As the calendar turns to the month of December, the Los Angeles Kings (12-6-7) are set to host the Washington Capitals (15-9-1) and Alex Ovechkin as they try to get their first win this month. The Kings have a chance to win three straight games on home ice at Crypto.com Arena this fall for the first time this regular season if they can defeat the Capitals tonight.
The Capitals have been hot in the Eastern Conference lately. Washington has won four straight games, including three by multiple goals. The Capitals have also won eight of the past nine games in the East this fall.
For the second time in as many months, goalie Darcy Kuemper will get the start for the Kings in net against his former team in Washington tonight at Crypto Arena. Tonight will be the final matchup on the ice between Kings' center captain Anze Kopitar and Ovechkin for the Capitals.
Both Kopitar and Ovechkin scored goals for their respective teams the first time these two squads met this regular season in mid-November on the road at Capital One Arena in the nation's capital (Nov. 17).
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Capitals at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals
Money line: Kings -126, Capitals +105
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+205)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over +106, Under +130)
The Kings are very slight favorites on home ice at Crypto Arena tonight in the pregame betting spread and the money line against the Capitals (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington Capitals
Kings
Forwards
Fiala – Byfield – Kempe
Moore – Kopitar – Kuzmenko
Armia – Danault – Laferriere
Malott – Turcotte – Perry
*Helenius
Defensemen
Anderson – Dumoulin
Edmundson – Clarke
Moverare – Ceci
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
Capitals
Forwards
Ovechkin - Strome - Beauvillier
Protas - Sourdif - Wilson
Duhaime - McMichael - Leonard
Milano - Lapierre - Frank
Defensemen
Fehervary - Carlson
Chychrun - Roy
Sandin - van Riemsdyk
Goalies
Thompson
Lindgren
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -500
To win the Pacific Division: +300
To win the Stanley Cup: +2700
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.