd Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line CAR 86%
12-2
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
100%
9-0
50%
1-1
79%
11-3
 2.71 1.79 / 0.93
LAK 91%
10-1
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
100%
3-0
50%
1-1
40%
4-6
 2.00 0.73 / 1.27
3rd Period
over 0.5
 no DK/FD line CAR 93%
13-1
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
100%
9-0
100%
2-0
21%
3-11
 1.64 1.14 / 0.50
LAK 91%
10-1
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
100%
3-0
100%
2-0
50%
5-5
 1.82 0.64 / 1.18
Team Comparison '26-27
CARLAK
Record (W-L-OTL)10-2-23-6-2
Points %78.6%36.4%
Goals for / game3.792.55
Goals against / game2.433.36
Shots for / game33.627.0
Shots against / game21.928.6
Power play %23.5%15.2%
Penalty kill %83.3%63.6%
Faceoff %50.0%50.7%
1st period GF / GA0.79 / 0.861.09 / 0.73
2nd period GF / GA1.79 / 0.930.73 / 1.27
3rd period GF / GA1.14 / 0.500.64 / 1.18
Avg game total6.215.91
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
CAR · Pyotr Kochetkov Last start
Last start Oct 24 · 7 GS · SV% .918 · GAA 1.62
LAK · Darcy Kuemper Last start
Last start Oct 26 · 7 GS · SV% .889 · GAA 3.47
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
CARStatusNote
Taylor Hall OUT Undisclosed Hall (undisclosed) tweaked something different from his previous upper-body injury and will miss time, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports Tuesday.
Alexander Nikishin OUT Not Injury Related Nikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday.
Jordan Staal IR Calf ir
LAKStatusNote
Corey Perry OUT Undisclosed out
Drew Doughty OUT Undisclosed out
Mats Zuccarello IR Upper Body ir
Alex Turcotte IR Undisclosed ir
Jakub Dvorak IR Upper Body ir-nr
Jan Jenik IR Undisclosed Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.
Kevin Fiala IR Lower Leg Fiala (lower leg fracture) is at least three weeks away from being ready to play, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday.
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Feb 1, 2026 at CAR LAK 2–3 OT 0–10–02–1 5 5.5 U CAR
Oct 18, 2025 at LAK LAK 3–4 OT 0–22–11–0 7 5.5 O CAR
Mar 22, 2025 at LAK LAK 7–2 3–03–11–1 9 5.5 O LAK
Feb 1, 2025 at CAR LAK 4–2 1–12–01–1 6 5.5 O LAK
Jan 15, 2024 at CAR LAK 5–2 1–00–14–1 7 — LAK
Oct 14, 2023 at LAK LAK 5–6 SO 1–32–22–0 11 — CAR
Jan 31, 2023 at CAR LAK 4–5 OT 0–14–00–3 9 — CAR
Dec 3, 2022 at LAK LAK 2–4 0–20–12–1 6 — CAR
Dec 18, 2021 at CAR LAK 1–5 0–21–20–1 6 — CAR
Nov 20, 2021 at LAK LAK 4–5 2–22–30–0 9 — CAR