NHL Odds: Golden Knights-Kings prediction, odds and pick
The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Los Angeles Kings in a Pacific Division showdown at Crypto.com Arena. Golden Knight missed the playoffs last season. They lost their starting goalie Robin Lehner for the season, but they have some explosive offense. Los Angelos lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. Kevin Fiala will anchor their first line. They want to go deeper into the NHL playoffs. Vegas has to choose between Laurent Brossoit and Logan Thompson as their goalies.
The Golden Knights and the Kings split the four-game series last season. Calvin Petersen struggled last year, while Jonathan Quick went 23-13-9. The Golden Knight lead the all-time series 13- 9-3.
The Golden Knights have an explosive offense with Eichel, Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Pietrangelo, and Shea Theodore.
Golden Knights ranked 12th in goals conceded and 14th on goals-allowed average. They also ranked 24th shooting percentage, 25th power-play percentage and 21st on the penalty kill. Golden Knights will cover the spread if their stars can deliver on offense and pressure the Kings to rally in their building.
The Kings are looking forward to a new season. They have a chance to improve. Kings ranked 20th in goals fenced and 9th on goals-against average last year. The Kings will cover the spread if they can avoid penalties and contain the elite scorers on the other end of the ice.
Golden Knights lost their starting goalie for the season and the Kings have two inconsistent goalies.
The final Golden Knights-Kings prediction and pick is over 6 (-118).
