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Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/26/21

Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild 1/26/21: NHL Hockey free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-26 20:00:00 EDT

The Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to build on a 6-3 win over St. Louis in their last outing. Anze Kopitar leads the Kings with 10 points coming on a team-high 9 assists and a goal, doubling the next closest Los Angeles player in the points department. Adrian Kempe and Jeff Carter each have 5 points with Kempe logging 3 goals while Carter has 4 assists. Andreas Athanasiou, Alex Iafallo, Drew Doughty and Dustin Brown all have 4 points with Athanasiou logging 3 goals. Iafallo having 3 assists and Doughty and Brown each putting up two goals and two assists. Jonathan Quick has seen the bulk of the work for the Kings, posting a 2-2 record with 13 goals allowed on 128 shots against with a 3.15 GAA.

The Minnesota Wild will look to bounce back from a 5-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks last time out. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 6 points including 5 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Suter and Joel Greenway each have 5 goals with Eriksson Ek logging 3 goals while Suter has 5 assists and Greenway has 4 helpers on the year. Zach Parise and Matt Dumba each have two goals and an assist for their 3 points so far this season. Cam Talbot and Kaako Kahkonen each have a 2-1 record, with Kahkonen boasting a slightly better 2.27 GAA compared to Talbot’s 2.34 GAA.

Los Angeles is 9-4 in their last 13 games overall and 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games as an underdog. Minnesota is 3-7 in their last 10 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games while the over is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

I get why Minnesota would be favored at home, but once again we have this Wild squad in the moderate favorite role and onec again, I’m just not seeing it. I’ll admit I was one of the first to be on the Kings about how this is a rebuild year for the team and how they may have the worst roster in the league, but the Kings have proven me wrong so far and are playing some pretty good hockey and Jonathan Quick looks revitalized and is the Jonathan Quick we were used to seeing before. I just don’t see the Wild as this kind of favorite at this point so I’ll take Los Angeles and the plus money here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Los Angeles +140

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/26/21

Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/26/21
2021-01-26 20:00:00 EDT

The Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night.

The Los Angeles Kings will look to build on a 6-3 win over St. Louis in their last outing. Anze Kopitar leads the Kings with 10 points coming on a team-high 9 assists and a goal, doubling the next closest Los Angeles player in the points department. Adrian Kempe and Jeff Carter each have 5 points with Kempe logging 3 goals while Carter has 4 assists. Andreas Athanasiou, Alex Iafallo, Drew Doughty and Dustin Brown all have 4 points with Athanasiou logging 3 goals. Iafallo having 3 assists and Doughty and Brown each putting up two goals and two assists. Jonathan Quick has seen the bulk of the work for the Kings, posting a 2-2 record with 13 goals allowed on 128 shots against with a 3.15 GAA.

The Minnesota Wild will look to bounce back from a 5-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks last time out. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 6 points including 5 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Suter and Joel Greenway each have 5 goals with Eriksson Ek logging 3 goals while Suter has 5 assists and Greenway has 4 helpers on the year. Zach Parise and Matt Dumba each have two goals and an assist for their 3 points so far this season. Cam Talbot and Kaako Kahkonen each have a 2-1 record, with Kahkonen boasting a slightly better 2.27 GAA compared to Talbot’s 2.34 GAA.

Los Angeles is 9-4 in their last 13 games overall and 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games as an underdog. Minnesota is 3-7 in their last 10 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games while the over is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

I get why Minnesota would be favored at home, but once again we have this Wild squad in the moderate favorite role and onec again, I’m just not seeing it. I’ll admit I was one of the first to be on the Kings about how this is a rebuild year for the team and how they may have the worst roster in the league, but the Kings have proven me wrong so far and are playing some pretty good hockey and Jonathan Quick looks revitalized and is the Jonathan Quick we were used to seeing before. I just don’t see the Wild as this kind of favorite at this point so I’ll take Los Angeles and the plus money here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Los Angeles +140

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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