Finishing the game on the ice and on the scoreboard has to be the theme in the locker room tonight (March 26) for the Los Angeles Kings (28-25-18) on the road north of the border vs. the Vancouver Canucks (21-41-8) in the Pacific Division late this week.
The Kings and new interim head coach DJ Smith have struggled to finish games when it matters most in clutch time in the final frame in the third period and in the extra frame in overtime and/or the shootout this past week in the West in the Pacific Division.
It gets pretty tiring saying it, but this game is another absolute must-win in the standings in the West in the Pacific Division this regular season for the Kings down the stretch in this upcoming few weeks. The Kings are sliding out of a wildcard spot in the standings in the West for this upcoming postseason in the playoffs this spring.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Canucks in the finale of a short three-game road trip in the West this past week on the road at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, on March 26 at 7 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks
Money line: Kings -182, Canucks +150
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+134)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -138, Under +112)
The Kings are comfortable favorites in the pregame betting spread and the money line in the finale of this three-game road trip late this week vs. the Canucks in Vancouver on Thursday (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks
Kings
Forwards
Panarin – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Byfield – Laferriere
Joseph – Laughton – Wright
Malott – Helenius – Armia
*Turcotte and Ward
Defensemen
Edmundson – Clarke
Anderson – Ceci
Booth – Dumoulin
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
Canucks
Forwards
Ohgren – Rossi – Boeser
O’Connor – E. Pettersson – Kane
Sasson – Blueger – Karlsson
Douglas – Raty – DeBrusk
Defensemen
E.N. Pettersson – Hronek
M. Pettersson – Willander
Buium – Mancini
Goalies
Lankinen
Tolopilo
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To win the Pacific Division: +10000
To win the Stanley Cup: +6000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.