Anze Kopitar, Ilya Kovalchuk, and the Los Angeles Kings will face off against Brad Hunt, Eric Staal, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in a Western Conference tilt. Fox Sports North will showcase the game, which gets going at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 26.
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild Odds
The Wild (-130) are favored over the Kings (+110) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
Los Angeles is 4-6 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Six of its games have gone over the total, while four have gone under and none have pushed. This 2019-20 Kings team is 2-3 SU on the road.
The Kings have scored on 10.3 percent of their power play opportunities thus far. That’s a fairly big drop-off from last season, when they were ranked 28th in the league by scoring on 15.8 percent of their extra-man advantages. Their penalty kill has fallen off noticeably year-over-year, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 76.2 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 29th overall last year) to 70.3 percent this year..
With a .854 save percentage and 25.3 saves per game, Jonathan Quick (2-4) has been the top option in goal for Los Angeles this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, Los Angeles may turn to Jack Campbell (2-2), who has a .897 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the ice, Minnesota is 3-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Four of its matches have gone over the total, while another four have gone under and two have pushed. It’s 2-1 SU as the home team this year.
The Wild have converted on just 17.1 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Devan Dubnyk has denied 24.1 shots per game as the top choice in the crease for the Wild. Dubnyk has two wins and five losses and has registered a fairly-weak .880 save percentage and 3.92 goals against average this season.
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The total has gone under in four of Los Angeles’ last five outings.
- Los Angeles skaters created 23.3 hits per game last season, while the Wild posted 19.5 hits per contest.
