Dallas Stars vs Los Angeles Kings Pick and Prediction for Monday January 12 2026

By: Kim Smith Published 01/12/2026, 12:00 AM ET

The Dallas Stars go on the road to face the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. The game has a puck drop time scheduled for 10:00 PM EST. The game has plenty of television coverage with ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network West, and Victory+ Sports Network. Make sure you are on the ice with all of our free NHL picks.

Stars Slide Restarts

The Dallas Stars are heading to the game here with an overtime loss in their last game on the ice. The loss came by a score of 5-4. The recent 1-2-2 mark in the last 5 games has dropped the Stars to a record of 26-10-9 on the year overall.

The offense for Dallas has ended up getting 3.42 goals per game with a total of 25.4 shots per game. The power play for the Stars has converted at a clip of 29.1% on the year with a penalty kill that is sitting at 79.6% on the season. Defensively the Stars have allowed only 2.80 goals per game while getting a total of 28 shots slung towards the net.

Kings Have Played Close Games Lately

The Kings are heading to the game here with a 3-1-1 mark in their last 5 games. The last game was a 4-3 win in a shootout over the Oilers and that was the second overtime or shootout win for the Kings, but the Kings do have a loss in that same time period. The Kings are sitting on an overall record of 19-15-10 on the year so far.

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Offensively the Kings have managed to get 2.64 goals per game while getting a total of 28.2 shots per game. On the defensive side of the puck the Kings have allowed 2.73 goals per game while facing a total of 26.9 shots per game. The power play for the Kings has converted at a clip of 15.8% on the year and the defense has killed off only 76.8% of the power plays faced.

Kings vs Stars Prediction

The Stars are struggling recently and have not really looked that impressive on the ice in their past few games. The Kings for their part are also struggling, but have won the close games which the Stars have fallen short with. In this game here, though, I think the Kings are going to play great in front of their home crowd as the Stars struggles continue in this game here. I am backing the Kings to win this game as the underdog, but if you are looking for a total pick I think neither team really gets going offensively allowing the under to hit. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Kings win 3-2.

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