Los Angeles Kings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Picks and Prediction for Sunday, November 9, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an interconference clash as a pair of teams looking to earn a victory collide on the ice in the Steel City when the Los Angeles Kings take on the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday afternoon and we have the inside scoop with our Kings vs. Penguins prediction. Los Angeles skates in on the heels of a 5-2 home loss to Florida in their previous contest, Thursday night. Pittsburgh was in action on the road against New Jersey on Saturday afternoon in the front half of a back-to-back. The Penguins beat Washington 5-3 on Thursday night at home in their previous contest. In the last 10 meetings, the Kings own a 5-3-2 edge, though the Penguins have won the last three matchups, including a 4-2 road win in the first meeting this season October 16. This article was published before the conclusion of the Penguins’ game with the Devils in New Jersey on Saturday. Read more about this Kings vs. Penguins prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Kings Looking to Earn Season Split
Los Angeles was handled at home by Florida in their previous contest Thursday night against Florida and look to earn a split of their season set with the Penguins here. The Kings entered Saturday 6-5-4 on the season and were tie for third in the Pacific Division, three points behind Anaheim for the top spot. Los Angeles stands tied for 23rd in the league in goals per game as they score an average of 2.73 goals a night this season. The Kings are tied for 14th in goals against by allowing an average of 3.07 goals per contest. Los Angeles is tied for 22nd in the league in power play success as they convert 17% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Kings are average in the penalty killing department as they are tied for 19th in the league in penalty killing as they successfully navigating 77.2% of their shorthanded situations.
Against Florida, Los Angeles was shut down offensively and leaky defensively as they were drubbed on home ice. The Kings owned a 13-8 advantage in shots in the opening period and skated off with the game tied at two after 20 minutes of play. After giving up the opening goal of the game, Anze Kopitar got the Kings even at one with his first goal of the season, on the power play, at 9:23 off assists from Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield. Corey Perry gave the Kings a 2-1 edge with his sixth goal of the year at 11:00 with assists going to Mikey Anderson and Joel Edmundson. They gave up the tying goal later in the period. In the second period, Los Angeles was outshot 8-6 and outscored 1-0 to trail 3-2 at the second intermission. The third period saw the Kings outshot 8-7 and outscored 2-0 to wind up with the loss. Anton Forsberg made 19 saves for the Kings, who held a 26-24 advantage in shots, in the loss. Darcy Kuemper (4-3-3, 2.57 GAA, .900 save percentage, shutout) is expected to get the start in goal for Los Angeles here.
Pittsburgh Playing Second Game of Back-to-Back
Pittsburgh was in action against New Jersey Saturday in the front half of a back-to-back set, so they play their second game in 24 hours and their third game in four nights here. The Penguins entered Saturday 9-4-2 on the season and stood tied for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with New Jersey. Pittsburgh is 5th in scoring as they average 3.60 goals per game on the season. The Penguins are above average in their own end, ranking 8th in goals against by allowing 2.73 goals a night. Pittsburgh stands 1st in the league in power play success as they convert 35.9% of their chances with the man advantage. The Penguins are 9th in penalty killing as they successfully navigate 84.4% of their shorthanded situations.
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Against Washington Thursday night, Pittsburgh squandered a three-goal lead for the second straight game but managed to regroup and earn the victory. The Penguins owned a 16-7 advantage in shots in the opening period and skated off with a 2-0 advantage at the first intermission. Sidney Crosby opened the scoring with his 10th goal of the year, on the power play, at 2:22 off assists from Ben Kindel and Bryan Rust. Crosby made it a 2-0 game with his second goal of the night and 11th of the year, with assists going to Rust and Erik Karlsson. In the second period, Pittsburgh was outshot 15-7 and outscored 3-1 to leave the game knotted at three after 40 minutes. Anthony Mantha gave the Penguins a 3-0 lead with his seventh goal of the year at 2:08 with assists going to Tommy Novak and Blake Lizotte. Pittsburgh then surrendered three unanswered goals before the period was out to knot the score. The shots were even at eight in the third period but the Penguins outscored the Capitals 2-0 to earn the win. Rust made it a 4-3 game with his fifth goal of the year, on the power play, at 11:16 with assists going to Evgeni Malkin and Kindle. Connor Dewar closed the scoring with his fourth goal of the year, into an empty net, at 17:56 with Kris Letang drawing the lone assist. Arturs Silovs made 27 saves for the Penguins, who owned a 31-30 shot advantage, in the win. With Silovs starting Saturday, it’s expected that Sergei Murashov will make his NHL debut here. He was 5-2-0 with a 1.73 GAA, a .931 save percentage and a shutout in seven games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.
Tristan Jarry (lower body), Joel Blomqvist (lower body), Richard Rakell (upper body), Justin Brazeau (upper body), Noel Acciari (upper body) and Filip Hallander (leg) are all out.
Kings vs. Penguins Pick
Kings vs. Penguins Moneyline Pick
- Kings -150
Fatigue is going to take a toll on the Penguins here, as this is the second game of a back-to-back situation and their third game in four nights here. Throw in all the injuries to key contributors for the Penguins, plus a veteran goaltender in Jarry, and things are kind of thin for the hosts. Los Angeles has the rest advantage here, and they have an experienced goaltender in Kuemper. The Kings have been excellent on the road this season, posting a 5-1-2 mark as the visiting team compared to a 1-4-2 mark at home. Look for Los Angeles to take care of business here as they wear down the Penguins to earn the win here.
Kings vs. Penguins Over/Under Pick
- Under 6.5 (-128)
Los Angeles enters this game having seen the under post a 7-7-1 mark in their 15 games on the year. The Kings have an average total of 5.80 goals per game on the year and that number bumps up slightly to six goals per game on the road, mainly due to better offensive production as the visiting team. Pittsburgh entered Saturday with the over posting a 9-4-2 mark on the year. The Penguins have an average total of 6.33 goals per game though that has climbed to 7.50 goals per game at home. With fatigue weighing on Pittsburgh, this game is more of a slog, keeping things under the total.
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