Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 1/4/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+110) Kings (-130)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-2) are en route to Crypto.com Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Kings (22-10-5). The line on this contest has the Lightning at +110 while the Kings are priced at -130. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 defeat against the Sharks in their previous game. The Lightning didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In the game, they netted 1 of the 25 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 2 attempts on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. Tampa Bay accounted for 11 penalty minutes in this outing.

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At even strength, the Lightning have allowed 80 goals while earning 107 themselves. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 99 power play tries (27th in pro hockey) and have notched 18 goals in those attempts. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 135 goals (5th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 98. Tampa Bay has tried 976 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 13.8%. For the current season, they have earned 42 points and their points percentage comes in at .600. The Lightning have seen 1,004 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .902. Tampa Bay comes into tonight with 106 power play chances and they have tallied 28 goals out of those advantages, earning them a percentage of 26.42%.

The player in the crease for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 505 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has earned a win-loss record of 309-154-31 and he started in 495 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,264 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.70. Vasilevskiy has had 15,137 shots against him and has accrued 13,873 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .916 during his 28,116 mins played. Over the course of his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has tallied 282 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .570.

When they took the ice last, Los Angeles played the Devils in a matchup where the Kings got the victory by a tally of 3-0. The Kings notched 3 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they took. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Los Angeles has taken 1,013 shots (27th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.45%, while allowing their opponents 919 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.30% on the other teams 113 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.8%. They have recorded 93 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.13%. The Kings have 101 goals at even strength and 15 goals (29th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 94 goals to be scored by way of 74 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Los Angeles Kings have earned 116 goals, 49 points, as well as a points percentage of .662.

Across the ice you are expected to see Darcy Kuemper protecting the net. Kuemper is the owner of a career record of 188-137-51 and has participated in 407 games. Kuemper's quality start percentage comes out to 54.9% and he has made 212 quality starts in his pro career. He has compiled 10,579 saves out of 11,575 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .914. Opponents are averaging 2.72 goals per contest and he has allowed 996 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 386 games and his ice time sits at 21,994 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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