The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Boston, Massachusetts to face the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden with the puck scheduled to drop at 12:30 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on ABC and ESPN+.

The Los Angeles Kings are in 4^th place in the Pacific Division with a record of 25-16-10 and 60 points which also gives them the 7^th-best record in the Western Conference while having won three of their last four games including Thursday’s 2-1 win on the road against the New Jersey Devils. Los Angeles has been one of the best teams defensively in the NHL as they are allowing an average of 2.78 goals per game which ranks 8^th in the league while having the best penalty-kill percentage at 87.18%. 

Los Angeles has been a middle-of-the-pack team offensively this season as they rank 15^th in goals per game and have the 15^th-best power-play success rate at 21.12% while averaging 3.12 goals per game. Adrian Kempe has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in points with 45. The Los Angeles Kings will look to win their 4^th game in their last five matchups when they travel to face the Boston Bruins.

The Boston Bruins are one of the best teams in the NHL this season with a record of 32-12-10 and 74 points which puts them in a tie with the Florida Panthers for the best record in the Eastern Conference and the 2^nd best record in the league, however, Boston is on a three-game losing streak following Thursday’s 1-4 loss at home against the Seattle Kraken. 

The Bruins have been an above-average team offensively and defensively as they rank 9^th in goals per game and have the 8^th-best power-play success rate at 23.95% while averaging 3.4 goals per game and allowing the 3^rd fewest goals per game with an average of 2.6 goals per game while having the 7^th best penalty-kill percentage with a penalty-kill percentage at 81.87%. David Pastrnak has been one of the best players in the NHL this season as he is 4^th in goals with 34 and 4^th in points with 78 while also leading the team in assists with 44. The Boston Bruins will look to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Boston Bruins listed as -160 moneyline favorites at home against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon. Boston is 6-0-4 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. The Bruins have won by an average margin of 1.2 goals per game over the last ten while having won by an average margin of 1.33 goals per game over the last three contests.

Boston is tied with the Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers for the 2^nd best record in the NHL while Los Angeles has the 7^th best record in the Western Conference. The Bruins are 6-0-4 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings while having won by an average margin of 1.2 goals per game over the last ten and 1.33 goals per game over the previous three games in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Boston Bruins when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.