Those watching NHL scores on Saturday night will be treated to an intriguing game from the Pacific Division, where Los Angeles will host Dallas in a clash of two teams trying to keep pace in a crowded division.

Stars Kings Odds – Saturday, 10:30 PM ET

This will be the second game of a five-game road trip for the Stars, who will be in San Jose on Thursday. Those who use a price per head service have backed off Dallas a little bit since their hot start as they’ve battled injuries, and they’re now without defenseman Mark Fistric, who was suspended for three games on Wednesday for a hit on Saturday.

The Kings have dropped two in a row, both by one goal and they still have to play Minnesota on Thursday night, and Los Angeles has been all over the place this season so it’s difficult to predict how they’re going to play on a nightly basis. Between injuries and inconsistency, you can’t get a read on the Kings, who are struggling to put the puck in the net and that is the last thing that Kings’ fans figured their team had to worry about.

Los Angeles should be the favorite at home in their fourth meeting with Dallas, who have dropped two of those games and they were blanked 1-0 at the Staples Center in October. As of Thursday, the Stars were 6-6-0 on the road, and Los Angeles is 8-7-1 at home, so there isn’t much between the two. The Stars are banged up, and that’s why we’re taking Los Angeles with our sports bet on Saturday.