Los Angeles Kings vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 10/08/25

The Vegas Golden Knights open their 2025-26 season with a home tilt against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. It’s only the first game of the season, but the Golden Knights have a big scheduling advantage over the Kings in this one. Los Angeles plays on Tuesday night against Colorado and then heads to Vegas to face the Golden Knights on Wednesday. Back-to-back games against 2 of the top teams in the Western Conference with travel in-between is a tough draw to start the season for LA. Fatigue most likely won’t be an issue this early in the season, but that’s a wild 1-2 punch to open the new campaign.

Wednesday’s matchup will be the VGK debut for newcomer Mitch Marner, who signed an 8-year, $96 million contract in a sign-and-trade with Vegas. Marner is one of the most dynamic playmakers in the league, and he figures to fit in nicely with the Golden Knights. He is slated to start on the top line with Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev. Vegas possesses arguably the best forward depth in the league, which gives Los Angeles a lot to worry about. It’s also worth noting that Vegas could be going up against Los Angeles backup goaltender Anton Forsberg, as Darcy Kuemper is projected to start between the pipes against Colorado on Wednesday. All things considered, back Vegas to win this one in regulation at home.

Kings vs Golden Knights prediction: Golden Knights 3-Way ML (-125) available at time of publishing. Playable to -130.

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