The Minnesota Wild battle the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in NHL betting action at Xcel Energy Center.

The Wild sit at 28-25-9 on the season; in comparison, the Kings are currently 28-23-12. Looking to wager on the totals? Minnesota is 23-27-12 OU, and Los Angeles is 13-37-13 OU.



View Los Angeles vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Kings were listed as 100 favorites on the hockey moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Wild, most recently No. 29 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Kings, who rate a No. 12 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Minnesota's No. 29-ranked offense (2.2 goals per game) against a Kings defense that ranks No. 3 at 2.2 goals per game allowed. The Wild Sportsbook has clicked at a 16% rate while the Kings have a 87% rate on the penalty kill.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 2-1 loser on the road against the Predators. Bettors on Nashville at -140 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Minnesota was a 4-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Sharks. They won as +117 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.


Los Angeles Kings Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Nashville are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing San Jose are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Kings at Wild trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles' last 11 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Los Angeles' last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Los Angeles' last 20 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Los Angeles home to Anaheim, Saturday, March 3
Minnesota at Montreal, Thursday, March 1