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Kings at Blues

NHL · Saturday, Jan 24 · 7:00 PM CT · Enterprise Center · Final LA 5 – STL 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTSOT
LA121015
STL031004
Team box
LA·STL
28
shots
29
0 of 3
power play
1 of 3
53.1
faceoff %
46.9
17
hits
20
14
blocked shots
20
13
penalty minutes
13
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Darcy KuemperLA2925.862
Joel HoferSTL2824.857

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
STL +3
LA +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: STL 1 · LA 2lead changes: 2

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was LA 49%, STL 51% · Updated Jan 24

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
LA 2.8 – 2.5 STL
Expected total
5.3
KingsThe matchupBlues
+105Our fair odds−105
2.8Expected goals2.5
−0.02Power rating−0.14
2.6Goals / game2.4
2.8Allowed / game3.4
27.8Shots / game24.7
49.0Faceoff %50.1
17.8Hits / game23.3
20−29Season record19−32
4−6Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
LA chance · STL chance
Our model fair48.8%51.2%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
LALos Angeles Kings+10549%————
STLSt. Louis Blues−10551%————
Spreadabout even
LALos Angeles Kings−0.3our margin————
STLSt. Louis Blues+0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.3
Over5.3our total————
Under5.3our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Los Angeles Kings by 6 goals: <1%Los Angeles Kings by 5 goals: 2%Los Angeles Kings by 4 goals: 6%Los Angeles Kings by 3 goals: 13%Los Angeles Kings by 2 goals: 11%Los Angeles Kings by 1 goal: 18%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 27%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 8%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 8%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 3%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 1%St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: <1%
← LA wins bySTL wins by →
Los Angeles Kings wins by 2 or more33%
Los Angeles Kings wins by 3 or more22%
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more21%
Decided by one goal46%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.3 expected
1 goals: 4%2 goals: 4%3 goals: 17%4 goals: 11%5 goals: 24%6 goals: 10%7 goals: 16%8 goals: 5%9 goals: 6%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 1%12 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.564%
Total over 5.541%
Total over 6.530%
Total from 5 to 634%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
LADarcy Kuemper G · last 5 starts: .862 save %, 3.35 GAAstarted
STLJoel Hofer G · last 5 starts: .917 save %, 2.20 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
LA·STL
Jan 20 vs NYR
last game
Jan 23 at DAL
3 days
days of rest
0 days
no
back-to-back
yes
2
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 49+ games
LA·STL
−0.02
rating (0 = average)
−0.14
2.6
goals / game
2.4
2.8
goals allowed / game
3.4
20−29
season record
19−32
8−17
home record
12−14
12−12
away record
7−18
W1
streak
L3
4−6
last 10
4−6
27.8
shots / game
24.7
49.0
faceoff %
50.1
17.8
hits / game
23.3
13.6
blocked shots / game
14.5
4.7
takeaways / game
4.4
16.6
giveaways / game
14.3

Rating Trend

LA · STL · 99 days
Los Angeles KingsSt. Louis Blues
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 4−6
Oct 21, 2025at STLLA 2 − 1 OT
Mar 8, 2025at LALA 2 − 1 OT
Mar 5, 2025at LASTL 3 − 2 SO
Mar 1, 2025at STLSTL 4 − 1
Mar 13, 2024at STLSTL 3 − 1
Jan 28, 2024at STLSTL 4 − 3 OT
Nov 18, 2023at LALA 5 − 1
Mar 26, 2023at LALA 7 − 6
Mar 4, 2023at LALA 4 − 2
Oct 31, 2022at STLLA 5 − 1

LA · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Jan 20vs NYR4 − 3W
Jan 17at ANA1 − 2L
Jan 16vs ANA2 − 3L
Jan 14vs VGK2 − 3L
Jan 12vs DAL1 − 3L
Jan 10at EDM4 − 3W
Jan 9at WPG1 − 5L
Jan 7vs SJ3 − 4L
Jan 5vs MIN4 − 2W
Jan 3vs MIN5 − 4W

STL · Last 10

4−6 · streak L3
Jan 23at DAL2 − 3L
Jan 20at WPG1 − 3L
Jan 18at EDM0 − 5L
Jan 16vs TB3 − 2W
Jan 13vs CAR3 − 0W
Jan 10at VGK2 − 4L
Jan 9at UTAH2 − 4L
Jan 7at CHI3 − 7L
Jan 3vs MTL2 − 0W
Jan 2vs VGK4 − 3W