There is life in the standings in the West this regular season in the Pacific Division for the Los Angeles Kings (28-24-15) and new interim head coach DJ Smith this past couple of weeks in the road trip in the Eastern Conference, including the three-goal win over the New York Rangers early this week on March 16.
The Kings got seven out of a possible 10 points in the road trip in the East this past couple of weeks in the standings in the West. This is a confident-looking team on the ice and in the standings in the West this regular season and in this past week.
On Thursday night (March 19), Smith and the Kings host the Philadelphia Flyers (32-23-12) at Crypto Arena in a game that LA needs to get points in the standings in the Pacific Division late this week. The Kings have struggled to put together complete performances for 60 minutes on the ice at Crypto this regular season in the West.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Flyers in the return to Crypto.com Arena for the first time in a couple of weeks in Los Angeles, CA, on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers
Money line: Kings -176, Flyers +146
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+142)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -132, Under +108)
The Kings are comfortable favorites in the pregame betting spread and the money line on home ice at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night vs. the Flyers (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Kings
Forwards
Panarin – Kopitar – Joseph
Moore – Byfield – Laferriere
Turcotte – Laughton – Wright
Malott – Helenius – Ward
Defensemen
Edmundson – Clarke
Anderson – Ceci
Booth – Dumoulin
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
Flyers
Forwards
Bump – Dvorak – Konecny
Grebenkin – Zegras – Tippett
Barkey – Cates – Michkov
Grundstrom – Couturier – Glendening
Defensemen
Sanheim – Ristolainen
York – Drysdale
Seeler – Andrae
Goalies
Ersson
Vladar
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To win the Pacific Division: +1800
To win the Stanley Cup: +4500
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.