The Los Angeles Kings will look to add to their four-game winning streak after picking up a 1-0 shootout win over Toronto in their last outing. Los Angeles would outshoot Toronto 11-5 in the first period before being outshot 25-12 across the final 40 minutes of play with Adrian Kempe leading the Kings with 6 shots on goal while Sean Walker has 4 shots on target and a trio of Kings also had 3 shots on target for Los Angeles in the winning effort. Kempe wouldn’t score in regulation but he did find the shootout winner for the Kings in round 4 of the shootout. Jonathan Quick got the win to improve to 15-22-4 after stopping all 36 shots faced in regulation and OT for his 1st shutout of the season.

Minnesota is 6-0 in their last 6 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 games overall while the under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games against the Western Conference. Los Angeles is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall and 5-2 in their last 7 home games while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games as a home underdog. Minnesota is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between these two teams and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings between these two teams in Los Angeles.

I get the Wild be favored as Minnesota’s really the only team within sniffing distance of a playoff spot, but Minnesota’s also had issues taking their game to the west coast as they’ve lost 4 of their last 5 trips to the Staples Center. I think the bottom line is, strictly froma. Value standpoint, we’re getting plus money with a Kings team that’s won 4 straight and 7 of their last 10 games and has played their best hockey at home all season long. I’ll take a shot with Los Angeles and the plus money here.