Excellent betting opportunities are coming up soon in the NHL with a matchup between the San Jose Sharks (11-31-4) and Los Angeles Kings (22-13-8) at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Monday, January 22 at 10:30 PM ET. The Kings are moderate favorites to win, but have an appealing puck line at -1.5 (-135).

The Sharks recently snapped their three-game winning streak heading into this matchup. Their recent performance was a 5-3 outing over the Anaheim Ducks, which is one of the few teams they have had success over this season.

Tomas Hertl currently leads their offense with 32 points and 14 goals. His efforts will need to be extraordinary if they want a shot at winning. The same applies for Mikael Granlund, who has obtained 24 assists so far.

The Sharks are only getting 2.04 goals a game and are taking 25.5 shots. Their power play performances have been terrible, as they have scored 20 goals and have allowed 43. This puts their power play percentage at 17.5 and another area of weakness for them.

Their defense is giving up 3.96 goals and 35.4 shots each game, which does not compliment their offense. They also have a poor penalty kill percentage, coming in at 71.3.

The Kings have also gone 2-3 in their last five games, but were able to find success in their latest battle. This was a 2-1 triumph over the New York Rangers, thus ending a two-game losing skid.

They have a variety of weapons to choose from offensively, which makes it difficult for other teams to keep up with them. They have Adrian Kempe leading with 39 points, Trevor Moore with 20 goals, and Kevin Fiala with 28 assists.

The Kings put up 3.19 goals and fire off 33.6 shots per matchup. Their power play success shows 30 goals scored and 17 allowed. This has put their power play percentage at 21.0.

Their defense has been keeping teams to 2.51 goals and 27.6 shots each game. Against the Sharks, they have definitely made these averages better. They also feature a strong penalty kill percentage at 87.0, which could make a difference in this game.

MyBookie has the betting odds for this showdown, with the Los Angeles Kings as 1.5-puck line favorites to succeed. With the Sharks’ struggles this season, it makes sense to choose the Kings here.

This will be the third time they have played each other in the season, with the Kings winning both times with a combined score of 9-2. Overall, look for the Sharks to struggle again and for the Kings to potentially win by at least two goals.