The Los Angeles Kings (32-18-7) will be looking to build on their winning streak when they are on the road to face the Minnesota Wild (30-21-5) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday.
Los Angeles is playing their first of five games on the road coming off a high-scoring 6-5 shootout win over the Coyotes on Saturday, their fourth consecutive win.
The Kings committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Kevin Fiala led the Kings with two goals. Jonathan Quick saved only 27 of 32 shots (.843%) in the win.
Minnesota is playing their last of seven games at home after a 4-3 win over the Predators on Sunday. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice to lead the Wild. Filip Gustavsson only stopped 23 of 26 shots (.884%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kings have won both games between the teams this season, including a 1-0 victory in their most recent meeting in November. Gabriel Vilardi scored Los Angeles’ only goal. Quick saved 21 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Los Angeles is averaging 3.35 goals per game for the season, 12th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Wild team that is allowing 2.82 goals a game (11th).
Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 2.88 times a game on average, 25th in the league, and the Kings are allowing opponents to score 3.37 goals per game (22nd).
Expect several power play opportunities for the Kings, as the Wild have been penalized 4.52 times a game, fifth-most in the NHL, for an average of 11.88 minutes (third-highest).
The visitors are averaging 4.02 penalties (12th) and 8.91 penalty minutes a game (15th).The Kings’ 26.15% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Wild rank eighth with a conversion rate of 24.16%. In terms of penalty killing, Minnesota has the league’s eighth-ranked PK% at 81.72%, while Los Angeles is 25th at 74.74%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 61 points this season, Fiala is the top skater for the Kings. He has 21 goals and 40 assists in 57 games. In the net, Pheonix Copley (17-3-1) is Los Angeles’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.70 GAA and a .904% save percentage.
Quick (9-12-4) leads the Kings in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.45 and a save percentage of .880%.Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 66 points.
He has 33 goals and 33 assists in 56 games. Marc-Andre Fleury (16-13-3) is the top goalie for Minnesota with a goals against average of 2.98. He has a save percentage of .901%.
HOME AND AWAY
Los Angeles is 15-9-5 away from Crypto.com Arena this season. Minnesota is 18-10-2 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Minnesota Wild (-125)
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