The Ottawa Senators will travel to Los Angeles, California, to face the Los Angeles Kings at the Crypto.com Arena, with the game scheduled to start at 10:30 PM ET on Thursday night and will air on Bally Sports West.

The Ottawa Senators enter this game with a record of 25-32-3 and 53 points, which puts them in 8^th place in the Atlantic Division and gives them the 2^nd worst record in the Eastern Conference while having lost the last five games in a row, including Wednesday’s 1-2 loss on the road against the Anaheim Ducks. 

Ottawa has been an above-average team offensively, as they rank 12^th in the NHL in scoring, with an average of 3.31 goals per game. However, the Senators have the 6^th worst power-play success rate at 16.43%. Defensively, the Senators have been one of the worst teams in the league, as they are allowing the 3^rd most goals per game and have the 2^nd worst penalty-kill percentage at 73.74% while allowing an average of 3.59 goals per game. Brady Tkachuk has been one of the better players for the Senators this season and leads the team in goals while being 3^rd on the team in points with 26 goals and 50 points. 

The Ottawa Senators will travel to face the Los Angeles Kings, looking to end their five-game losing streak. 

The Los Angeles Kings are in 3^rd place in the Pacific Division with a record of 31-19-11 and 73 points which also puts them in a tie with the Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Predators for 6^th place in the Western Conference following Tuesday’s 1-2 loss in overtime at home against the Vancouver Canucks which also ended their two-game winning streak. 

The success of the Kings this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies, as they are allowing the 3^rd fewest goals and have the 2^nd best penalty-kill percentage at 86.39% while allowing an average of 2.69 goals per game. Offensively, Los Angeles has been a below-average team as they rank 19^th in scoring with an average of 3.1 goals per game. However, the Kings have the 11^th-best power-play success rate at 22.63%. Kevin Fiala has been one of the best players for Los Angeles this season, leading the team in assists and points with 36 assists and 55 points. 

The Los Angeles Kings will look to bounce back following the loss against the Canucks when they host the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

On Thursday night, WagerWeb has the Los Angeles Kings listed as -193 moneyline favorites at home against the Ottawa Senators. Los Angeles is 6-2-2 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the previous three meetings. The Kings have won by an average margin of .1 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game in the previous three games.

Los Angeles enters this game with a better record and has been the better team in the series, going 6-2-2 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the previous three contests. However, the Kings have only won by an average margin of .1 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the previous three games in the series. Take the puck line for the Ottawa Senators at +1.5 when they travel to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.