Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 22 Dec 2024

Low-Scoring Game On the Cards?

There is an appealing -125 when it comes to Under 6 goals which is our confident prediction. The Kings and the Capitals might not light the lamp too many times.

Caps Have 8 Wins in Past 10 on H2H

Los Angeles Kings lost on the road in their previous game. Nashville Predators won 3-2 (OT) at Bridgestone Arena. Alex Laferriere and Quinton Byfield scored one goal each.

Washington Capitals won their last game 3-1, making it back-to-back home wins. This was recorded at Capital One Arena against Carolina Hurricanes. Alexei Protas, Connor McMichael and Jakub Vrana scored one goal each. Goalie Charlie Lindgren played a starring role, stopping 24 shots (.960).

The Caps have won the last two meetings against the Kings. They triumphed 2-1 at Crypto.com Arena and then 4-3 at Capital One Arena. The Caps have won eight of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

David Rittich (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	14-12-2	2.72	.888	0
23/24	13-6-1	2.15	.921	3

Logan Thompson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	31-4-6	2.32	.917	2
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 25.4 shots on goal, with a 9.1% powerplay efficiency. The Kings have been giving up 2.0 goals from 26.5 shots, averaging 2.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 96.0%.

Anze Kopitar is the top points scorer with 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, with Adrian Kempe racking up 8 points, 5 goals and 3 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Darcy Kuemper have a 1.99 goal against average with a .924 save percentage.

The Caps have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 28.5 shots on goal, with a 21.1% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.4 goals from 25.3 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.1%.

Jakob Chychrun and Pierre-Luc Dubois have scored the most points on 9, with each player managing 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 2.59 GAA with a .894 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making NHL picks. Team news is also an important port of call, while the player and goalie stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Kings vs Capitals stats:

• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Kings games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Kings games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Capitals games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Capitals games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Capitals games this season.

Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Prediction

There could be a shortage of goals in this NHL encounter. Therefore, going under the line makes lots of appeal, especially at odds of -125.

There are different ways to maximise a potential profit when it comes to betting on the Totals. Moving the line for your Under bet means the chance to secure bigger odds.

Under 6 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 55.6% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey wager.

Our Pick

Under 6 Goals @ -125 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Quinton Byfield To Score +310

Quinton Byfield (Kings) has found the net in 2 straight games. We’re happy to take the +310 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

Latest Quinton Byfield Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+320

First

+1500

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

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Correct Score Prediction

Kings 3 - 2 Capitals

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Kings to win 3-2. We can’t pass up the odds of +850 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Kings

Capitals

1-0

Kings

+4000

Capitals

+4000

2-0

Kings

+4500

Capitals

+3500

2-1

Kings

+1200

Capitals

+1050

3-0

Kings

+3000

Capitals

+2200

3-1

Kings

+1900

Capitals

+1500

3-2

Kings

+850

Capitals

+750

4-0

Kings

+4500

Capitals

+2800

4-1

Kings

+1700

Capitals

+1150

4-2

Kings

+1900

Capitals

+1500

4-3

Kings

+1200

Capitals

+1100

5-0

Kings

+9000

Capitals

+5000

5-1

Kings

+3300

Capitals

+1900

5-2

Kings

+2200

Capitals

+1500

5-3

Kings

+3300

Capitals

+2500

5-4

Kings

+2800

Capitals

+2400

6-0

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+8000

6-1

Kings

+9000

Capitals

+5000

6-2

Kings

+4500

Capitals

+2900

6-3

Kings

+4500

Capitals

+3000

6-4

Kings

+7000

Capitals

+5500

6-5

Kings

+7000

Capitals

+6600

7-0

Kings

+7000

Capitals

+13000

7-1

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+8000

7-2

Kings

+13000

Capitals

+7500

7-3

Kings

+9000

Capitals

+6000

7-4

Kings

+10000

Capitals

+7500

7-5

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+13000

7-6

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+14000

8-1

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+14000

8-2

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+13000

8-3

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+14000

8-4

Kings

+14000

Capitals

+13000

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Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting a Caps Victory

With a 61% chance of securing victory, Washington Capitals are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -154. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Los Angeles Kings are trading at +128.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 5.5. There are many ways to wager on the NHL including Totals. If you want to wager Over 5.5, there are odds of -100.

Some bettors might want to back the Caps at -105 to reach the 3-goal total before their opponents. However, a third option is to back neither team to make this goals amount at +260.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League clash. The betting sites have a huge range of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Moneyline

Kings

+128

Capitals

-154

3-Way Moneyline

Kings

+210

Tie

+310

Capitals

+106

Puck Line

Kings +1.5

-204

Capitals -1.5

+165

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-119

Over 5.5

-100

Connor McMichael Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Connor McMichael is the market leader at +850 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+160

Anytime

+850

Adrian Kempe (Kings)

First

+195

Anytime

+1000

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+200

Anytime

+1000

Kevin Fiala (Kings)

First

+215

Anytime

+1100

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+220

Anytime

+1100

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+250

Anytime

+1200

Anze Kopitar (Kings)

First

+285

Anytime

+1400

Alex Laferriere (Kings)

First

+300

Anytime

+1400

Quinton Byfield (Kings)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Trevor Moore (Kings)

First

+340

Anytime

+1600

Jakub Vrána (Capitals)

First

+370

Anytime

+1700

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Lars Eller (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Phillip Danault (Kings)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Warren Foegele (Kings)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

John Carlson (Capitals)

First

+480

Anytime

+2000

Akil Thomas (Kings)

First

+480

Anytime

+2000

Alex Turcotte (Kings)

First

+525

Anytime

+2200

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+525

Anytime

+2200

Taylor Raddysh (Capitals)

First

+525

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Adrian Kempe (Kings)

Over 2.5

-149

Under 2.5

+115

Kevin Fiala (Kings)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Alex Laferriere (Kings)

Over 2.5

+145

Under 2.5

-192

Warren Foegele (Kings)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-149

Under 1.5

+115

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

Quinton Byfield (Kings)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

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Last 5 & H2H

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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