Toronto Maple Leafs vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 4/4/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Fanduel Sports Network West

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Kings (30-26-18) will play the Toronto Maple Leafs (32-30-13) on Saturday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-4 win against the Ducks in the last game they played. Toronto earned 61 penalty minutes in this game. The Maple Leafs had a good offensive outing in the victory. Additionally, they had 5 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 2 goals. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 29 shots they looked to score on.

When playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed 222 goals while getting 198 of their own. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have tallied 208 power play opportunities (23rd in professional hockey) and have racked up 38 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their scoring, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accounted for 234 goals (16th in the NHL) this season and have surrendered 260. Toronto has attempted 2,015 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.6%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 77 points and their points % is .513. The Maple Leafs thus far have had 2,436 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .893. Toronto has accounted for 183 power play opportunities and they have notched 36 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 19.67%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joseph Woll. Over the course of his career, Woll has tallied 68 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .613. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 4,220 mins in the crease. Woll has seen 3,470 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 3,151 saves. The opposition has scored 319 goals versus Woll in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.87. He has a mark of 63-41-8 and he has started in 111 games. Woll has been involved in 114 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last contest, Los Angeles played the Blues in an outing where the Kings got the win by a score of 2-1. They had 3 power play chances in this one and earned 1 out of those chances. The Kings recorded 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

During this campaign, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 193 goals, 78 points, in addition to a points percentage of .527. They have allowed 215 goals to be scored by of a combination of 159 goals at even strength and 56 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kings are sitting with 156 goals at even strength and 37 goals (26th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a total of 209 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 17.70%. Los Angeles has taken 2,057 shots (19th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.38%, while allowing the opposition 2,013 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.11% on their oppositions 225 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Darcy Kuemper protecting the goal. He has tallied 12,345 saves out of 13,520 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .913. Kuemper holds a career record of 227-160-66 and has been in net for 486 games. He has made the start in 465 games and his ice time sits at 23,379 mins. Kuemper's quality start rate comes out to 55.9% and he has accumulated 260 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.53 goals per game and he has allowed 1,175 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto

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