The San Jose Sharks will look to grab a road win when they take on the Kings in Los Angeles at STAPLES Center on Thursday in hockey odds action.

The Kings bring a 40-27-13 record to the battle against the 41-29-10 Sharks. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Los Angeles go 22-43-15 so far and the Sharks go 36-42-2.



View San Jose vs Los Angeles Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Hockey odds makers opened the Kings as -135 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 5.

Power Rankings:
According to new NHL Power Rankings here, it's the No. 10-ranked Kings and the No. 9-rated Sharks in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Los Angeles' No. 29-ranked offense, averaging 2.3 goals per game, against a Sharks defense that ranks No. 8 at 2.5 goals allowed. The Kings power play is averaging 15.4% while the Sharks defense kills off 78.7% of their penalties.

In their last action, San Jose was a 5-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Stars. Bettors on San Jose at -110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

The Kings were a 2-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Oilers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Los Angeles at -255 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors.


San Jose Sharks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Los Angeles Kings Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Edmonton are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Sharks at Kings trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
San Jose is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 7 games at home


Next up:
San Jose home to Los Angeles, Saturday, April 7