NHL1/24/2026
Scheduled
TIME:8:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Enterprise Center
LOCATION:St. Louis, MO
LA logo
LA
20-16.408
Away Team
6th in Pacific DivisionLast5: W1L4
00
19-23.380
STL
STL logo
Home Team
8th in Central DivisionLast5: W1L4

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's January 24th, 2026, and the ice is set to sizzle as the Los Angeles Kings make their way to the Gateway City to face off against the St. Louis Blues!

Now, as we look at this matchup, the betting lines are still a bit of a mystery, leaving us to ponder the true odds. But what we do know is that both these teams have been navigating the choppy waters of the 2025-2026 NHL season. The Kings, known for their grit and defensive prowess, will be looking to assert their dominance on the road. Can they find that offensive spark against a Blues squad that's always tough to crack on home ice?

The Blues, meanwhile, will be eager to put on a show for their faithful. They've shown flashes of brilliance this season, and a home game against a rival like LA is the perfect stage to prove their mettle. We're expecting a hard-fought contest, a classic divisional battle where every puck battle and every save will be crucial.

This isn't just another game; it's a statement opportunity for both the Kings and the Blues as they continue to shape their seasons. Get ready for a night of electrifying hockey!

AI Matchup Overview

AI Projected Winner
STL logo
STL

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Looking at the recent matchups between the LA and STL, the series has been tightly contested, with both teams securing victories. In the 2025 season, LA took two of the three games, with one going to overtime and another decided by a shootout. The scoring has been relatively low in these recent encounters, with only one game exceeding five total goals. LA has shown a slight edge in scoring in their wins, while STL has demonstrated the ability to win low-scoring affairs. The trend suggests that these games are often decided by a single goal or go into overtime, indicating a close contest is likely.

Previous Matchups

2026Oct 21
LA2
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1STL
2025Mar 8
STL1
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2LA
2025Mar 5
STL3
@
2LA
2025Mar 1
LA1
@
4STL

Injury Report

LA logoLA

Starters

Drew Doughty
Drew DoughtyD

Illness injury

Questionable
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy KuemperG

Upper Body injury

Questionable

STL logoSTL

Starters

Robert Thomas
Robert ThomasC

Lower Body injury

Out

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Player Statistics

LA logoLA

Kevin Fiala
Kevin Fiala
LW • #22
Goals
18
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
138
Power Play Goals
4
Adrian Kempe
Adrian Kempe
RW • #9
Goals
17
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
137
Power Play Goals
2
Alex Laferriere
Alex Laferriere
RW • #14
Goals
12
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
115
Short Handed Goals
2
Joel Armia
Joel Armia
RW • #40
Goals
10
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
57
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
4
Corey Perry
Corey Perry
RW • #10
Goals
10
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
68
Power Play Goals
4
Andrei Kuzmenko
Andrei Kuzmenko
LW • #96
Goals
10
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
59
Power Play Goals
5
Quinton Byfield
Quinton Byfield
RW • #55
Goals
9
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
106
Power Play Goals
3
Anze Kopitar
Anze Kopitar
C • #11
Goals
6
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
49
Power Play Goals
3
Warren Foegele
Warren Foegele
LW • #37
Goals
6
Assists
2
Shots On Goal
66
Brandt Clarke
Brandt Clarke
D • #92
Goals
6
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
96
Power Play Goals
1

STL logoSTL

Jake Neighbours
Jake Neighbours
LW • #63
Goals
12
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
51
Power Play Goals
1
Justin Faulk
Justin Faulk
D • #72
Goals
11
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
94
Power Play Goals
2
Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas
C • #18
Goals
11
Assists
22
Shots On Goal
60
Power Play Goals
3
Short Handed Goals
2
Brayden Schenn
Brayden Schenn
C • #10
Goals
9
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
67
Power Play Goals
2
Jordan Kyrou
Jordan Kyrou
C • #25
Goals
9
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
97
Power Play Goals
2
Pavel Buchnevich
Pavel Buchnevich
LW • #89
Goals
8
Assists
17
Shots On Goal
85
Power Play Goals
2
Dylan Holloway
Dylan Holloway
LW • #81
Goals
8
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
79
Power Play Goals
1
Pius Suter
Pius Suter
C • #22
Goals
7
Assists
7
Shots On Goal
62
Power Play Goals
1
Jimmy Snuggerud
Jimmy Snuggerud
RW • #21
Goals
7
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
82
Power Play Goals
3
Dalibor Dvorsky
Dalibor Dvorsky
C • #54
Goals
7
Assists
4
Shots On Goal
51
Power Play Goals
4

