Pittsburgh Penguins vs Los Angeles Kings Betting Prediction and Pick, NHL 10-16-2025

After suffering a loss to the Ducks by a score of 4-3 in their most recent game, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a difficult game. In the course of this contest, Pittsburgh racked up a total of twelve penalty minutes. In addition, they had one opportunity to score on the power play, but they were unsuccessful. For the most part, the offense of the Penguins did not impress throughout the loss. Out of the 25 shots that they took, they were successful in scoring three times during the game.

During the course of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have scored 11 goals, which places them in fourteenth place in the NHL, while they have allowed 13 goals to be scored against them. Four points have been scored by them throughout the course of the year, and their points percentage now stands at.500. There are 11 power play opportunities available to Pittsburgh, and they have scored two goals during those opportunities, giving them a rate of 18.18%. Pittsburgh comes into the game with these opportunities. On the offensive side of the ice, the Penguins have scored nine goals while allowing nine goals to be scored against them when they are playing at even strength. A total of 103 shots have been attempted by Pittsburgh, meaning that the team has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. Thus far, the Penguins have been subjected to 114 shots that have been attempted against them, and they have a save percentage of.886. Four goals have been scored by opponents of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 15 power play opportunities that they have had, which is the fourth most in all of professional hockey.

Arturs Silovs is the player that is responsible for guarding the goal in this game. Over the course of his professional career, Silovs has allowed his opponents to score 63 goals against him, and his average number of goals against per game is 3.15. Over the course of his professional hockey career, Silovs has appeared in the net for a total of twenty-one games. The current save percentage for him is.881 during the course of his 1,012 minutes spent in the goalie position. In total, he has a record of 9-9-2, and he has started in 20 games. His overall record is impressive. A total of ten quality starts have been made by Silovs throughout his career, and his percentage for quality starts is.500. The total number of shots that Silovs has stopped is 466, and he has faced 529 attempts to shoot at him.

When Los Angeles was on the ice for the last time, they faced off against the Wild in a game that ended in a tie (3-3), with the Kings coming out on top. In this game, they had three opportunities to use the power play, but they only converted one of those opportunities. Out of the 34 shots on goal that the Kings had, they were able to score three goals.

Eighth in the National Hockey League, Los Angeles has taken 117 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.40%. On the other hand, they have allowed the opposing team to take 111 shots. The opposite side has 22 possibilities to take advantage of the power play, and they have a penalty kill percentage of 68.18%. Additionally, their save percentage is 86.5%. The power play has provided them with a total of thirteen opportunities, and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.08% from those opportunities. Despite having more men on the ice, the Kings are currently in ninth place in the professional hockey rankings with eight goals at even strength and three goals. As a result of a combination of eight goals scored when they were at even strength and seven goals scored when they were shorthanded, they have allowed a total of fifteen goals to be scored. Since the beginning of the season, the Los Angeles Kings have scored 11 goals, accumulated three points, and have a points percentage of.375.

Across the ice, there is a good chance that you will meet Darcy Kuemper in the net. Over the course of his career, Kuemper has accumulated a record of 209-148-54 and has been in the net for 442 games. Over the course of his professional career, Kuemper has completed 235 quality starting assignments, and his quality start rate is measured at 55.8%. As a result of the 12,441 shots that have been taken against him, he has made 11,376 saves, which gives him a save percentage of.914. In total, he has allowed 1,065 goals to be scored against him, and the opposition is scoring 2.53 goals per game on average. In a total of 421 games, he has been given the starting nod, and he has played for a total of 23,274 minutes.