A tough battle is up for the Los Angeles Kings (14-8-9) and head coach Jim Hiller on the road in Texas in the Lone Star State on Monday evening (Dec. 15) against the Dallas Stars (21-7-5) and head coach Glen Gulutzan. The Kings begin a three-game road trip in the East early this week against the Stars in Dallas.
Hiller and the Kings have been much better this regular season on the road than they have when playing at home at Crypto.com Arena this fall. The Kings have an opportunity to pick up more valuable points in the standings in the West tonight against the Stars in Dallas.
In three of the past four games, the Kings have picked up at least one point in the standings, including two straight overtime losses in the West this past week.
The Kings reportedly will be without centers Philip Danault and Quinton Byfield due to the flu (per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider).
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Stars to kick off a three-game road trip in the East at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, on Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars
Money line: Kings +112, Stars -134
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-250)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over +114, Under -140)
The Kings are slight underdogs on the road on Monday night in the Lone Star State at American Airlines Arena against the Stars in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Dallas Stars
Kings
Forwards
Laferriere – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Byfield – Armia
Moore – Danault – Foegele
Malott – Turcotte – Perry
*Helenius and Kuzmenko
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Stars
Forwards
Steel – Johnston – Rantanen
Robertson – Hintz – Benn
Hryckowian – Duchene – Bourque
Bäck – Faksa – Blackwell
Defensemen
Lindell – Heiskanen
Capobianco – Lyubushkin
Harley – Petrovic
Goalies
Oettinger
DeSmith
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -425
To win the Pacific Division: +500
To win the Stanley Cup: +3000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.