The Kings get a visit from the Detroit Red Wings in hockey action on Wednesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Los Angeles battles the Red Wings, currently with a 9-7-3 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 5-7-5 for the Kings and 10-7-2 for the Red Wings.



View Detroit vs Los Angeles Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Kings in this one found them earlier as -147 favorites on the NHL money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today at Sportsbook and may have moved.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Kings, most recently No. 11 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Red Wings, who rate a No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Los Angeles' No. 19-ranked offense (2.6 goals per game) against a Red Wings defense that ranks No. 17 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Kings Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.2% rate while the Red Wings have a 76.9% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for Detroit, they were a 8-3 Sportsbook as they battled the Canucks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Wings at +136 were rewarded, while the 11 goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Kings were a 5-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Ducks. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.


Detroit Red Wings Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Vancouver are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Los Angeles Kings Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Anaheim are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Red Wings at Kings trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit


Next up:
Detroit at San Jose, Thursday, February 28
Los Angeles at Vancouver, Saturday, March 2