Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 10/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Fanduel Sports Network West

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

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Kings (1-2-1) will compete against the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Pittsburgh at -160 and Los Angeles is at +132. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a rough game after their 4-3 defeat against the Ducks in the last game they played. Pittsburgh accrued 12 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 1 attempt on the power play but weren't able to score. The Penguins offense didn't overly impress in the defeat. For the outing, they scored on 3 out of the 25 shots they put on net.

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In the matter of scoring goals, the Pittsburgh Penguins have tallied 11 goals (14th in hockey) on the campaign and have given up 13. For the year, they have scored 4 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. Pittsburgh comes into the game with 11 power play opportunities and they have scored 2 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 18.18%. When playing at even strength, the Penguins have given up 9 goals while earning 9 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh has attempted 103 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Penguins so far have had 114 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .886. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have tallied 15 power play opportunities (4th in pro hockey) and have scored 4 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Arturs Silovs. The opposition has racked up 63 goals against Silovs in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.15. Silovs has been in net for 21 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .881 during his 1,012 minutes in the crease. He has compiled an overall record of 9-9-2 and he has started in 20 games. For his career, Silovs has 10 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .500. Silovs has seen 529 shot attempts against him and he has 466 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, Los Angeles opposed the Wild in a game where the Kings got the tie by a tally of 3-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this game and converted 1 out of those chances. The Kings scored 3 goals of the 34 shots on goal they took.

Los Angeles has put up 117 shots (8th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.40%, while allowing the other team 111 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 68.18% on the other teams 22 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 86.5%. They have a tally of 13 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.08%. The Kings are sitting with 8 goals at even strength and 3 goals (9th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Los Angeles Kings have 11 goals, 3 points, as well as a points percentage of .375.

Across the ice you are likely to see Darcy Kuemper in net. Kuemper has accrued a lifetime record of 209-148-54 and has been in net for 442 games. Kuemper's quality start rate is 55.8% and he has 235 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has accrued 11,376 stops out of the 12,441 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .914. The opposition is averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has allowed 1,065 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 421 games and has been on the ice for 23,274 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-160)

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