Detroit Red Wings (18-16-4) vs. Los Angeles Kings (20-9-5)
The NHL betting action continues Thursday, January 4, with the Detroit Red Wings traveling to take on the Los Angeles Kings in this Pacific Division clash at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, with the puck drop at 10:30 PM ET.
This is the first meeting between the clubs this season. Los Angeles beat Detroit both times last season and have won the last six meetings between these clubs. The Kings enter as the favorite (-192).
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The Detroit Red Wings defeated the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, 5-3. That was the first contest of a three-game road trip. The Red Wings are 8-9-1 on the road this season.
This game was tied after two and San Jose took the lead just before the 10-minute mark of the third, but the Red Wings responded with three unanswered goals to earn the victory. David Perron scored the tying and go-ahead goals and Lucas Raymond finished with three assists. Raymond now has five points over his last three games. Detroit is one of the best scoring teams in the NHL, ranked fifth in goals per game (3.58), and has a solid power-play at 22.2%, 13th overall.
Alex Lyon (6-4-0, 2.53, .917) made 24 saves to earn the victory. He has been filling in with Ville Husso out, joining James Reimer (3-6-2, 3.41, .889) to man the goaltending duties for the Red Wings. This has not been a great goaltending combination, as Detroit is 26th in goals-against average (3.45).
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