Los Angeles at New Jersey

Darcy Kuemper has stopped 71 of the 75 shots he faced in his last two starts, both Los Angeles road wins. The second was at the Islanders on Thursday, where he saw 43 shots and allowed two. New Jersey sends more shots at a net than any team in the league, 34.9 per game, and Kuemper has just handled that kind of volume. The Kings are 2-4-2 and score 2.5 goals per game, tied for 27th, and New Jersey is a clear favorite with a 6-4 record. Los Angeles has been held to one goal in four of its eight games, three of them while Mats Zuccarello was out of the lineup, and it has scored five and three in the two games since he returned Tuesday. Two of its defeats were 2-1 finals, against Florida and at Vegas. New Jersey allows 25.0 shots per game, the sixth-fewest in the league, and held Anaheim to 16 on Thursday. The Devils then traded for Connor Hellebuyck on Friday, with no debut date set, and sent Nico Daws, who started that Anaheim game, to Winnipeg. Los Angeles needs to win about 39% of the time at the price I have, and a team with a goalie playing like this one can get there. The right side is Los Angeles on the moneyline and the UNDER this afternoon.