While this isn't a "must-win" game necessarily for head coach Jim Hiller and the Los Angeles Kings (19-16-10) in the Pacific Division in the West on Wednesday night (Jan. 14), it is pretty imperative that they come up with two points in the standings vs. the Vegas Golden Knights (21-11-12) on home ice at Crypto.com Arena.
Hiller and the Kings fell short of the Dallas Stars on home ice at Crypto Arena this past Monday night (Jan. 12) in their last game to start this homestand early this week. The Kings are barely in a playoff position in the postseason in the standings in the West if you include point percentage this regular season.
Stringing a few wins together in the West could make a world's difference for the Kings in the Pacific Division this regular season.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Golden Knights in the middle of a three-game homestand at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights
Money line: Kings -102, Golden Knights -118
Spread: Kings +1.5 (-265)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -108, Under -112)
Against the first-place team in the Pacific Division standings in the West on Wednesday night on home ice, the Kings are very slight underdogs at Crypto Arena against the Golden Knights (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Kings
Forwards
Malott – Laferriere– Kempe
Foegele – Byfield – Ward
Fiala – Turcotte – Kuzmenko
Lee – Helenius –
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Golden Knights
Forwards
Barbashev – Eichel – Stone
Smith – Marner – Dorofeyev
Holtz – Hertl – Kolesar
Reinhardt – Sissons – Bowman
Defensemen
Lauzon – Theodore
Hanifin – Whitecloud
Hutton – Korczak
Goalies
Schmid
Lindbom
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -250
To win the Pacific Division: +1000
To win the Stanley Cup: +4000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.