Jim Hiller and the Los Angeles Kings (17-14-9) have a chance tonight (Jan. 5) to win back-to-back games on home ice at Crypto.com Arena vs. the Minnesota Wild (25-10-8) in the West. Hiller and the Kings were resilient in a thrilling 5-4 shootout win over the Wild in the first of two straight matchups on home ice between these two teams this past weekend (Jan. 3).
Los Angeles Kings searching for another win at home vs. the Minnesota Wild on Monday night early this week
Many times this regular season in the West we've seen the Kings struggle to keep one-goal leads in clutch time in the third period on home ice against good teams on home ice. But the Kings rallied to win a game that saw them lead multiple times on the scoreboard in the game's first two periods this past weekend.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Wild in the second and last of two straight matchups vs. Minnesota at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild
Money line: Kings -102, Wild -118
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-260)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -104, Under -118)
For the first time in the past few weeks on home ice, the Kings are underdogs in the pregame betting spread and the money line against the Wild on Monday night at Crypto Arena (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
Gustavsson
Wallstedt
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -340
To win the Pacific Division: +490
To win the Stanley Cup: +3300
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.