Boston Bruins vs. Los Angeles Kings Picks and Prediction for Friday, November 21, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an interconference clash between a pair of teams looking to earn a victory as they collide on the ice in the City of Angels when the Boston Bruins take on the Los Angeles Kings Friday night and we have the inside scoop with our Bruins vs. Kings prediction. Boston fell 4-3 on the road to Anaheim in their previous contest on Wednesday night. Los Angeles was in action on the road against San Jose Thursday night in the front half of a back-to-back. The Kings fell 2-1 on the road to Washington on Monday night in their previous game. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Bruins own a 5-1-4 advantage, but the Kings picked up a 7-2 home win in the most recent matchup on March 23. Read more about this Bruins vs. Kings prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Boston Trying to Get Back in Win Column
Boston suffered a second straight loss as they were downed by the Ducks in the opening game of their road trip. The Bruins entered Thursday 12-10-0 on the season and stood tied for second in the Atlantic Division, one point behind Detroit for the top spot. Boston is 10th in the league in scoring, as they average 3.23 goals per game on the season. The Bruins are 24th in goals against as they allow 3.32 goals per contest. Boston is 4th in power play success as they have cashed in 27.4% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Bruins are 10th in penalty killing as they successfully navigate through 81.9% of their shorthanded situations on the season.
Against Anaheim, Boston had their fair share of rubber fired on net but couldn’t come up with the win on the road on Wednesday. The Bruins owned an 18-11 advantage in shots in the opening period but trailed 2-1 on the scoreboard after 20 minutes of play. After giving up the first two goals of the game to trail by a pair, Morgan Geekie got the Bruins on the board with his 13th goal of the season, on the power play, at 14:58 off assists from Hampus Lindholm and Pavel Zacha. In the second period, Boston held a 12-8 shot edge with both teams scoring once to trail 3-2 at the second intermission. After going down 3-1, Michael Eyssimont got the Bruins within a goal with his fifth of the year at 18:27 off an assist from Nikita Zadorov. In the third period, Boston was outshot 14-9 with both teams scoring once, leaving them on the short end of the scoreboard. Geekie scored his second of the night and 14th of the year, on the power play, at 7:39 with assists going to David Pastrnak and Lindholm to tie the score. The Bruins gave up the go-ahead score with 3:35 remaining to wind up with the loss. Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves for Boston, who owned a 39-33 edge in shots, in the loss. Jeremy Swayman (8-5-0, 2.99 GAA, .902 save percentage) is supposed to get the start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Bruins:
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- Defenseman Jordan Harris (ankle) is out.
- Center Casey Mittelstadt (lower body) is out.
- Left wing Viktor Arvidsson (lower body) is out.
- Center Elias Lindholm (lower body) is out.
- Defenseman Charlie McAvoy (face) is out.
Kings Playing Second Game of Back-to-Back
Los Angeles was in action on the road against San Jose Thursday night in the front half of a back-to-back set that closes here. The Kings entered Thursday 10-6-4 on the season and were tied for third in the Pacific Division, three points behind Anaheim for the top spot. Los Angeles stands tied for 26th in the league in goals per game as they score an average of 2.75 goals a night this season. The Kings are 6th in goals against by allowing an average of 2.70 goals per contest. Los Angeles is tied for 24th in the league in power play success as they convert 16.4% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Kings are below average in the penalty killing department as they are 17th in the league in penalty killing as they successfully navigate 79.1% of their shorthanded situations.
Against Washington Monday night, Los Angeles struggled offensively as they were shut down by the Capitals. The Kings were outshot 14-8 in the opening period and trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard after the opening period of play. Los Angeles owned a 12-4 advantage in shots in the second period with both teams scoring once, leaving them down 2-1 at the second intermission. The Kings were down 2-0 before Anze Kopitar got them on the board with his third goal of the year, on the power play, at 13:27 off assists from Kevin Fiala and Corey Perry. In the third period, the Kings owned an 11-7 advantage in shots with neither side scoring, leaving them short of the scoreboard as time expired. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Kings, who held a 31-25 edge in shots, in the loss. Kuemper (7-4-3, 2.42 GAA, .904 save percentage, shutout) is slated to get the start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Kings:
- Defenseman Drew Doughty (foot) is out.
Bruins vs. Kings Pick
Bruins vs. Kings Moneyline Pick
- Bruins +158 (4 units)
Boston has dropped three of four coming into this game and is dealing with some injuries at this point. The Bruins do get the rest edge here with having Thursday off while the Kings were in San Jose to face the Sharks. Boston hasn’t been great on the road, posting a 4-6 mark as the visiting team but in addition to being fatigued, the Kings are bad on home ice. Los Angeles is just 1-4-2 as the home team this season compared to their 9-2-2 road mark entering Thursday night. With the Kings fatigued, take Boston to get back in the win column as they take advantage of the situation here.
Bruins vs. Kings Over/Under Pick
- Under 5.5 (4 units)
Boston has gone over the number in 13 of their 22 games on the year entering Sunday night. The Bruins have an average of 6.55 goals per game on the year and that number climbs to 6.80 goals per game away from the TD Garden in their 10 road contests. Los Angeles enters this game having seen the under post a 10-9-1 mark in their 20 games on the year. The Kings have an average total of 5.45 goals per game on the year and that number bumps up slightly to 5.57 goals per game on home ice despite them averaging just 2.14 goals per game on home ice. Look for this game to wind up short of the mark.
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