The Kings are coming into this game with a 24-12-5 record this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They have won 5 of their last 7 games and their defense has been great in these games, allowing 2 goals or less in their last 5 straight. They have lost their last 2 straight games, losing 2-1 to the Flames and 1-0 to the Oilers, but those were very close games that they played well in and they are going to be hungry to bounce back against a weaker team now. They are going up against a Canucks team that is 19-14-10 this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and they are coming off of a 6-1 loss to the Jets in their last game. Their offense has been awful in these games as well, scoring just 1 goal or less in 3 of their last 4 as well as 4 of their last 6 games. This is their 1st game back at home from a long road trip out East so they are not in a great spot here coming back from that trip, and they have not been that good at home this season either. They lost their last game there to the Predators 3-0 and have lost 3 of their last 4 games at home as well. The Canucks have been very inconsistent this season and they are in the middle of a big slump right now. The Kings have lost their last 2 straight games, but they have still been playing very well recently and have not been allowing many goals either so they are going to bounce back in this game and get the win against a weaker opponent in their division. The Kings will win this game.