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Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 27, 2022 at 10:30 PM ET

Venue: crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles, CA

Article updated Dec 27, 5:14 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Vegas is on the road playing Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/27/2022 @ 10:30pm EST. Vegas -114 was the opening favorite and current line is Los

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Vegas is on the road playing Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/27/2022 @ 10:30pm EST. Vegas -114 was the opening favorite and current line is Los Angeles -115.

During the 2022-23 NHL season, the Vegas Golden Knights will take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, December 27. Los Angeles and Vegas meet for the first time since October 11, when the Golden Knights defeated the Kings 4-3 as +100 road dogs. This is a pick 'em contest, with 6.0 goals listed as the total.

Third straight win for the Golden Knights

This past Friday, the Vegas Golden Knights concluded a four-game homestand. In a shootout, they defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-4 for their second consecutive win. In a back-and-forth battle, the Golden Knights twice had to rally from a one-goal deficit.

St. Louis outshot Vegas 32-29 and was 1-for-2 with the man advantage. Chandler Stephenson finished with two goals and three assists, while Michael Amadio added one goal and two assists. Over the last six games, Stephenson has recorded three goals and ten assists.

After a surprising loss, the Kings are reeling

Last Friday, the Los Angeles Kings ended their four-game winning streak. Despite being -170 road favorites, they lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Arizona Coyotes. The Kings outshot the Yotes 26-24, while both teams scored power-play goals.

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Alex Iafallo scored his fourth goal of the season in Arizona, but the Kings failed to score in a shootout. Jonathan Quick recorded 23 saves, falling to 8-8-4 on the season. The 36-year-old netminder now holds a poor 3.41 GAA and .885 save percentage in 2022-23, his fourth consecutive loss.

In the top line, Michael Amadio has done a good job replacing Jack Eichel (13 goals, 16 assists) over the last few games. In spite of Los Angeles' dangerous offense, the Kings' defense has been pretty bad all season long. Five of the Golden Knights' last seven games have been against the Kings, and six of their last seven on the road. Additionally, Vegas is 4-1 in its last five visits to Crypto.com Arena.

Vegas Highlights

With a power ranking of 6, Vegas is ranked #9 in offense (scoring an average of 3.39 per game), #8 in defense (allowing an average of 2.78 points to be scored against them per game) and are 24-11-1 this season.

Los Angeles Highlights

Los Angeles Kings has a power ranking of 8 and are #12 for offense (scoring an average of 3.27 per game), #23 for defense (giving up an average of 2.78 points per game) and 3-5 overall. Vegas went 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against Los Angeles.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Los Angeles Kings to win and the total score to be 6. The SportsJaw community predicts Vegas Golden Knights to win (56%) OddsShark predicts Vegas will win and the total will push.

63% picked Vegas Golden Knights on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Golden Knights 3 to Kings 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Golden Knights 3 to Kings 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Vegas Golden Knights-114 → +105Moved
  • Moneyline · Los Angeles Kings-105 → -120Moved
  • Spread · Vegas Golden Knights-1.5 (+225) → +1.5 (-251)Moved
  • Spread · Los Angeles Kings+1.5 (-270) → -1.5 (+213)Moved
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Vegas Golden Knights
8-4 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Los Angeles Kings
3-5 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-27T10:14:46.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Los Angeles Kings defeated Vegas Golden Knights 4-2

Los Angeles Kings defeated Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on December 27, 2022, a 2-goal decision in the series. Los Angeles Kings' strongest period was the 3rd period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Vegas Golden Knights +1.5 (-251) spread, Los Angeles Kings covered, while the 6 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Roderick806Moneyline · Vegas Golden Knights -105Loss
  • BrycetMoneyline · Los Angeles Kings -115Win
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Vegas Golden Knights -105Loss
  • BadmanMoneyline · Los Angeles Kings -115Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Vegas Golden Knights +100Loss
  • JaredkuntzMoneyline · Los Angeles Kings -115Win
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Vegas Golden Knights +100Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Vegas Golden Knights +1.5 (-250)Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Los Angeles Kings -124Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Vegas Golden Knights +110Loss