In game two of the doubleheader on TNT on Wednesday, the Minnesota Wild will travel to Los Angeles, California to face the Los Angeles Kings at the Crypto.com Arena with the game scheduled to start at 10:00 PM ET.

The Minnesota Wild have had a solid start to March with a record of 6-1-2 and are coming off a shutout win on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday by a score of 4-0. The defensive play and goalies have been key to the Wild making up ground this month in the Stanley Cup Playoff race as they have allowed an average of 1.78 goals per game and have recorded two shutout wins in their last three games which has improved their record to 34-27-8 and 76 points cutting the deficit behind the Vegas Golden Knights to three points.

The Wild will need to continue their recent play defensively if they are going to make a push for the playoffs as they still remain a below-average team defensively ranking 20^th in the league in goals allowed with an average of 3.22 goals allowed per game.

The Minnesota Wild will look to avenge their loss against the Los Angeles Kings in their only other meeting so far this season which came at home by a score of 3-7 when they travel to face the Kings in game two of the series this season.

The Los Angeles Kings enter this game having alternated wins and losses over their last nine games and are 5-4 this month, however, two of their wins have come against the team with the 2^nd worst record in the NHL, the Chicago Blackhawks, including Tuesday’s 6-2 win at home.

Los Angeles has recorded two shutout wins this month with a 3-0 win at home against the New York Islanders and a 5-0 win on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks. However, strong defensive play and solid play from their goalies is nothing new this season for the Kings as they have been one of the best teams defensively in the NHL this season allowing an average of 2.66 goals per game which is the 3^rd fewest allowed per game this season.

David Rittich, who will be the starting goalie for Los Angeles on Wednesday, has also been solid this season with a record of 10-5-3 while allowing an average of 2.29 goals per game and has a .916 save percentage this season. The Los Angeles Kings will look to improve their record to 2-0 against the Minnesota Wild this season with a win at home on Wednesday night.

WagerWeb has the Los Angeles Kings listed as -145 moneyline favorites at home against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. Los Angeles has won three of the last four meetings including a 7-3 win against Minnesota earlier this season and has outscored the Wild by an average of 4 to 2.67 goals per game in the last four games in the series.

Los Angeles will look to improve their record to 2-0 this season against Minnesota on Wednesday following a 7-3 win against the Wild earlier this season when they face the Wild at home on Wednesday. The Kings have also won four of the last six meetings against the WIld which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Los Angeles Kings when they host the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.