The Los Angeles Kings (17-14-9) square off against the Minnesota Wild (25-10-8) at Crypto.com Arena on Monday, Jan. 5 at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Kings defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout in their most recent outing, while the Wild are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here’s a glimpse at which squad we pick to bring home the victory in Monday’s action on the ice.

In the last 10 games, the Wild are 6-1-3 while putting up 39 goals against 25 goals allowed. On 28 power-play opportunities during that time, they have scored six goals (21.4%).

Kings vs. Wild Predictions for Monday

Our computer projections model for this contest predicts a final score of Kings 3, Wild 2.

Moneyline Pick: Kings (-117)
Total Pick: No Pick – Predicted Margin Negligible
Spread Pick: Wild (+1.5)

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Kings Splits and Trends

The Kings are 17-14-9 overall and 6-9-15 in overtime matchups.
Los Angeles is 9-5-4 (22 points) in its 18 games decided by one goal.
Looking at the 10 times this season the Kings ended a game with just one goal, they have a 1-7-2 record, good for four points.
Los Angeles has scored two goals in 11 games this season (4-6-1 record, nine points).
The Kings have scored three or more goals 19 times, and are 12-1-6 in those games (to register 30 points).
In the 18 games when Los Angeles has recorded a single power-play goal, it registered 21 points after finishing 9-6-3.
In the 24 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Los Angeles is 10-9-5 (25 points).
The Kings’ opponents have had more shots in 15 games. The Kings went 7-4-4 in those contests (18 points).
Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild have a 25-10-8 record this season and are 7-8-15 in matchups that have gone to overtime.
Minnesota has earned 17 points (6-1-5) in its 12 games decided by one goal.
In eight games this season when the Wild ended a game with only one goal, they earned a total of four points (1-5-2).
Minnesota has eight points (3-3-2) when scoring a pair of goals this season.
The Wild have scored more than two goals in 27 games, earning 46 points from those contests.
This season, Minnesota has scored a single power-play goal in 17 games and registered 25 points with a record of 11-3-3.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Minnesota is 10-3-4 (24 points).
The Wild’s opponents have had more shots in 25 games. The Wild went 14-7-4 in those contests (32 points).

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