Kings vs. Lightning Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Kings vs. Lightning NHL game on December 18, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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0 2 0 2
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    100%
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1 0 0 1
P3 19:50 Power play - Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 19:14 Power play - Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
P3 19:09 Power play - Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 18:12 Shot on goal by Nick Paul saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 17:38 Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 16:26 Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 16:05 Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
P3 15:59 Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 12:49 Dominic James shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
P3 12:34 Shot missed by Nick Paul
P3 11:51 Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
P3 11:25 Shot missed by Quinton Byfield
P3 11:14 Max Crozier shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
P3 09:58 Dominic James shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
P3 08:44 Power play - Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
P3 08:02 Power play - Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 07:56 Power play - Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Anton Forsberg
P3 07:03 Nick Paul shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
P3 06:57 Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
P3 05:17 Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  3. P3 19:51
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  4. P3 19:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Anton Forsberg
  5. P3 19:24
    Shorthanded - Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  6. P3 19:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  7. P3 19:12
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  8. P3 19:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 19:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Anton Forsberg
  10. P3 18:55
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  11. P3 18:23
    Trevor Moore credited with hit on Charle-Edouard D'Astous in offensive zone
  12. P3 18:14
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  13. P3 18:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  14. P3 18:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Paul saved by Anton Forsberg
  15. P3 18:05
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
  16. P3 18:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  17. P3 17:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Anton Forsberg
  18. P3 17:01
    Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone
  19. P3 16:44
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Pontus Holmberg in defensive zone
  20. P3 16:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  21. P3 16:28
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Pontus Holmberg in defensive zone
  22. P3 16:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  23. P3 16:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Anton Forsberg
  24. P3 16:05
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  25. P3 15:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Anton Forsberg
  26. P3 14:48
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  27. P3 14:48
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  28. P3 13:16
    Takeaway by Dominic James in neutral zone
  29. P3 13:13
    Giveaway by Dominic James in offensive zone
  30. P3 12:49
    SHOT
    Dominic James shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  31. P3 12:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Paul
  32. P3 12:26
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  33. P3 12:26
    Stoppage - Icing
  34. P3 11:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
  35. P3 11:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Quinton Byfield
  36. P3 11:14
    SHOT
    Max Crozier shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  37. P3 10:26
    Pontus Holmberg credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone
  38. P3 10:06
    Mikey Anderson credited with hit on Pontus Holmberg in defensive zone
  39. P3 10:00
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in offensive zone
  40. P3 10:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  41. P3 09:58
    SHOT
    Dominic James shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  42. P3 09:06
    Power play - Darren Raddysh credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  43. P3 08:46
    Shorthanded - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  44. P3 08:46
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  45. P3 08:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  46. P3 08:05
    Shorthanded - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  47. P3 08:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  48. P3 08:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Anton Forsberg
  49. P3 07:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Anton Forsberg
  50. P3 07:45
    Shorthanded - Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  51. P3 07:45
    Penalty to Adrian Kempe 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Darren Raddysh)
  52. P3 07:05
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in defensive zone
  53. P3 07:05
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  54. P3 07:03
    SHOT
    Nick Paul shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  55. P3 06:57
    SHOT
    Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  56. P3 06:15
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  57. P3 06:15
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  58. P3 05:50
    Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone
  59. P3 05:17
    SHOT
    Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  60. P3 05:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  61. P3 05:06
    SHOT
    Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  62. P3 05:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  63. P3 05:00
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  64. P3 05:00
    Stoppage - Icing
  65. P3 04:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandt Clarke saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  66. P3 04:09
    Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
  67. P3 04:09
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  68. P3 04:03
    Pontus Holmberg won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
  69. P3 04:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  70. P3 04:00
    SHOT
    Alex Laferriere shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  71. P3 03:49
    SHOT
    Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  72. P3 02:24
    Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
  73. P3 02:24
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  74. P3 01:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  75. P3 01:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Declan Carlile
  76. P3 01:30
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in neutral zone
  77. P3 01:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  78. P3 01:13
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  79. P3 01:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  80. P3 01:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Anton Forsberg
