Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings: Game preview, predictions and odds

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the road to play the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, Jan. 20, at 10:30 p.m. EST.

Pittsburgh (19-21-8) is coming off a 4-1 road loss to Washington. Los Angeles (25-13-5) is coming off a 4-2 loss to Seattle.

Penguins vs Kings: Head-to-head & key stats

Pittsburgh is 70-77-18-4 all-time against Los Angeles
The Penguins are averaging 2.96 goals per game
The Kings are 14-2-1 at home
Pittsburgh is allowing 3.65 goals per game
LA is averaging 2.97 goals per game
The Penguins are 7-11-5 on the road
The Kings are allowing 2.42 goals per game

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings: Preview

Pittsburgh is coming off a 4-1 road loss to Washington, as the Penguins have one win in their last four games. The Penguins are led by Sidney Crosby who has 49 points, Rickard Rakell has 40 points, Bryan Rust has 37 points and Evgeni Malkin has 33 points.

The Penguins will start Alex Nedeljkovic who's 8-7-4 with a 3.33 GAA and a .890 SV%. In his career against Los Angeles, he's 1-3 with a 3.80 GAA and a .912 SV%.

Los Angeles, meanwhile, is 1-3 in its last four games and is coming off a road loss to Seattle. The Kings are set to start Darcy Kuemper who's 13-4-5 with a 2.10 GAA and a .920 SV%. In his career against Pittsburgh, he's 4-4-2 with a 3.06 GAA and a .910 SV%.

The Kings are led by Adrian Kempe who has 42 points, Anze Kopitar has 42 points, Alex Lafrierre has 26 points and Kevin Fiala has 25 points.

Penguins vs Kings: Odds & Prediction

Pittsburgh is a +160 underdog, while Los Angeles is a -192 favorite with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Kings have been dominant at home this season and that success should continue. Pittsburgh has been a disappointment this season as it has struggled to score.

Los Angeles will be able to score on Nedeljkovic, as the Kings will get out to an early lead and cruise to a lopsided win.

Prediction: Kings 5, Penguins 2.

Kings vs Penguins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Los Angeles ML (-192)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-115)

Tip 3: Adrian Kempe 3+ shots on goal (-150)

Tip 4: Quinton Byfield 1+ point (-120)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 20, 2024

Penguins vs Kings: Head-to-head & key stats

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings: Preview

Penguins vs Kings: Odds & Prediction

Kings vs Penguins: Betting Tips