Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/29/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kings +136, Panthers -162; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kings +135, Panthers -160; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kings +135, Panthers -160; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Los Angeles Kings:  26-15-6 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Florida Panthers:  29-19-3 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Los Angeles Kings:  4-5-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  5-4-1 last 10

The Kings are entering this game with 58 points, a 26-15-6 record overall, and they are 11-12-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Detroit Red Wings in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-2. Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Alex Laferriere and Jordan Spence each led the team in assists with 1 while Adrian Kempe led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 27 shots with 23 saves and a .852 save percentage. Their offense has scored 135 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 119 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 61 points, a 29-19-3 record overall, and they are 13-9-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-1. Anton Lundell scored 1 goal for them in that one. Uvis Balinskis and Eetu Luostarinen each led the team in assists with 1 while Sam Bennett led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Spencer Knight was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 25 shots with 22 saves and a .880 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 167 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 152 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Panthers have looked really good in their games this season with their 29-19-3 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They haven't looked the best on home ice this season with their 13-9-2 home record, but they are still the defending Stanley Cup champions and have been a solid team all season. Meanwhile, the Kings have looked really good in their games this season with their 26-15-6 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their division in the West. They have been a terrible road team though with their 11-12-5 road record this season. They are coming off a bad road loss to the Red Wings in their last one and they haven't looked that great lately either. They are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and have been struggling on this road trip. The Panthers haven't been any better with their 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games, and they are also coming off a bad loss to the Golden Knights in their last one, but they are also returning from a road trip they were just on and have had some rest so they will be looking to bounce back in a big way at home. The Kings haven't looked good lately, but they have also struggled in road games all season and it won't help that they are in a bit of a scoring drought too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Kings Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Kings 1.

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Los Angeles Kings: 118-102 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 21-27 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%). 65-69 (-11.7 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 

Florida Panthers: 34-20 (+6.7 units) on the moneyline off a road loss. 25-11 (+9.9 units) on the moneyline after playing 3 consecutive road games. 145-98 (+11.3 units) on the moneyline against mistake free teams - opponents average 4 power plays/game or less.

Los Angeles Kings:  D. Doughty (D) Out - Ankle.

Florida Panthers:  J. Gadjovich (LW) Day To Day - Upper-body.

“Yeah, I think we should be frustrated. I thought the first period was pretty good. Second period, lots of turnovers through the neutral zone, so we didn’t establish a forecheck. We did in the first and we didn’t in the second. If I had to pick one theme for us this year that, there’s been a lot of positives, but one theme that’s been negative is the second period turnovers. I don’t even want to say turnovers, just not being willing to forecheck in the second period.” - Jim Hiller after his team’s loss against the Red Wings in their game on Monday.

“Get this team home and get them a little bit of rest.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s road trip.

LW Alex Turcotte

C Anze Kopitar

RW Adrian Kempe

LD Mikey Anderson

RD Vladislav Gavrikov

G Darcy Kuemper

LW Matthew Tkachuk

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

Points: A. Kopitar (44)

Goals: A. Kempe (24)

Assists: A. Kopitar (31)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.17)

Points: S. Reinhart (53)

Goals: S. Reinhart (29)

Assists: A. Barkov (30)

GAA: S. Knight (2.47)

Coaches:

Los Angeles Kings: Jim Hiller (2nd season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)