Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/14/26

The Vegas Golden Knights hit the road for Southern California to battle the Los Angeles Kings for just the second time this season. In the first meeting, the Kings won a wild 6-5 shootout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the opener for the Golden Knights, and the second game of the season for the Kings. That was back on Oct. 8. The Kings have won four in a row in the series, and it has scored at least five goals in each of those victories. In fact, we’ve seen a total of 45 goals in the past five meetings in this series, or 9.0 goals per game (GPG). That’s five straight Over results, and seven Overs in the past nine meetings.

For VGK, it has won four consecutive games, averaging 5.0 GPG in the span, while allowing 44 goals in the past 12 games, or 3.7 GPG. The Over is 3-1 in the past four games for VGK, while going 9-3 across the past 12 games since Dec. 20. Vegas is good for 3.2 GPG overall this season, ranking No. 10 in the NHL, and a good reason for that scoring production is the power play. Vegas is hitting at a 26.1 percent clip on the man advantage, fourth in the NHL. It is just so-so defensively, with a turnstile in the crease with Carter Hart, Akira Schmid and Carl Lindbom seeing time. Adin Hill continues to deal with a lower-body injury, and Hart has a leg injury. Go high on the total, especially if you find it at 5.5.

Golden Knights vs Kings prediction: Over 5.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -140, or Over 6 (-110).

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