It is big for the Los Angeles Kings (14-9-9) to look to avoid a three-game losing streak in the East tonight on the road against the Florida Panthers (17-13-2) and Paul Maurice. The last win on the road for the Kings in the West was a couple of weeks ago in early December against the Mammoth in Utah on Dec. 8.
Changes are on the way in the active roster lineup tonight for the Kings and head coach Jim Hiller on the road in Florida in the East in this quick three-game road trip this week. Center Quinton Byfield is expected to be back in the active roster lineup tonight against the Panthers on the road.
Starting goalie Darcy Kuemper suffered an upper-body injury against Dallas on Monday night (Dec. 15). Anton Forsberg will get the start tonight in net for the Kings.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Panthers on the road at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL, on Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Florida Panthers
Money line: Kings +118, Panthers -142
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-220)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -118, Under -104)
The Kings are underdogs in the betting odds in the pregame betting spread tonight on the road against the Panthers and in the money line tonight (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Florida Panthers
Kings
Forwards
Laferriere – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Byfield – Foegele
Armia – Turcotte – Moore
Kuzmenko – Helenius – Perry
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
Goalies
Forsberg
Copley
Panthers
Forwards
Luostarinen – Lundell – Reinhart
Verhaeghe – Bennett – Marchand
Samoskevich – Rodrigues – Greer
Gregor – Studnicka – Boqvist
Defensemen
Forsling – Ekblad
Mikkola – Jones
Balinskis – Petry
Goalies
Bobrovsky
Tarasov
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -475
To win the Pacific Division: +550
To win the Stanley Cup: +2500
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.