Dallas Stars vs Los Angeles Kings Betting Picks

Both teams have struggled lately, but Dallas has the trends in its favor tonight. The Stars have won eight of nine Monday games and six of seven against the Pacific Division. Los Angeles has lost four of five following a win, and the Kings got a 4-3 win in a shootout against Edmonton on Saturday night. The Kings have gone OVER eight in a row and five straight at home. Dallas is 8-1 OVER its past nine road games and four of five overall. Los Angeles is 5-0 OVER playing with one day of rest. The Stars have won 14 of the past 20 meetings. The Kings have lost 13 of 19 Monday games and 10 of their past 15 overall. Jake Oettinger is 15-8-4 with a 2.82 goals-against average for Dallas, and he is the expected starter tonight. Take the Stars and the OVER.

The Stars' scoring five goals in each of their first three games seems like a distant memory right now. Dallas is in a dry spell, scoring only five goals in its last three games. They have lost all three of these games. Dallas only lost three consecutive regular-season matchups in regulation once during Peter DeBoer’s three seasons in Dallas, and that was during the team's seven-game losing streak to end the 2024-25 regular season. New coach Glen Gulutzan has to put strong emphasis on defense during this scoring slump. The Kings are also at an early-season near-crisis point with a disappointing 2-5 record. Los Angeles halted a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 overtime victory at St. Louis on Tuesday, limiting St. Louis to only 17 shots on net. Both teams have excellent goalies - Darcy Kuemper for the Kings and Jake Oettinger for the Stars - and each goalie is projected to start. So goals should be hard to come by. Take the UNDER. 

Los Angeles has won both meetings this season, including a 5-4 shootout victory on Feb. 7. The Kings have won five of seven, although they do come off a 3-2 overtime loss to Vancouver on Wednesday. Dallas also lost 6-4 to Columbus on Tuesday to conclude an exhausting six-game trip in which the Stars won three. They could still be feeling the effects as the Stars play their first home game since Feb. 2. Darcy Kuemper is 18-6-6 with a 2.21 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage for the Kings, who have won six of seven against Central Division opponents. Also, Los Angeles has won 10 of its past 12 Friday games, and it has allowed only 2.78 goals per game in its past nine games overall. Take the Kings.

Los Angeles won the first meeting 3-2 on Dec. 4, and the Kings will go for their third win in a row after victories over Carolina and Montreal. Kevin Fiala scored twice in the Kings' four-goal third period on Wednesday, and they beat the Canadiens 6-3. Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 21 shots to improve to 16-6-6 with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage this season, and he is expected to start tonight. Los Angeles has won 16 of 20 home games in 2024-25 and has won six straight at home versus teams with winning road records. The Kings also have won seven of eight against opponents with .600 winning percentages. The past six meetings have gone UNDER, Dallas is 30-17-6 UNDER this season, and the Kings are 29-19-3 UNDER. Los Angeles is 5-1 UNDER its past six after scoring at least five goals in its previous game, and it has stayed UNDER eight of 11 against Western Conference teams. Take the Kings and the UNDER.