Golden Knights vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 14

The Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a win and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. The Kings are slight underdogs, at -102, and the Golden Knights are -118.

Vegas earned a 7-2 road victory against the San Jose Sharks in its last game on Jan. 11. Tomas Hertl led the Golden Knights with five points (two goals and three assists).

Los Angeles' most recent game was a home loss, 3-1, to the Dallas Stars on Jan. 12. Three Kings players had one point each in that outing, including Quinton Byfield (one goal) and Corey Perry (one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which squad will bring home the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Golden Knights vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Golden Knights 5 - Kings 2
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Kings Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Kings game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-118)
• Underdog: Kings (-102)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights have gone 18-19 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Vegas is 17-18 (victorious in 48.6% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -118 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Golden Knights have a 54.1% chance to win.
• Vegas' games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 27 times.

Kings Betting Insights

• This season the Kings have been an underdog 15 times, and won seven, or 46.7%, of those games.
• This season Los Angeles has won six of its 13 games, or 46.2%, when it's the underdog by at least -102 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this outing implies a 50.5% chance of victory for the Kings.
• Los Angeles and its opponent have combined to score over 5.5 goals in 22 of 45 games this season.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas' 143 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 14th in the league.
• Defensively, the Golden Knights are one of the stingiest units in league play, conceding 131 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 10th.
• Its goal differential (+12) makes the team eighth-best in the league.
• The 35 power-play goals the Golden Knights have scored this season are fourth-best in the NHL (on 134 power-play chances).
• Vegas' 26.12% power-play conversion rate is the fourth-best in the league.
• The Golden Knights have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Vegas has the league's seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (83.02%).
• Vegas has the eighth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51.3%.
• The Golden Knights shoot 11.3% as a team (ninth in the league).

Kings Key Stats

• With 117 goals (2.6 per game), Los Angeles has the NHL's 30th-ranked offense.
• The Kings have one of the best defenses in the NHL, conceding 123 total goals (2.7 per game), third in the league.
• it has the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -6.
• With 22 power-play goals (on 135 chances), the Kings are 24th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles' power-play percentage (16.3) puts the team 27th in the league.
• The Kings have a league-leading seven shorthanded goals.
• Los Angeles' has the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.82%).
• Los Angeles wins 49.4% of faceoffs, 20th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.3% shooting percentage of the Kings is 30th in the league.