Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/13/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Monday, October 13, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+132) Wild (-160)

The Minnesota Wild (1-1-0) host the Los Angeles Kings (1-2-0) at Grand Casino Arena on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +132 while Minnesota is at -160. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Los Angeles Kings were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-2 loss to the Jets in their previous game. Los Angeles had 13 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Kings had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the loss. In addition, they had 5 power play attempts but weren't able to score. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 32 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Kings have conceded 8 goals while notching 6 as an offensive unit. Los Angeles Kings opponents have earned 16 power play opportunities (2nd in the NHL) and have a total of 4 goals in those chances. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Los Angeles Kings have accounted for 8 goals (16th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 12. Los Angeles has tried 83 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.6%. For the year, they have recorded 2 points and their points % is .333. The Kings so far have had 85 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .859. Los Angeles has tallied 10 power play opportunities and they have notched 2 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 20.00%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper has played in 441 contests throughout his NHL career. He has a record of 209-148-53 and he was named the starter in 420 games. The opposition has scored 1,062 goals against Kuemper in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.56. Kuemper has had 12,415 shots against him and he has 11,353 saves. His save percentage is at .914 for his 24,928 mins between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Kuemper has accumulated 235 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .560.

In their last game, Minnesota faced off against the Blue Jackets in a matchup where the Wild were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 7-4. The Wild recorded 4 goals of the 52 shots on goal they took. They had 8 power play chances in this game and scored 4 out of those chances.

The Wild have earned 4 goals at even strength and 5 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while on the power play. Minnesota has taken 73 shots (10th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.33%, while allowing the opposition 58 shots. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild are sitting with 9 goals, 2 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 7 goals to be scored by way of 6 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 11 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 45.45%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on the other teams 5 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 87.9%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Filip Gustavsson protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 1556.47 goals/game and he has given up 441 goals in total. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts comes in at 60.7% and he has accumulated 99 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has been a starter 163 games and has played for a total of 17 mins. Gustavsson has a career mark of 84-60-20 and has been in goal for 171 games. He is sitting with 4,592 saves out of 5,033 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+132)

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