Kings vs Red Wings Picks and Prediction – 1/28/2025

The Los Angeles Kings are taking to the road to face the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. The game is taking place at 7 PM EST and is being played live at Little Caesars Arena and broadcast on NHL Network. Get ready for the NHL action with our NHL Picks.

In their last 5 games the Kings have struggled getting to a 2-3-0 mark. The last game on the ice for the King was a win over the Florida Panthers by a score of 2-1. The win moved the Los Angeles Kings to a record of 26-14-6 on the year.

This season the Kings have managed to get 2.89 goals per game, but have managed to get 27.3 shots per game. The defense for the Kings has allowed 2.46 goals per game while facing a total of 24.9 shots per game. When it comes to the power play the Kings have converted at a clip of 16.1% on the year and the penalty kill has killed off 82.2% of the power plays faced.

Detroit heads to this game here sitting on a 2-2-1 record on the year overall. The Red Wings last game ended up being a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The win did move the Detroit Red Wings to a record of 23-21-5 on the year.

The offense for the Red Wings has ended up getting 26.4 shots per game and have ended up getting 2.80 goals per game. The defense for Detroit is facing 29.1 shots per game and has allowed 3.14 goals per game. When it comes to the power play Detroit has converted at a clip of 27.7% on the year and the defense for the Red Wings has killed off 69.4% of the power plays faced.

The game here is going to showcase a couple of offenses that have been on the weaker side of play this year. However, the Red Wings are playing worse on the defensive side of the puck. That is what will make the difference here as the Red Wings defense is going to struggle to keep the Kings in check and if Detroit gets into penalty trouble the Kings will convert and that makes the difference here. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Kings win 4-2.