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Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks 1/11/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

San Jose Sharks (13-21-8) vs. Los Angeles Kings (24-14-6)
January 11, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Kings -175 / San Jose Sharks +141; Over/Under: +6.5
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The San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings meet in NHL action from the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night.

The San Jose Sharks come into this one looking to build on their 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes last time out. Erik Karlsson has a team-high 55 points with 13 goals and a team-high 42 assists while Timo Meier has 41 points with 23 goals and 18 assists and Tomas Hertl has 38 points with 13 goals and 25 assists this season. Logan Couture also has 34 points with 15 goals and 19 assists this season. James Reimer has gone 7-12-3 with a 3.22 GAA and an .895 save percentage while Kaapo Kahkonen is 5-7-4 with a 3.68 GAA and an .873 save percentage in goal for the Sharks this season.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 6-3 win over Edmonton last time out. Kevin Fiala has a team-high 46 points with a team-high 31 assists, while Gabe Vilardi has 29 points with a team-high 16 goals and Anze Kopitar also has 33 points with 22 assists. Viktor Arvidsson also has 33 points and Phillip Danault has 32 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 11-2 with a 2.56 GAA and a .904 save percentage this season

San Jose is 17-36 in their last 53 games played on no rest and 15-43 in their last 58 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Los Angeles is 9-3 in their last 12 games overall and 6-2 in their last 8 home games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing the Kings -1.5 here. The Sharks have not fared well on the second half of the back-to-back, and the Kings have flat out owned their division opponents this season, winning six straight within the division. I just don’t see the way that San Jose stays in this game, so give me the Kings on the puck line here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Los Angeles -1.5

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