The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to face the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night with the puck scheduled to drop at 10:00 PM ET and will air on Bally Sports West.

Los Angeles has been one of the better teams in the Western Conference this season as they enter this game in 3^rd place in the Pacific Division with a record of 20-7-4 and 44 points which puts them 5 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for 1^st place in the division while entering this game on a two-game winning streak following a 5-1 win at home against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Los Angeles is averaging the 4^th most goals per game this season with an average of 3.57 goals per game, however, they have been a below-average power-play unit as they have a power-play success rate of 20% which ranks 20^th in the league. Anze Kopitar leads the team in goals and points with 13 goals and 31 points while Kevin Fiala leads the team in assists with 23. The Kings are the best defensive team in the league this season as they are allowing the fewest goals per game with an average of 2.43 and have the best penalty-kill percentage with a 86.6% penalty-kill percentage. Cam Talbot has also been one of the best starting goalies in the league this season as he enters this matchup with a record of 14-6-2 with a .925 save percentage and is allowing an average of 2.06 goals per game. The Los Angeles Kings will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Vegas Golden Knights have lost five of their last six games and are on a four-game losing streak following a 2-5 loss on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night which has dropped them to 2^nd place in the Pacific division with a record of 21-10-5 and 47 points, however, they still have the 2^nd best record in the Western Conference, only trailing the Vancouver Canucks by two points for the best record in the conference. The success for Vegas this season can be attributed to their scoring as they are averaging the 7^th most goals per game with an average of 3.49 goals per game while also allowing the 6^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.74 goals allowed per game. However, Jiri Patera has struggled in the three games he has started this season for Vegas with a record of 1-2 with a save percentage of .897 and is allowing an average of 3.98 goals per game. The Vegas Golden Knights will look to end their four-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

BookMaker has the Vegas Golden Knights listed as -125 moneyline favorites at home against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. The teams are 5-4-1 in the last ten while Vegas has won two of the last three meetings. The Kings have outscored the Golden Knights by an average of .2 goals per game over the last ten while the Golden Knights have outscored the Kings by an average of .33 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Both teams are two of the top teams in the Western Conference, however, Vegas enters this game on a four-game losing streak while Los Angeles is entering on a two-game winning streak. Cam Talbot has also been one of the better goalies in the league this season as he is allowing an average of 2.06 goals per game while Jiri Patera is allowing an average of 3.98 goals per game. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Los Angeles Kings at +105 when they travel to face the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.