Canadiens vs Kings Picks and Prediction – 2/6/2025

The Montreal Canadiens will be out West Wednesday with a game in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Kings. Montreal has 24 wins through 52 games played this season coming into Wednesday on a long losing streak following a one goal loss to Anaheim in their last outing. Offensively Montreal is averaging 2.9 goals on 25.9 shots per game this season but have averaged just 1.6 goals over their last five losses. Defensively Montreal has been bad allowing 3.35 goals on nearly 30 shots per game and have given up an average of 3.8 goals over their last five losses. Stay up to date with our NHL Picks.

Nick Suzuki leads Montreal this season with 51 points and 36 assists overall. Cole Caufield has 47 points in his posted a team leading 25 goals. Lane Hutson has chipped in heavily with 39 points and Jake Evans has come up big with 26 points this season for Montreal.

The Los Angeles Kings return home Wednesday with 27 wins this season following a two goal road victory against Carolina in their last outing to end a long losing streak. Offensively Los Angeles has been mediocre this season averaging 2.78 goals on 27.3 shots. Defensively Los Angeles has been top tier allowing just 2.52 goals and 25.5 shots and gave up only two goals in their last victory.

Adrian Kempe leads the Los Angeles offense this season with 44 points and 24 goals on the season. Anze Kopitar is second on the team with 43 points and has boasted a team leading 31 assists. Kevin Fiala has 31 points and Alex Laferriere is 4th on the team with 28 points this season. Philip Danault is 5th on the Los Angeles roster with 25 points this year.

Both teams come into this matchup having struggled immensely over their last several outings. Look for Los Angeles however to do the work as they have the better defense and the home fans on their side. Take the kings to extend the Montreal losing streak Wednesday night as Los Angeles gets the home victory. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Kings win 4-1.