The Los Angeles Kings (1-2) are short favorites when they visit the Minnesota Wild (1-1) on Monday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Kings are -115 on the moneyline to win, while the Wild have -105 moneyline odds.

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Kings vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Kings (-115)
• Underdog: Wild (-105)
• Over/under: 5.5

Kings vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Los Angeles and its opponent posted more than 5.5 goals in 41 of 88 games last season.
• Minnesota played 42 games last season with more than 5.5 goals.
• The teams combined to score 5.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than this one’s total.
• Combined, these teams gave up 5.4 goals per game, 0.1 fewer than this one’s total.
• In terms of goals scored, the Kings were 14th in the league, and the Wild were 25th.
• This game features the league’s 15th-ranked (Wild) and second-ranked (Kings) teams last season in terms of defense.

Kings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kings Season Stat Insights

• The Kings’ 249 total goals (3.0 per game) made them the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
• Los Angeles conceded 203 total goals (only 2.5 per game), the second-fewest in league action.
• Their goal differential (+46) made them sixth-best in the league.
• The 37 power-play goals Los Angeles put up last season ranked 26th in the NHL (on 207 chances).
• The Kings were 27th in the league with a 17.87% power-play conversion rate.
• Los Angeles scored four shorthanded goals last season.
• The Kings had the league’s eighth-best penalty-kill percentage (81.43%).
• The Kings had the 14th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.7%.
• Los Angeles had a 10.8% shooting percentage, which ranked 16th in the league.
• The Kings did not secure a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 21.2 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.

Kings Moneyline

• The Kings were a moneyline favorite 55 times last season, and finished 36-19 in those games.
• Los Angeles had a 34-19 record (winning 64.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -115 or shorter.
• The Kings have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.5% in this contest.

Kings Leaders

• A major contributor last season for Los Angeles, Adrian Kempe scored 73 points in 81 games (35 goals and 38 assists).
• Anze Kopitar contributed with 67 points (21 goals, 46 assists).
• Kevin Fiala’s 60 points last season came via 35 goals and 25 assists.
• Darcy Kuemper had a record of 31-11-7. He allowed 100 goals (2.02 goals against average) and racked up 1,167 saves.

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild’s 225 goals last season (2.7 per game) ranked them 25th in the NHL.
• Minnesota’s total of 236 goals allowed (2.9 per game) was 15th in the NHL.
• Their -11 goal differential was 18th in the league.
• Minnesota had 43 power-play goals (21st in NHL) on 207 chances.
• The Wild’s power-play percentage (20.77) put them 20th in the league.
• Minnesota had four shorthanded goals (21st in league).
• At 72.41%, the Wild had the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Wild were 29th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.7%).
• The 10% shooting percentage of Minnesota was 25th in the league.
• The Wild did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 20 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild were made an underdog 46 times last season, and won 19, or 41.3%, of those games.
• Last season Minnesota won 19 of its 45 games, or 42.2%, when an underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Wild have a 51.2% chance to win.

Wild Leaders

• Matthew Boldy’s 27 goals and 46 assists in 82 games for Minnesota last season added up to 73 total points.
• Marco Rossi helped lead the offense for Minnesota last season with 24 goals and 36 assists.
• Kirill Kaprizov had 25 goals last season, and 31 assists.
• Filip Gustavsson had a 31-19-6 record last season, with a .914 save percentage (fifth-best in the league). He gave up 146 goals (2.6 goals against average).