The Los Angeles Kings will travel to Tempe, Arizona to face the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena on Friday evening with the puck dropping at 10:00 PM ET.

Los Angeles enters this game with a record of 3-2-1 following a 6-3 win at home against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. The Kings scored six goals with Kevin Fiala, Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar, Trevor Lewis, Blake Lizotte, and Trevor Moore accounting for the six goals against the Coyotes. Quinton Byfield, Phillip Danault, Kevin Fiala, Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar, Blake Lizotte, Mikey Anderson, Drew Doughty, Andreas Englund, Vladislav Gavrikov, and Jordan Spence recorded an assist apiece. 

Phoenix Copley had 24 saves off of 27 shots on goal with a .889 save percentage while allowing three goals in the win against the Arizona Coyotes. The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 4.5 goals per game this season with an 18.5% power play success rate while allowing an average of 3.67 goals per game with an 87% penalty-kill percentage. Cam Talbot will be the starting goalie for the Los Angeles Kings when they travel to face the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. Talbot is 2-2 this season with a .900 save percentage while allowing an average of 3.03 goals per game.

The Arizona Coyotes enter this game with a record of 3-3 this season following a 3-6 loss on the road against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Arizona scored three goals with Nick Bjugstad, Clayton Keller, and Jack McBain accounting for the three goals against Los Angeles. Travis Boyd, Michael Carcone, Logan Cooley, Lawson Crouse, Matias Maccelli, and Nick Schmaltz recorded an assist apiece. Connor Ingram had six saves off of nine shots on goal with a .667 save percentage while allowing 3 goals while Karel Vejmelka had 16 saves off of 18 shots on goal with a .889 save percentage while allowing two goals in the loss against the Los Angeles Kings. 

The Coyotes are averaging 2.67 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.5 goals per game this season. Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz are tied for the team lead in points with 7 points apiece. Clayton Keller leads the team in goals with 4 goals this season. Logan Cooley and Nick Schmaltz are tied for the team lead in assists with 5 assists apiece on the year. Karel Vejmelka will be the starting goalie for the Arizona Coyotes when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Vejmelka is 2-2 on the year with a save percentage of .942 while allowing an average of 1.85 goals per game.

BookMaker has the Los Angeles Kings listed as -128 moneyline favorites on the road against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. Los Angeles is 7-1-2 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three games in the series while winning by an average margin of .6 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

The Los Angeles Kings are the better team this season and have proven that in the series, going 7-1-2 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. I look for the Los Angeles Kings to make it three wins in a row against the Arizona Coyotes which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Los Angeles Kings at -128 when they travel to face the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night.