Current Season Games

LA logoLA

Wvs NYR4 - 3
L@ ANA1 - 2
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Lvs DAL1 - 3
L@ WPG1 - 5
Lvs SJ3 - 4
Wvs MIN4 - 2
Lvs TB3 - 5
L@ COL2 - 5
Wvs ANA6 - 1
Lvs SEA2 - 3
Lvs CBJ1 - 3
W@ TB2 - 1
L@ FLA2 - 3
L@ DAL1 - 4
Lvs CGY1 - 2
L@ SEA2 - 3
W@ UTA4 - 2
Wvs CHI6 - 0
Lvs CHI1 - 2
Lvs WAS1 - 3
Wvs VAN2 - 1
Wvs OTT2 - 1
Lvs BOS1 - 2
L@ WAS1 - 2
W@ OTT1 - 0
W@ TOR4 - 3
W@ MON5 - 1
W@ PIT3 - 2
Lvs FLA2 - 5
Wvs WPG3 - 0
Lvs NJ1 - 4
W@ SJ4 - 3
W@ CHI3 - 1
W@ DAL3 - 2
W@ STL2 - 1
Lvs CAR3 - 4
Lvs PIT2 - 4
L@ WPG2 - 3
Lvs COL1 - 4

STL logoSTL

L@ WPG1 - 3
L@ EDM0 - 5
Wvs CAR3 - 0
L@ VEG2 - 4
L@ UTA2 - 4
L@ CHI3 - 7
Wvs MON2 - 0
Wvs VEG4 - 3
L@ COL1 - 6
Lvs BUF2 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 2
L@ TB1 - 4
W@ FLA6 - 2
Lvs NYR1 - 2
Wvs WPG1 - 0
Lvs NAS2 - 5
Wvs CHI3 - 2
L@ NAS2 - 7
Lvs BOS2 - 5
W@ MON4 - 3
W@ OTT2 - 1
L@ BOS2 - 5
Lvs ANA1 - 4
Wvs UTA1 - 0
Wvs OTT4 - 3
L@ NJ2 - 3
L@ NYR2 - 3
W@ NYI2 - 1
L@ PHI2 - 3
L@ TOR2 - 3
Lvs VEG1 - 4
Wvs CGY3 - 2
Lvs SEA3 - 4
W@ BUF3 - 0
L@ WAS1 - 6
Wvs EDM3 - 2
L@ CBJ2 - 3
Lvs DET2 - 5
L@ PIT3 - 6
L@ DET4 - 6
Lvs UTA4 - 7
Lvs LA1 - 2
Wvs DAL3 - 1
Lvs CHI3 - 8
W@ VAN5 - 2
W@ CGY4 - 2
Lvs MIN0 - 5

