What could be a sticky game between a shorthanded Los Angeles Kings (18-14-10) team and the struggling Winnipeg Jets (15-22-5) on the road north of the border in Canada in the front end of back-to-back games this weekend will take place on Friday evening (Jan. 9). Head coach Jim Hiller and the Kings are down four forwards on the active roster lineup tonight vs. Winnipeg on the road.
Los Angeles Kings face the Winnipeg Jets to kick off a short two-game road trip in Canada this weekend on Friday
Center captain Anze Kopitar, veteran winger Corey Perry, winger Joel Armia, and winger Trevor Moore are all out for the Kings tonight vs. Winnipeg north of the border due to injuries and various other reasons.
To make matters worse for Hiller and the Kings, they'll be taking a shallow active roster group north of the border to Canada to face Winnipeg and then a good Edmonton Oilers team in the Pacific Division in the back end of back-to-back games this weekend on Saturday.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Jets in the front of end of back-to-back games north of the border in Canada this weekend on the road at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB, on Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets
Money line: Kings -134, Jets +112
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+184)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -115, Under -105)
The Kings are slight favorites on the road this evening in the pregame betting spread and the money line against the Jets in Winnipeg in the front end of back-to-back games (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets
Kings
Forwards
Ward – Laferriere – Kempe
Malott – Byfield – Foegele
Fiala – Turcotte – Kuzmenko
Lee – Helenius
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Jets
Forwards
Connor – Scheifele – Iafallo
Perfetti -Toews – Vilardi
Barron – Lowry – Niederreiter
Koepke – Zhilkin – Pearson
Defensemen
Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Pionk
Stanley – Schenn
Goalies
Comrie
Hellebuyck
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -320
To win the Pacific Division: +650
To win the Stanley Cup: +4000
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.