Calgary Flames vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction 4/17/25 NHL Picks

The Calgary Flames are visiting the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, April 17th at the Crypto.com Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Flames vs Kings Prediction. We will examine:

The Los Angeles Kings recent form and player performance

The Calgary Flames recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Kings

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Calgary Flames

Recent betting trends in games played between the Calgary Flames vs Los Angeles Kings

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Calgary Flames vs Los Angeles Kings game

Los Angeles Kings Preview

The Los Angeles Kings have 105 points this season with a 48-24-9 record and are sitting on the second place of the Pacific. They are the best home team in the NHL with a 31-5-4 home record and are 41-40 against the spread and 32-46-3 in over/under. The Kings are coming off a 6-5 road victory against the Seattle Kraken, and now have four consecutive wins against the Kraken, Oilers, Avalanche and the Ducks. LA is red-hot with just one loss in their last nine games and are 3-1 to the over in their last 4 games.  

Offensively, the Kingsare averaging 3.07 goals per game and are scoring 17.6% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, the Kingsare allowing 2.48 goals per game and are killing 81.3% of their opponent’s power plays. Adrian Kempeleads Los Angeles with 73 points and a team-high 35 goals.Anze Kopitar follows with 67 points and a team-high 46 assists. Darcy Kuemper is likely in net for the Kings, and he has a 31-18 record, with 2.00 GAA and 92.2% saving percentage.

Calgary Flames Preview

The Calgary Flames have 94 points this season with a 40-27-14 record and are sitting on the 4th place of the Pacific. They have a 17-15-8 road record and are 41-40 against the spread and 33-47-1 in over/under. The Flames are coming off a 5-4 shootout win at home against the Vegas Golden Knights, and have three consecutive wins against the Golden Knights, Sharks and the Wild.

Offensively, the Flamesare averaging 2.72 goals per game and are scoring 21.2% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, the Flamesare allowing 2.93 goals per game and are killing 76.2% of their opponent’s power plays. Nazem Kadrileads Calgary with 65 points and a team-high 33 goals, while Jonathan Huberdeau follows with 62 points, 34 assists and 28 goals.Dustin Wolf is likely in net for the Flames, and he has a 29-24 record, with 2.66 GAA and 90.9% saving percentage.

Why the Los Angeles Kings will win

• The home team has won each of the last 10 games between the Flames and Kings.
• The Flames have lost each of their last four games at Crypto.com Arena.
• The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games at Crypto.com Arena.
• The Kings have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as home favorites following a road win.
• The Kings have won the third period in each of their last seven night games at Crypto.com Arena when leading after the second period.

Why the Calgary Flames will win

• The Flames have won three of their last four games as underdogs following a shootout loss.
• The Flames have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine road games following a home win.
• The Flames have won the second period in each of their last six games against Western Conference opponents when tied after the first period.

Total Goals Facts

• Ten of the Flames’ last 11 road games against Pacific Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the Kings’ last six games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in three of the Kings’ last four games as favorites.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in five of the Flames’ last six games at Crypto.com Arena.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Los Angeles Kings rank 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.44).
• The Los Angeles Kings rank 28th in the league in power play percentage this season (17.65%).
• The Calgary Flames rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.65).
• The Calgary Flames rank 25th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.23%).

Flames vs Kings Prediction

Calgary has won both meetings against LA this season, both at home, by 3-1 and 2-1. The Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 overall meetings, while the Kings have won their last four meetings in LA. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings in Los Angeles.  

In this Flames vs Kings Prediction, LA is coming as -150 home favorites. The Kings are rightfully favored, as they have been the better team this season, and have been dominating the Flames at home in recent years. With that being said, this is the final game of the regular season, and with both teams having nothing to play for, I do not expect a defensive-minded game. Even though both teams were top-3 to the under this season, they have been involved in some higher-scoring games recently, going for 7-1 to the over in their last 8 games combined. Both teams have scored 5+ goals in their last five games combined, so I expect them to get over that 5.5 total today.