Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 1/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: WSFL-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (-196) Panthers (+162)

The Los Angeles Kings (26-15-6) are headed to Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Florida Panthers (29-19-3). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -196 while Florida is at +162. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-2 defeat to the Red Wings their last time out. The Kings could have played much better offensively in the defeat. For the matchup, they scored on 2 of the 25 shots they put on goal. They also had 1 attempt on the power play but weren't able to make the most of that try. Los Angeles accounted for 6 penalty minutes for this contest.

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Los Angeles Kings opponents have earned 138 power play tries (20th in the NHL) and have earned 25 goals in those attempts. The Kings have had 1,175 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .900. Los Angeles has taken 1,282 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.5%. While at even strength, the Kings let the opposition score 93 goals while scoring 117 when they are on offense. Los Angeles has accounted for 113 power play chances and they have tallied 18 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 15.93%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 58 points and their points percentage is sitting at .617. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Los Angeles Kings have racked up 135 goals (27th in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 118.

The player in the crease for this game is Darcy Kuemper. The opposition has been able to score 1,011 goals versus Kuemper in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.76. Kuemper has taken the ice for 415 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .914 during his 22,014 mins in the crease. He has a record of 192-140-52 and he has gotten the start in 394 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Kuemper has tallied 217 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .551. Kuemper has had 11,779 shot attempts taken against him and he has 10,768 total saves.

In their last game, Florida faced the Golden Knights in an outing where the Panthers ended up losing by a mark of 4-1. They had 3 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Panthers notched 1 goal of the 33 shots on goal they attempted.

Florida has tried 1,588 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.26%, while allowing the other team 1,390 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.08% on their opponents 153 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.1%. They have a tally of 149 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 24.16%. The Panthers are sitting with 127 goals at even strength and 36 goals (6th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 152 goals to be scored by way of 120 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Florida Panthers have notched a total of 163 goals, 61 points, as well as a points percentage of .598.

Across the rink you are expected to see Sergei Bobrovsky in net. His opposition is averaging 2.72 goals per game and he has yielded 1,829 goals in total. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts is 57.9% and he has 415 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 717 games and his ice time sits at 40,406 mins. Bobrovsky has accumulated a lifetime record of 416-235-57 and has been in goal for 733 contests. He has gathered 19,479 saves out of 21,308 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .914.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (+162)

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