Vegas Golden Knights (38-18-6) vs Los Angeles Kings (32-20-9)
Game Info: Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 8:00 pm (T-Mobile Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: Vegas Golden Knights -175 / Los Angeles Kings +145 — Over/Under: 5.5
The Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Sunday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights prediction.
Matchup History
The Los Angeles Kings have won both meetings so far this season after picking up a 5-2 win over Vegas back on February 24th, 2025 in Los Angeles by a final score of 5-2. The win made it four straight wins for the home team in this head-to-head matchup.
Los Angeles Kings Recap
The Los Angeles Kings come into this game looking to build on their 2-1 OT win over the St. Louis Blues last time out to improve to 32-20-9 on the year. After this game, Los Angeles will head home for a game against the New York Islanders.
Kings Looking For Elusive Road Win
Anze Kopitar has 49 points including 15 goals and 34 assists while Alex Laferriere has 31 points with 15 goals. Adrian Kempe has 51 points with a team-high 26 goals and 25 assists while Kevin Fiala has 40 points with 24 goals and Warren Foegele has 33 points with 17 goals and 16 assists. Quinton Byfield also chipped in 36 points with 13 goals and 23 assists this season. Darcy Kuemper has gone 19-8-7 so far this season with a 2.32 GAA and a .913 save percentage in goal for the Kings so far this season. David Rittich is 12-12-2 with a 2.66 GAA and an .889 save percentage while Erik Portillo has a 1.02 GAA and a .966 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Los Angeles Kings will win
- The Kings have won four of their last five games as underdogs following a home win.
- The Kings have covered the puck line in five of their last six road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Golden Knights.
Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts
- Anze Kopitar has scored a goal in four of the Kings’ last five games as underdogs against the Golden Knights.
- Adrian Kempe has recorded at least one assist in six of the Kings’ last seven games against the Golden Knights.
- Adrian Kempe has recorded at least one point in each of the Kings’ last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Drew Doughty ranks 1st in the Western Conference for average time on ice (25:39) this season.
Vegas Golden Knights Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to add to their 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last time out to sit at 38-18-6 on the year. After this game, Vegas will head on the road for a matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins to begin their next road trip.
Golden Knights Win Four In A Row
Jack Eichel has a team-high 75 points with 20 goals and a team-high 55 assists while Mark Stone has added 54 points with 17 goals and 37 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 41 points with 19 goals and 22 assists, Tomas Hertl has 49 points with 24 goals and 25 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 38 points with 24 goals and 14 assists. Shea Theodore has 48 points with 41 assists. Adin Hill has gone 23-10-4 with a 2.50 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 15-8-2 with a 2.80 GAA and an .891 save percentage this season.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last 10 home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kings have lost eight of their last nine road games.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games against Western Conference opponents.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Tomas Hertl has scored at least one goal in each of the Golden Knights’ last six games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Jack Eichel has recorded an assist in each of his last seven Sunday appearances against Western Conference opponents at T-Mobile Arena.
- Tomas Hertl has recorded at least one point in each of the Golden Knights’ last 11 games against Western Conference opponents.
- Brayden McNabb ranks 1st in the Western Conference for Plus/Minus (+33) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the Kings’ last nine road games following an overtime win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the Golden Knights’ last seven home games against Pacific Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last three games between teams from the same division has gone UNDER the total goals line.
Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights Prediction
I’m on the Golden Knights here. I keep saying it when I bet on the Kings, I only really have interest in betting on this team at home as that’s where they’ve been at their best this season. The same though, can be said for Vegas and I’m not reading too much into the Kings dominating the first two meetings, as both meetings were in L.A. and the Kings have looked really good at home. But Vegas is rolling right now and goalscoring continues to be an issue for L.A. Give me the Golden Knights in this one.