  81. P3 01:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Anton Forsberg
  82. P3 00:45
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  83. P3 00:45
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  84. P3 00:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Anton Forsberg
  85. P3 00:24
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  86. P3 00:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  87. P3 00:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  88. P3 00:10
    SHOT
    Dominic James shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  89. P3 00:00
    Alex Laferriere won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  90. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  91. P2 19:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Anton Forsberg
  92. P2 19:57
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  93. P2 19:55
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  94. P2 19:55
    Stoppage - Icing
  95. P2 18:34
    Shorthanded - Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Dominic James in defensive zone
  96. P2 18:21
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  97. P2 18:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Dominic James shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  98. P2 17:25
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  99. P2 17:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikey Anderson
  100. P2 16:54
    SHOT
    J.J. Moser shot blocked by Trevor Moore
  101. P2 16:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
  102. P2 16:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  103. P2 16:23
    Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in offensive zone
  104. P2 16:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  105. P2 16:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Anton Forsberg
  106. P2 16:14
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  107. P2 16:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  108. P2 16:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  109. P2 15:58
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  110. P2 15:58
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Adrian Kempe
    2-1
  111. P2 15:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Anton Forsberg
  112. P2 15:21
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  113. P2 15:21
    Stoppage - Icing
  114. P2 15:15
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  115. P2 15:15
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  116. P2 15:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dominic James
  117. P2 14:55
    SHOT
    Max Crozier shot blocked by teammate
  118. P2 14:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by J.J. Moser
  119. P2 14:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gage Goncalves saved by Anton Forsberg
  120. P2 13:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kevin Fiala
  121. P2 13:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Anton Forsberg
  122. P2 12:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
  123. P2 11:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  124. P2 11:11
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
  125. P2 11:11
    Penalty to Kevin Fiala 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Anthony Cirelli)
  126. P2 11:09
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Anton Forsberg
  127. P2 10:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Andrei Kuzmenko saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  128. P2 10:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Kevin Fiala shot blocked by teammate
  129. P2 10:09
    Power play - Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  130. P2 10:09
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  131. P2 10:09
    Penalty to Gage Goncalves 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Joel Edmundson)
  132. P2 08:32
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in neutral zone
  133. P2 08:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  134. P2 08:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  135. P2 07:44
    Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
  136. P2 07:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  137. P2 07:11
    SHOT
    J.J. Moser shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  138. P2 07:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  139. P2 06:39
    Quinton Byfield credited with hit on J.J. Moser in offensive zone
  140. P2 06:24
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  141. P2 06:24
    Stoppage - Icing
  142. P2 06:17
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  143. P2 06:17
    Stoppage - Icing
  144. P2 06:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  145. P2 05:38
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  146. P2 05:38
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  147. P2 05:26
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in neutral zone
  148. P2 05:21
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Oliver Bjorkstrand in neutral zone
  149. P2 05:21
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Adrian Kempe assisted by Anze Kopitar and Corey Perry
    1-1
  150. P2 05:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adrian Kempe
  151. P2 04:50
    SHOT
    Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  152. P2 03:44
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  153. P2 03:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  154. P2 02:57
    Dominic James won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
  155. P2 02:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  156. P2 02:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gage Goncalves saved by Anton Forsberg
  157. P2 02:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  158. P2 02:43
    SHOT
    Max Crozier shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
  159. P2 02:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brayden Point
  160. P2 02:19
    SHOT
    Declan Carlile shot blocked by Trevor Moore
  161. P2 01:35
    Giveaway by Brandt Clarke in neutral zone
  162. P2 01:32
    Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg in defensive zone
  163. P2 00:37
    Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  164. P2 00:32
    Nick Paul credited with hit on Kevin Fiala in offensive zone
  165. P2 00:28
    SHOT
    Nick Paul shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  166. P2 00:22
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  167. P2 00:22
    Stoppage - Icing
  168. P2 00:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
  169. P2 00:07
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
  170. P2 00:07
    Stoppage - Icing
  171. P2 00:00
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  172. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  173. P1 19:59
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by teammate
  174. P1 19:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Anton Forsberg
  175. P1 18:53
    SHOT
    Brayden Point shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  176. P1 18:41
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  177. P1 18:41
    Stoppage - Icing
  178. P1 18:30
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
  179. P1 18:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Declan Carlile
  180. P1 17:11
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  181. P1 17:11
