Los Angeles Kings vs Boston Bruins Predictions

Los Angeles Kings are third in the Pacific Conference. They could drop into a Wild Card spot with a loss. The Bruins are the best team in NHL with 47 points. Los Angeles has a solid offense but weak defense and horrendous goaltending. Boston has the NHL’s best offense and a top three defense. Linus Ullmark is the top goaltender in league. Viktor Arvidsson will miss the game for personal reasons. He is having a strong season. Bruins have six players with 20 points or more. David Pastrnak leads the team with 39 points, Jake DeBrusk, Patrice Bergeron, Taylor Hall, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, and Hampus Lindholm are also big contributors.

Los Angeles Kings are the underdogs against Boston Bruins. Los Angeles needs to play team defense and draw penalties to keep Boston's offense in check. The Kings have a mediocre power play unit that needs four chances to convert at least once.

The Bruins will probably win this game. They should shoot the puck more as they will face a subpar Los Angeles goalie. The team that scores first usually wins the game 2/3 of the time.

Gabriel Vilardi started the season as the Kings’ best player. He led Los Angeles in points for the first couple of weeks but has slowed down since then. Vilardis still leads the team in goals (13) and converts on over 20% of his shots.

Jake DeBrusk is coming off a two-goal, one-assist game against the New York Islanders. Debrusk should bring his momentum from that game to this one.