Wild vs. Kings Odds
| Team Odds | -110 |
| Team Odds | -110 |
| Over/Under | 6.5 (+100/-120) |
| Time | 10:30 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN+ |
Los Angeles earned a crazy 7-6 victory over Minnesota on Oct. 15, which immediately begs the question: Is Tuesday’s game going to be another goal fest? Over 6.5 looks awfully tempting, but first, let’s dig deeper to see what has and hasn’t changed over the past few weeks.
Minnesota lost its first three games of the season in no small part due to its defense and goaltending.
Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson combined to allow 19 goals over those first three games with a 20th goal against coming on an empty net. The loss to Los Angeles came during that ugly start, but things have been a better for Minnesota since.
The Wild are 5-2-1 over their last eight game. And while they rank 25th defensively with 3.64 goals against per game, those numbers are heavily skewed by that weak start: Dating back to Oct. 20, they actually have the seventh-best defense with an average of 2.50 goals allowed.