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Florida Panthers vs Los Angeles Kings: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 22, 2024

Modified Jan 22, 2025 15:20 GMT

The Florida Panthers are on the road for the second half of a back-to-back against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 10 p.m. EST.

Florida (28-17-3) is coming off a 5-2 win over Anaheim on Tuesday. Los Angeles (25-14-5) is coming off a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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

Florida is 15-24-3-2 all-time against Los Angeles
The Panthers are averaging 3.2 goals per game
LA is 14-3-1 at home
Florida is allowing 3 goals per game
The Kings are averaging 2.93 goals per game
The Panthers are 14-8-1 on the road
Los Angeles is allowing 2.47 goals per game

Florida Panthers vs Los Angeles Kings: Preview

Florida is coming off a blowout win over Anaheim on Tuesday, which was its second-straight game against the Ducks and as many wins. The Panthers are led by Sam Reinhart who has 52 points, Matthew Tkachuk has 42 points, Aleksander Barkov has 39 points and Carter Verhaeghe has 34 points.

The Panthers will start Spencer Knight who is 9-6-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .905 SV%. In his career against LA, he's 0-0-1 with a 1.85 GAA and a .946 SV%.

Los Angeles, meanwhile, is on a two-game losing streak. The Kings will start Darcy Kuemper who's 13-4-5 with a 2.10 GAA and a .920 SV%. In his career against Florida, he's 3-6-1 with a 2.92 GAA and a .910 SV%.

The Kings are led by Adrian Kempe who has 43 points, Anze Kopitar has 43 points, Alex Laferriere has 26 points and Kevin Fiala has 25 points.

Panthers vs Kings: Odds & Prediction

Florida is a -102 underdog, while Los Angeles is a -118 favorite, while the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Panthers are coming off a big win over Anaheim but now have to play the second half of a back-to-back which is always a tough game. Florida should have some tired legs as the Kings will be able to take advantage of it.

Kuemper, meanwhile, has also played well and should lead Los Angeles back to the win column.

Prediction: Kings 3, Panthers 2.