There is a chance that the Los Angeles Kings (18-14-9) put together the most impressive home winning streak of this regular season in the West in the Pacific Division against the San Jose Sharks (20-18-3) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night (Jan. 7) in the middle of this week. The Kings have proven itself on home ice in this past week in the West, including an impressive regulation 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild a couple of days ago on Monday night.
Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks in the Pacific Division at home on Wednesday night
This Kings team under head coach Jim Hiller will be shorthanded with the active forward lines group going into tonight's matchup in the Pacific Division against the Sharks from San Jose. Center captain Anze Kopitar and winger Joel Armia are out vs. the Sharks tonight due to various injury issues.
There is also a chance that Hiller and the Kings will be missing both veteran forward Corey Perry and winger Trevor Moore due to various reasons tonight vs. San Jose for the team. It will be a much different-looking active roster lineup tonight offensively for Hiller and the Kings vs. San Jose against the Sharks.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Sharks in the last contest of a four-game homestand at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks
Money line: Kings -250, Sharks +202
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+100)
Over/under: 6.5 (Over +112, Under -138)
The Kings are decent favorites against the Sharks on home ice in the Pacific Division on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks
Kings
Forwards
Ward – Laferriere – Kempe
Malott – Byfield – Foegele
Fiala – Turcotte – Kuzmenko
Lee – Helenius – Moore
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Sharks
Forwards
Eklund – Celebrini – Chernyshov
Regenda – Wennberg – Toffoli
Skinner – Dellandrea – Graf
Goodrow – Ostapchuk – Reaves
Defensemen
Orlov – Liljegren
Ferraro – Iorio
Dickinson – Leddy
Goalies
Askarov
Nedeljkovic
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -425
To win the Pacific Division: +440
To win the Stanley Cup: +3000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.