The Florida Panthers (1-0-2) square off against the Los Angeles Kings (0-1-1) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Panthers were defeated by the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in overtime in their last outing, while the Kings are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks.

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Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Tuesday's hockey action.

Panthers vs. Kings Predictions for Tuesday

Our computer projection model for this encounter expects a final score of Kings 5, Panthers 2.

Moneyline Pick: Kings (+105)
Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 7.4 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Kings (+1.5)

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Panthers Splits and Trends

The Panthers had a 40-38-4 record overall, with an 8-4-12 record in contests that required overtime, last season.
In the 24 games Florida played that were decided by one goal, it had a 16-6-2 record (good for 34 points).
The 18 times last season the Panthers ended a game with only one goal, they went 2-15-1 (five points).
Florida finished 4-13-2 in the 19 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (registering 10 points).
The Panthers were 34-9-1 when they scored three or more goals (to record 69 points).
In the 29 games when Florida scored a lone power-play goal, it went 15-13-1 to record 31 points.
In the 48 games last season when it outshot its opponent, Florida was 23-21-4 (50 points).
The Panthers were outshot by their opponent in 31 games, going 16-15-0 to register 32 points.

Kings Splits and Trends

The Kings had a 35-27-20 record last season, and were 13-21-34 in contests that went to overtime.
Los Angeles picked up 44 points (16-7-12) in its 35 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Kings scored only one goal in 23 games, and went 2-16-5 (nine points).
Los Angeles accumulated 19 points (7-10-5) when scoring a pair of goals last season.
The Kings scored more than two goals 41 times, accumulating 63 points (26-4-11).
Los Angeles scored a lone power-play goal in 35 games last season and recorded 38 points.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Los Angeles posted a record of 19-19-9 (47 points).
The Kings were outshot by their opponents in 36 games last season, going 15-10-11 to register 41 points.

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