Golden Knights vs Kings Odds, Lines and Picks (Oct 11)

The NHL season starts on Tuesday. The opening game of 2022-23 features just two games. Lightning visit the Rangers and Golden Knights take on the Kings. LA is the home favorite in the betting.

The Kings are currently -121 favorites in a contest that features a total of 6 teams. The puck drop is set for 10 pm ET at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. ESPN will provide the broadcast coverage.

Bruce Cassidy takes over for Peter DeBoer as coach of the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner is expected to miss the entire season, so the team will play with Logan Thompson in goal. Max Pacioretty is in Carolina now, but captain Mark Stone is healthy and looking to replicate his 40-goal seasons from 2019-20 and 2020-21. Phil Kessel and Jack Eichel will be counted upon to shoulder the offensive load.

Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings are playing each other on October 11. Vegas missed the playoffs last season, while LA made it back to the postseason for the first time since 2018. Kevin Fiala was acquired from Minnesota this summer. He will play with Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe and Drew Doughty. Jonathan Quick is back as LA's number-one goalie.

Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings were both above average in goals against last season. Los Angles had a lot of injuries to their defensemen, but they should be better this season with their key players back.

The Golden Knights and the Los Angeles Kings played each other twice last season. The teams split their games. LA held Vegas to one goal in their preseason game.

Golden Knights are under 2.5 goals.