Who's ready for some thrilling late-night hockey out on the West Coast? The Arizona Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings will lace up the skates and get ready for an epic showdown as the two teams face off for the first time this year! Join us for our NHL odds series where our Coyotes-Kings prediction and pick will be made.

Currently in the midst of a more than difficult early season schedule, the Coyotes will continue to find a way to survive and are most recently coming off of back-to-back wins against the Blues and Ducks. After a lowly 2022-2023 regular season that saw Arizona go 28-40-14 overall, the Coyotes are desperate to prove that they are improved and can possibly even make a run at a playoff spot out west.

Through five games, the Kings have compiled a 2-2-1 record and ended up falling flat on their faces against the mighty Boston Bruins by a score of 4-2. Before that, it was LA that did experience two impressive outings against the Jets and Wild which saw this offense explode for 12 goals combined. With the home fans expected to be loud and roaring for their Kings, will it be enough to get Los Angeles back in the win column?

Here are the NHL Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

NHL Odds: Coyotes-Kings Odds

Arizona Coyotes: +1.5 (-156)

Los Angeles Kings: -1.5 (+130)

Over: 6.5 (-102)

Under: 6.5 (-120)

How to Watch Coyotes vs. Kings

Time: 10:30 ET/7:30 PT

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Why The Coyotes Will Cover The Spread/Win

When it comes to covering the spread ahead of this evening, the Coyotes are off to a surprisingly solid start to their new campaign.  Although Arizona is only averaging 2.40 goals per game which ranks as the 24th best mark in the league, the biggest headline surrounding this organization has been the splendid play of their one-two punch of goalies that haven't backed down whatsoever no matter the task at hand. Whether it's Karel Vejmelka (2-1 with a .951 save percentage) or Connor Ingram (1-1-0 with a .926 save percentage) that will be in line for the start in between the pipes, the Coyotes should be in good hands regardless.

Hand in hand, if the offense can show any ounce of improvement than what they have shown thus far, then Arizona could end up being extremely tough to beat on this Tuesday night. The best chance that the Coyotes have at taking care of business in this one on the scoring end of things will fall on the shoulders of wight-winger Clayton Keller who leads the club with six points total. As a whole, Arizona's effort will be all for not if they can't get things going on the offensive end, and storming out of the gates with an early lead may be just what the doctor ordered if the Coyotes are going to find a way to cover the spread.

Why The Kings Will Cover The Spread/Win

Regardless of the Kings' up-and-down start to the season, the talent is still evident on paper. In a hot pursuit to return to their winning ways, the greatest weapon that resides in the Kings' locker room happens to be an entire offense that has thus far averaged a whopping 4.20 goals per game. Even in the loss versus the Bruins, the Los Angeles Kings still outshot Boston 34-25 in the disheartening defeat. Nevertheless, creating some much-needed confidence early at home with some good looks on net could end up being pivotal.

Even more important will end up being whether or not the Kings can get enough stops from their starting goaltender. Ironically enough, LA has had the entirely opposite problems thus far than the Coyotes in terms of having a flashy offense but struggling to possess consistency between the pipes. Simply put, this Kings offense is extremely reliable almost night in and night out, but this team is allowing 3.60 goals per contest. Could it be sloppy defense or porous goaltending? As time passes, the answer to that question will become obvious, but clearly, something needs to change before this problem grows larger and larger and ultimately ends up being a huge red flag. Not to mention, the Kings are a shocking 0-3 within their home building, and one would think that Los Angeles is more than due to treating their home fans with a much-needed victory at the Crypto.com Arena.

Final Coyotes-Kings Prediction & Pick

This one is truly a toss-up, as either side could find themselves with the upper hand by the end of regulation. However, the struggles defensively are a cause for concern on the Kings' side and even though the Coyotes are slightly scuffling on offense, be on the lookout for Arizona to perform much better in net to ultimately end up being the deciding factor.

Final Coyotes-Kings Prediction & Pick: Coyotes +1.5 (-156)