The Los Angeles Kings (16-14-9) host the Minnesota Wild (25-10-7) for the first of two straight matchups at home this weekend (Jan. 3) and early this upcoming week on Monday night in the West. In the Kings last game against the Tampa Bay Lightning to begin the four-game homestand this week on New Year's Day, LA couldn't keep a one-goal lead in clutch time late in the third period in the final frame.
Los Angeles Kings and Jim Hiller need to find more success in the standings in the win column vs. the Minnesota Wild this weekend
In the first matchup between the Kings and Wild this regular season this fall, Minnesota won by a score of 4-3 in a shootout in the Twin Cities back in early-to-mid October on Oct. 13.
The Kings have an opportunity to reel in two straight wins on home ice at Crypto.com Arena this regular season in the West since early-December a few weeks ago.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Wild in the first of two straight matchups vs. Minnesota at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild
Money line: Kings -125, Wild -102
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+194)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -115, Under -105)
For the second straight game in the West on home ice at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings are favored to beat the Wild 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. Minnesota Wild
Kings
Forwards
Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Foegele - Byfield - Armia
Fiala - Turcotte - Kuzmenko
Malott - Helenius - Perry
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
Wild
Forwards
Kaprizov - Yurov -Zuccarello
Johansson -Eriksson Ek - Boldy
Tarasenko -Hartman -Hinostroza
Foligno - Sturm - Trenin
Defensemen
Hughes -Faber
Brodin - Spurgeon
Middleton - Bogosian
Goalies
Wallstedt
Gustavsson
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -280
To win the Pacific Division: +550
To win the Stanley Cup: +3300
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.