Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils 1/14/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Los Angeles Kings host the New Jersey Devils in NHL action from the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night.

The New Jersey Devils will look to build on their current three-game win streak after a 6-2 win over Anaheim last time out. Jack Hughes leads the Devils in scoring with 52 points including a team-high 28 goals and 24 assists while Jesper Bratt also has 42 points with a team-high 25 assists. Nico Hischier also has 40 points with 19 goals and 21 assists this season. Vitek Vanecek is 17-5-2 with a 2.35 GAA and a .914 save percentage while Akira Schmid has gone 5-4 with a 2.24 GAA and a .919 save percentage of his own this season.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to add to their own three-game win streak after a 4-3 win over San Jose last time out. Kevin Fiala has a team-high 46 points with a team-high 31 assists, while Adrian Kempe has 29 points with a team-high 18 goals on the year. Viktor Arvidsson also has 33 points and Phillip Danault has 33 points as well this season. Jonathan Quick has gone 8-9-4 with a 3.40 GAA and an .884 save percentage while Pheonix Copley is 12-2 with a 2.59 GAA and a .904 save percentage this season.

New Jersey is 19-7 in their last 26 road games and 7-20 in their last 27 games played on no rest while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Los Angeles is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall and 0-6 in their last 6 games against the Metropolitan division while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games overall.

I get why some would look New Jersey’s way here as despite their struggles, the Devils keep finding ways to win games on the road. However, this back-to-back is far from ideal for New Jersey as the Kings are playing some solid hockey right now and may have found a temporary answer for goaltender in Pheonix Copley and I think Copley can guide the Kings to a win over the Devils here.