Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 1-28-2024 – Stat Salt
The Los Angeles Kings will be on the road and take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Los Angeles has a record of 22-15-9. St. Louis has a record of 25-20-2. Both these two teams faced each other once this season with Los Angeles winning the matchup. The puck drops at 2 PM EST.
Kings Lose Three Straight
Los Angeles was a +125 underdog in their last game and they lost 5-1 against the Colorado Avalanche. Kevin Fiala scored the only goal for the Kings. Cam Talbot got the start and allowed three goals on 12 shots. He was replaced by David Rittich after the first period. Rittich allowed two goals on 19 shots faced.
Los Angeles has been struggling on offense recently. The Kings scored three or fewer goals in nine of the last 10 games. They rank 16th in goals per game and third in shots per game. Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each lead the team with 42 points. Anze Kopitar has 40 points.
The defense and goaltending have been very good for LA this season. They rank fifth in goals against per game and third in shots against per game. Cam Talbot has a record of 14-13-5 with a 2.59 GAA and a .911 SV%. Pheonix Copley has a record of 4-1-2 with a 3.16 GAA and .870 SV%. David Rittich has a record of 4-1-2 with a 3.16 GAA and .870 SV%.
Blues Win Four Straight
St. Louis was a +155 underdog in their previous game but they defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime. Pavel Buchnevich scored twice, including the overtime winner, and had an assist. Robert Thomas scored a goal and had an assist. Brayden Schenn had two assists. Jordan Binnington stopped 33 out of 36 shots faced.
The Blues have been struggling on offense recently. St. Louis scored three or fewer goals in six of the last 10 games. They rank 26th in goals per game and 24th in shots per game. Robert Thomas leads the team with 51 points.
The defense and goaltending have been poor for St. Louis. They rank 19th in goals against per game and 25th in shots against per game. Jordan Binnington has a record of 17-12-2 with a 2.97 GAA and .907 SV%. Joel Hofer has a record of 8-8-0 with a 2.88 GAA and .909 SV%.
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Los Angeles has fared well against the Blues in recent meetings. LA is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings against St. Louis. In the last 10 meetings between these two teams, the Kings average 3.60 goals per game while the Blues average 2.80 goals per game. Defense and goaltending are a big edge for the Kings in this matchup. The defense and goaltending have been very good for LA this season. They rank fifth in goals against per game and third in shots against per game. The defense and goaltending have been poor for St. Louis. They rank 19th in goals against per game and 25th in shots against per game. Los Angeles has St. Louis’ number and the Kings will win this contest.
Take Los Angeles on the money line.
Prediction: Los Angeles Kings (-120)
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Los Angeles has been struggling on offense recently. The Kings scored three or fewer goals in nine of the last 10 games. The Blues have been struggling on offense recently. St. Louis scored three or fewer goals in six of the last 10 games. They rank 26th in goals per game. The under is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. With both teams struggling to score, the under will hit in this contest.
Take the under, six goals.
Prediction: Under 6
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