Los Angeles at New Jersey

Los Angeles has dropped five of seven surrendering 27 goals. They come off a 7-0 loss at Buffalo to start this four-game East Coast trip. The Kings have split the last two meetings against New Jersey in high-scoring games of 4-3 and 5-2. New Jersey is ninth in the NHL in scoring (3.38 goals per game) and eighth in shooting percentage. They've lost four of seven, however, because the defense is weak, 26th in goals given up (3.44 per game) and 30th in save percentage (.894). The Devils are on a 31-20 run OVER the total, 17-7 OVER after scoring 3 or more goals in two consecutive contests, plus 20-11 OVER versus teams that average 3+ goals. Take Los Angeles/New Jersey OVER the total.