The only remaining back-to-back games on home ice this regular season in the West start on Wednesday night (April 1) for the Los Angeles Kings (29-26-18) and interim head coach DJ Smith against the St. Louis Blues (31-31-11). The Kings need to turn the page after a brutal and convincing 6-2 loss on the scoreboard on home ice this past weekend on Saturday vs. the Utah Mammoth.
A win for Smith and the Kings and the coaching staff tonight on home ice would move them into a wildcard spot this regular season for the first time this past week in the West this spring for the playoffs in the postseason. The Kings would pass the Nashville Predators for one of the wildcard spots in the standings in the West this regular season with two points and a win over the Blues tonight on home ice.
Despite the Kings getting dominated on home ice this past weekend at Crypto Arena vs. the Mammoth in the West, they still have life in the race for the playoffs this upcoming postseason.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Blues in the front end of back-to-back games at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on April 1.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues
Money line: Kings -140, Blues +116
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+184)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -106, Under -114)
The Kings are favorites on home ice in the front end of back-to-back games on Wednesday eveing at Crypto.com Arena vs. the Blues 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. St. Louis Blues
Kings
Forwards
Panarin – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Byfield – Laferriere
Armia – Laughton – Wright
Joseph – Turcotte – Ward
*Malott
Defensemen
Edmundson – Clarke
Anderson – Ceci
Doughty – Dumoulin
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Blues
Forwards
Holloway – Thomas – Snuggerud
Neighbours – Buchnevich – Kyrou
Stenberg – Dvorsky – Berggren
Toropchenko – Finley – Suter
Defensemen
Broberg – Mailloux
Lindstein – Parayko
Fowler – Holl
Goalies
Binnington
Hofer
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: +125
To win the Stanley Cup: +10000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.