Anaheim Ducks vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 12/27/25, 5:41 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 12/27/25 at 11:40 PM in NHL Picks

The NHL Pacific Division will literally dominate the closure scene on next Saturday night’s schedule, and one of the most anticipated divisional games will take place at 08:00 pm CST, when the Anaheim Ducks play the Los Angeles Kings for the second time this regular season. For this game, the Ducks are expected to struggle even more than they did one month ago, when they were forced to tiebreak against the Kings in shootouts.

Having this in mind, it makes sense that the odds have made the Los Angeles Kings favorites to win this game; nonetheless, it must be noted that the Kings have only been able to win one of their last five games. In this regard, such negative numbers have their root cause in the terrible offensive performance from this team, as they haven’t been able to score four or more goals since their 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on December 8th.

Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks have recently lost the outstanding momentum that allowed them to solidly compete in the top 4 of the Western Conference’s standings. However, after losing three of their last four games, the Ducks have been tied by the Vegas Golden Knights and the Edmonton Oilers with 44 points, so winning this road game in LA will be mandatory if they want to avoid sitting in the sixth spot.