A team looking to end the regular season on a high note will face a team looking to improve their playoff positioning when the Seattle Kraken travel to Los Angeles, California, to face the Los Angeles Kings at the Crypto.com Arena. The puck is scheduled to drop at 9:30 PM ET on Wednesday night and will air on Bally Sports West.

After making the playoffs in only their second season as an expansion team, the Seattle Kraken are not likely to return to the playoffs this season as they enter this game with a record of 31-30-13 and 75 points, which puts them in 5^th place in the Pacific Division and 12 points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with only eight games left in the regular season. 

Seattle struggled in the majority of their games during March, as they compiled a record of 4-8-2 and were outscored by their opponents by an average of 2 to 3.29 goals per game. They enter this game following a 0-3 shutout loss at home against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. The teams split the previous two meetings this season, with the road team winning both games and the Kraken winning the most recent game in the series by a score of 2-1 on the road. 

The Seattle Kraken will look to win the regular season series 2-1 when they travel to face the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of the series.

The Los Angeles Kings have been one of the best defensive teams in the NHL this season, as they enter this game allowing the 4^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.66 goals allowed per game. The defensive play of the Kings has also led Los Angeles to have one of the best records in the Western Conference as they enter this game with a record of 38-25-11 and 87 points, which puts them in the final wild card spot in the conference. 

However, Los Angeles has struggled over their last three games as they enter this game on a three-game losing streak and have given up four goals in each of their previous three games, while their offense has also struggled, only averaging two goals per game in those matchups. However, Los Angeles has a favorable schedule over their final eight games, as they will face the Sharks, Ducks, and Blackhawks in four of their final eight games this season. 

The Los Angeles Kings will look to avenge the early-season loss at home against the Seattle Kraken when they host the Kraken on Wednesday night.

BetNow has the Los Angeles Kings listed as -178 moneyline favorites at home against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night. The teams split the previous two meetings in the regular season series this year, with the road team winning in both contests. The road team has won the last four games in the series, including a 2-1 road win for the Seattle Kraken in the most recent meeting.

The road team has won four straight games in the series, while Seattle has won three of the last five meetings, including a 2-1 win on the road in the most recent series this season. The series has been tightly contested over the last ten meetings, with the teams splitting the previous ten contests. The Kraken have outscored the Kings by an average of 3.3 to 3.1 goals per game in the last ten, while the Kings have outscored the Kraken by an average of 2.33 to 1.67 in the previous three matchups. Take the puck line for the Seattle Kraken at +1.5 when they travel to face the Los Angeles Kings in game 3 of the regular season series on Wednesday night.