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Tampa Bay Lightning
VS
Los Angeles Kings

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 30, 9:18PM UTC

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NHL
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Indoor
Fri 2 Jan 2026, 12:00AM
1
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Under 10.5 Total Goals -5000

For Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings (NHL), this is the model’s pick — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $102 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Fri 2 Jan 2026, 12:00AM at Crypto.com Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win99.0%
The price says98.0%
Best price-5000

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Total Goals
Under
10.5
-5000
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Pontus Holmberg RWOut

Los Angeles Kings

No players are currently listed out or questionable for this team.

Availability updated May 5, 4:10PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Pontus Holmberg.
FactorThis fixture
Availability1 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Los Angeles KingsNo line posted

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Los Angeles Kings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineLos Angeles Kings +1.5No line posted

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Los Angeles Kings puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Los Angeles Kings total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Los Angeles Kings — what the model found

Our model graded 1 betting market for Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings — 1 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

1
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 1 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings — recent results

Los Angeles Kings have won 0 of their last 5 games; Tampa Bay Lightning have won 2 of their last 5.

Los Angeles Kings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–5COLHome
L2–4COLHome
L1–2COLAway
L1–2COLAway
L1–3CGYAway
Tampa Bay Lightning — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–2MTLHome
W1–0MTLAway
L2–3MTLHome
W3–2MTLAway
L2–3MTLAway

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Los Angeles Kings won 0, Tampa Bay Lightning won 1.

DateLos Angeles KingsTampa Bay LightningWinner
Jan 235Tampa Bay Lightning

Who’s out or in doubt

1 player is listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Tampa Bay Lightning
PlayerStatus
Pontus Holmberg RWOUT

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Lightning vs Kings, or as Kings vs Lightning. The most recent game between them was Friday 2 January 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The model has generated 1 game pick for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0 across the last meeting
DateGameScoreWinner
2 Jan 2026Tampa Bay Lightning @ Los Angeles Kings3–5Tampa Bay Lightning
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