The La Kings are a pain to play against. They defend tenaciously turning every game into a rock fight. I've waited all day for this number to drift out and we finally have a strike point. The Kings don't lose at home where they're now 32-4 on the ML but when they take things on the road they're just 14-24. Don't tell that to the betting market that's over valued them on the road all year. This marks just their 4th game away from home since March 9th in those 3 games they've scored 4 total goals (3 against the Hawks). Utah is going to run out of real estate to make a playoff push but they're still fighting and make a very live dog.

Though Utah's playoff hopes are flickering at best, the Hockey Club hasn't surrendered, as suggested by back-to-back wins including Tuesday's rousing 3-1 success vs. Calgary. Karel Vejmelka's last three starts in goal in which he has stopped 90 of 95 enemy shots (.947 saves!) also indicates that he is well beyond the shellacking he absorbed last Thursday at Tampa Bay. This time, Utah also gets the Kings in Salt Lake, worth noting because LA isn't the same on the road as it is at home, where it rarely loses. The Kings have won just14 of 38 (14-19-5) away from home and GK Darcy Kuemper has only won one of his last four starts as a visitor. Play Utah on Money Line.