LA Kings at Minnesota Wild 1/26/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Kings come into the game here after getting a surprising win in their last game over the Blues. The Kings in the win over the Blues ended up getting a win by a score of 6-3. The win actually moved the Kings out of the basement in the West by getting a 2-2-2 record on the year.

This year the Los Angeles Kings have ended up getting 3.33 goals per game while converting on the power play at 23.1% on the year. Defensively the Kings have allowed only 3.33 goals per game, but the penalty kill for the Kings has been really good killing off 84% of the power plays.

The Wild are heading to the game here after losing to the San Jose Sharks. The loss came by a score of 5-3.  With the loss the Wild fell to the second place in the West Division with a 4-2-0 record on the season so far.

The offense for Minnesota has looked impressive for the most part with 3 goals per game. The downside is the Wild have only converted on 7.4% of the power plays. The defense for the Wild has allowed 2.50 goals per game, but have ended up killing off 90% of the power plays the Minnesota team has faced.