Previous Season Games

LA logoLA

L@ EDM3 - 4
Wvs EDM6 - 5
L@ EDM4 - 6
Lvs EDM1 - 3
L@ EDM4 - 7
Wvs EDM6 - 2
Lvs CGY1 - 5
W@ SEA6 - 5
W@ EDM5 - 0
Wvs COL5 - 4
Wvs ANA6 - 1
Lvs SEA1 - 2
Wvs EDM3 - 0
W@ UTA4 - 2
Wvs WPG4 - 1
Wvs SJ8 - 1
Lvs TOR1 - 3
L@ COL0 - 4
Wvs NYR3 - 1
Wvs BOS7 - 2
Wvs CAR7 - 2
W@ CHI3 - 1
L@ MIN1 - 3
Wvs NAS1 - 0
Wvs WAS3 - 0
Wvs NYI4 - 1
W@ VEG6 - 5
Wvs STL2 - 1
L@ CHI1 - 5
L@ STL1 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 6
Lvs VAN2 - 3
Wvs VEG5 - 2
Wvs UTA5 - 3
Wvs MON6 - 3
W@ CAR4 - 2
L@ TB0 - 3
L@ FLA0 - 3
L@ DET2 - 5
L@ CBJ2 - 3
Wvs FLA2 - 1
Lvs PIT1 - 5
L@ SEA2 - 4
W@ VAN5 - 1
L@ EDM0 - 1
L@ CGY1 - 2
W@ WPG2 - 1
Wvs TB2 - 1
Wvs NJ3 - 0
Wvs PHI5 - 4
Wvs EDM4 - 3
L@ WAS1 - 3
L@ NAS2 - 3
W@ PHI7 - 3
L@ PIT2 - 3
W@ NYR5 - 1
L@ NJ1 - 3
W@ NYI3 - 1
Wvs MIN4 - 1
Wvs DAL3 - 2
Wvs OTT5 - 2
W@ ANA2 - 1
Wvs WPG4 - 1
L@ SJ2 - 7
Wvs SEA2 - 1
Lvs BUF0 - 1
Wvs DET4 - 1
L@ COL2 - 4
L@ CGY1 - 3
Wvs CBJ5 - 2
Lvs VAN2 - 4
W@ MIN5 - 1
W@ NAS3 - 0
Wvs VEG6 - 3
L@ SJ2 - 4
Wvs UTA3 - 2
Wvs SJ3 - 2
L@ VEG1 - 6
W@ ANA4 - 1
W@ MON4 - 1
L@ TOR2 - 6
L@ OTT7 - 8
L@ BOS1 - 2
W@ BUF3 - 1

STL logoSTL

L@ WPG3 - 4
Wvs WPG5 - 2
L@ WPG3 - 5
Wvs WPG5 - 1
Wvs WPG7 - 2
L@ WPG1 - 2
L@ WPG3 - 5
Wvs UTA6 - 1
L@ EDM3 - 4
L@ WPG1 - 3
Wvs COL5 - 4
Wvs PIT5 - 4
Wvs DET2 - 1
W@ COL2 - 1
W@ NAS3 - 2
Wvs MON6 - 1
Wvs NAS4 - 1
Wvs CHI4 - 1
Wvs VAN4 - 3
W@ NAS4 - 1
Wvs ANA7 - 2
W@ MIN5 - 1
L@ PIT3 - 5
L@ LA1 - 2
W@ ANA4 - 3
L@ DAL3 - 6
Wvs LA4 - 1
W@ WAS5 - 2
Wvs SEA7 - 2
Wvs COL3 - 1
Lvs FLA2 - 3
Lvs EDM2 - 3
W@ UTA2 - 1
L@ COL0 - 5
Lvs VAN2 - 5
Lvs DAL0 - 2
Lvs VEG2 - 4
L@ UTA2 - 4
Wvs CGY4 - 1
Wvs CGY2 - 1
Lvs CBJ1 - 2
Wvs ANA6 - 2
L@ MIN4 - 6
L@ CBJ4 - 6
Wvs OTT4 - 0
W@ CHI6 - 2
Lvs BUF2 - 4
Wvs NAS7 - 4
W@ DET4 - 0
L@ FLA1 - 2
L@ TB1 - 3
Lvs NJ1 - 4
Wvs NYR3 - 2
L@ DAL1 - 2
Lvs SJ3 - 4
W@ VAN4 - 3
L@ EDM2 - 4
W@ CGY4 - 3
W@ WPG4 - 1
Lvs PHI2 - 3
W@ NJ3 - 0
W@ NYR5 - 2
L@ NYI1 - 3
Lvs MIN2 - 4
L@ CAR1 - 4
W@ BOS3 - 2
L@ BUF3 - 4
Lvs BOS2 - 3
Lvs WAS1 - 8
Lvs UTA2 - 4
Wvs TB3 - 2
Wvs TOR4 - 2
L@ PHI1 - 2
L@ OTT1 - 8
L@ MON2 - 5
W@ TOR5 - 1
Lvs WPG2 - 3
Wvs CAR4 - 3
Wvs NYI1 - 0
Lvs MIN1 - 4
L@ VEG3 - 4
W@ SJ5 - 4
W@ SEA3 - 2