Los Angeles at St. Louis

The Los Angeles Kings rolled the dice, hoping to squeeze one more Stanley Cup run with an aging team. They guessed wrong, with the last-place Kings not doing anything right at 6-12-1. Los Angeles is #31 in goals scored, #30 on the power play, #21 in goals allowed, and #22 in penalty killing. They've been outscored by 22 goals, the worst differential in the NHL, and are on a 2-10 skid on the road. The St. Louis Blues are home from a three-game trip of  allowing just six total goals. That included a 4-1 win at Vegas as a +140 dog. St. Louis is #13 in goals scored on offense, and ninth on the power play. St. Louis is 42-11 against a team with a winning percentage below .400, plus 73-26 at home versus an opponent with a road winning percentage of less than .400. Blues goalie Jake Allen owns a 1.94 goals-against average and .939 save-percentage in eight career games against the Kings, with St. Louis winning six of the last eight encounters. Take St. Louis.