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  182. P1 17:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Anton Forsberg
  183. P1 16:40
    Trevor Moore credited with hit on Declan Carlile in offensive zone
  184. P1 16:20
    Oliver Bjorkstrand credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
  185. P1 15:49
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  186. P1 15:49
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  187. P1 15:47
    SHOT
    Yanni Gourde shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  188. P1 14:42
    SHOT
    Brayden Point shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  189. P1 14:41
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Samuel Helenius in offensive zone
  190. P1 14:41
    Stoppage - Icing
  191. P1 14:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Anton Forsberg
  192. P1 13:12
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  193. P1 13:12
    Stoppage - Offside
  194. P1 12:54
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Alex Turcotte in neutral zone
  195. P1 12:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  196. P1 12:54
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Oliver Bjorkstrand assisted by Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel
    0-1
  197. P1 12:52
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Anton Forsberg
  198. P1 12:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brayden Point
  199. P1 12:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  200. P1 11:41
    Power play - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  201. P1 11:41
    Penalty to Adrian Kempe 2 minutes for Cross Checking
  202. P1 11:37
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in offensive zone
  203. P1 11:37
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  204. P1 11:35
    SHOT
    Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  205. P1 11:27
    Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  206. P1 11:27
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  207. P1 11:25
    SHOT
    J.J. Moser shot blocked by Warren Foegele
  208. P1 11:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Anton Forsberg
  209. P1 11:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Anton Forsberg
  210. P1 11:00
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in offensive zone
  211. P1 11:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  212. P1 10:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Curtis Douglas saved by Anton Forsberg
  213. P1 10:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
  214. P1 10:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Anton Forsberg
  215. P1 10:07
    SHOT
    Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Max Crozier
  216. P1 10:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Corey Perry saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  217. P1 09:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Turcotte
  218. P1 09:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  219. P1 09:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  220. P1 08:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Anton Forsberg
  221. P1 08:03
    Nick Paul credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
  222. P1 07:51
    SHOT
    Quinton Byfield shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  223. P1 07:34
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  224. P1 07:34
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  225. P1 06:21
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  226. P1 06:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dominic James
  227. P1 05:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brayden Point
  228. P1 05:41
    Max Crozier credited with hit on Andrei Kuzmenko in offensive zone
  229. P1 05:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor Moore saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  230. P1 04:54
    SHOT
    Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
  231. P1 04:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by J.J. Moser saved by Anton Forsberg
  232. P1 04:10
    Takeaway by Adrian Kempe in neutral zone
  233. P1 04:04
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
  234. P1 04:04
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  235. P1 03:59
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  236. P1 03:59
    Stoppage - Icing
  237. P1 03:42
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  238. P1 03:42
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  239. P1 03:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  240. P1 03:31
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  241. P1 03:31
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  242. P1 03:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Anton Forsberg
  243. P1 03:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandt Clarke
  244. P1 02:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Armia
  245. P1 02:29
    Gage Goncalves credited with hit on Mikey Anderson in offensive zone
  246. P1 02:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikey Anderson
  247. P1 02:14
    Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Gage Goncalves in offensive zone
  248. P1 02:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  249. P1 02:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Armia
  250. P1 02:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Corey Perry
  251. P1 01:32
    Takeaway by Alex Turcotte in neutral zone
  252. P1 01:12
    Alex Turcotte won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
  253. P1 01:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  254. P1 01:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandt Clarke saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  255. P1 01:07
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous credited with hit on Alex Laferriere in defensive zone
  256. P1 01:03
    SHOT
    Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Pontus Holmberg
  257. P1 00:59
    SHOT
    Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  258. P1 00:31
    SHOT
    Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  259. P1 00:15
    SHOT
    Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  260. P1 00:12
    Giveaway by Drew Doughty in defensive zone
  261. P1 00:00
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  262. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Kings
STATS
Lightning
20Shots on Goal32
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/1
20Penalty Infraction Mins2
17Hits18
22 Shots Blocked 7
20Giveaways9
KingsLA
LightningTB
20Shots on Goal32
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/1
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Kings vs. Lightning: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Kings vs. Lightning
  • Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Benchmark International Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Kings +192, Lightning -215

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Kings: 39%
  • Lightning: 61%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Kings a win probability of 39%, while the Lightning have a win probability of 61%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Lightning are more likely to beat the Kings in the NHL game at Benchmark International Arena on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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