After falling to the Columbus Blue Jackets on home ice in an embarrassing loss at Crypto.com Arena in the front end of back-to-back games on Monday night (Dec. 22), the Los Angeles Kings (15-11-9) are inching to the holiday break for Christmas on Dec. 23 against the Seattle Kraken (14-14-6) in the Pacific Division.
If the Kings couldn't beat the Blue Jackets on home ice at Crypto Arena last night in the front end of back-to-back games with three full days of rest, I don't know what the team will do tonight in the back end of back-to-back games against a Kraken team riding a two-game winning streak in the West. The Kings are a few points behind the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division standings early this week before the holiday break for Christmas.
The Kings really need to build some momentum going into the holiday break with success on the right side of the win column in the standings for the Pacific Division.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Kraken in the final game on home ice before the holiday break this week for Christmas at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken
Money line: Kings -240, Kraken +195
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+112)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over +102, Under -124)
The Kings are decent favorites in the pregame betting spread and the money line to beat the Kraken on home ice at Crypto Arena tonight (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Seattle Kraken
Kings
Forwards
Moore – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Byfield – Laferriere
Kuzmenko – Turcotte – Foegele
Armia – Helenius – Perry
*Malott
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
*Moverare
Goalies
Forsberg
Copley
Kraken
Forwards
Kakko – Beniers – Eberle
Tolvanen – Stephenson – Gaudreau
Nyman – Wright – Winterton
Kartye – Meyers – Melanson
Defensemen
Dunn – Larsson
Lindgren – Oleksiak
Evans – Mahura
Goalies
Daccord
Grubauer
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -425
To win the Pacific Division: +500
To win the Stanley Cup: +2700
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.