T.M. Selection: LA Kings.

I like the LA Kings to win this game against the Calgary Flames on Monday. The Kings have started to look a lot better in their games lately and they have won 2 games in a row now, including a 3-2 win in Calgary in a shootout the other night. Now the Kings are going to be on home ice here and I think they can continue on their streak here, adding another win over the Flames. The Kings have put together a great year so far and they are in 2nd place of their division at the moment, just 3 points behind the Flames in 1st. The Flames were very hot about a week ago, putting together a very nice run but they have slipped into a bit of a slump now and I think the Kings can take advantage of them here. The Flames have lost 3 games in a row now and all 3 of those losses were on home ice too. They haven't been able to score many goals in their previous 3 games and it wasn't until their most recent game where they finally scored 4 goals, but it didn't matter in the end since they gave up 6 goals anyway. The Kings haven't given up more than 2 goals in their previous 2 games and I think with the Flames already struggling to score goals lately, they are going to have a very difficult time scoring on the Kings here. They also played their previous 2 games in road games and I think the Kings will play even better defense here now that they are back on home ice. I expect them to keep the Flames out of their net here and come out with the win. The Flames have already slipped into a mini slump and I think they are going to continue on that losing skid. I like the Kings to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 3-1 Kings.