Islanders vs Kings Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 12, 2026)

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New York Islanders logo

Islanders7-10 · 9-8 ATS11th in the East
10:00 PM ETThu, Nov 12
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Kings5-11 · 9-7 ATS14th in the West

NHL · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 10:00 PM ET · crypto.com Arena

Team Moneyline Spread Total
New York Islanders +108 +1.5 -235 O 5.5 -116
Los Angeles Kings -118 -1.5 +215 U 5.5 +106

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Islanders vs Kings preview

The Kings are -118 favorites against the Islanders, with Los Angeles at -1.5 on the spread and the total at 5.5; DraftKings’ opening line was unchanged. Los Angeles won the last meeting 3-2 in New York on October 22, and the Islanders are 1-6 straight up and 1-4 against the spread in the last seven head-to-head meetings, with the O/U mark at 1-4.

New York is 7-10 overall and 9-8 ATS, and its last 10 shows 4-6 straight up and 5-5 ATS after a 2-3 loss at San Jose. Los Angeles is 5-11 and 9-7 ATS, with a 5-5 straight-up and 6-4 ATS last 10 after a 0-3 loss to Nashville.

The defensive ranks favor New York: it allows 2.94 goals per game (10th) versus Los Angeles at 3.44 (23rd), and its power-play points allowed is 1.41 (7th) versus LA’s 3.38 (31st). LA’s injury list includes Kevin Fiala on IR and Erik Gustafsson day-to-day, while New York lists Mathew Barzal, Alexander Romanov, Matias Maccelli and Calum Ritchie on IR and Ryan Pulock out.

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Top Islanders vs Kings player props

Player Prop Best price Last 10 Last 5
Victor Eklund NYI Over 0.5 goals +375 BetRivers 50% (5/10) 60%
Matthew Schaefer NYI Over 0.5 goals +290 BetRivers 40% (4/10) 40%
Artemi Panarin LAK Over 0.5 goals +148 BetRivers 40% (4/10) 20%
Anthony Duclair NYI Over 0.5 goals +390 BetRivers 30% (3/10) 20%
Brayden Schenn NYI Over 0.5 goals +290 BetRivers 30% (3/10) 20%

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Simon HolmstromOver 0.5 goals3/10
Bo HorvatOver 0.5 goals3/10
Mikey AndersonOver 0.5 goals2/10

Key matchups

Each player’s lines against what this defense allows to his position this season. The ranks run from the defense allowing the fewest to the one allowing the most. Bars show how often he cleared the line over his recent games, green at 70% or better.

Matthew Schaefer vs Kings

Matthew SchaeferD, NYI
VS
KingsDefense vs defensemen
Good matchup for Matthew SchaeferKings allow 0.6 goals a game to defensemen, 10th most in the league. Schaefer averages 0.5 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest23rd of 32, goalsSoftest
Goals over 0.54/10avg 0.5 · 23rd of 32 vs D · +290BetRivers

Victor Eklund vs Kings

Victor EklundF, NYI
VS
KingsDefense vs forwards
Good matchup for Victor EklundKings allow 2.9 goals a game to forwards, 11th most in the league. Eklund averages 0.5 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest22nd of 32, goalsSoftest
Goals over 0.55/10avg 0.5 · 22nd of 32 vs F · +375BetRivers

Anthony Duclair vs Kings

Anthony DuclairF, NYI
VS
KingsDefense vs forwards
Good matchup for Anthony DuclairKings allow 2.9 goals a game to forwards, 11th most in the league. Duclair averages 0.3 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest22nd of 32, goalsSoftest
Goals over 0.53/10avg 0.3 · 22nd of 32 vs F · +390BetRivers

Artemi Panarin vs Islanders

Artemi PanarinF, LAK
VS
IslandersDefense vs forwards
Even matchupIslanders allow 2.6 goals a game to forwards, 15th most in the league. Panarin averages 0.5 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest18th of 32, goalsSoftest
Goals over 0.54/10avg 0.5 · 18th of 32 vs F · +148BetRivers

Adrian Kempe vs Islanders

Adrian KempeF, LAK
VS
IslandersDefense vs forwards
Even matchupIslanders allow 2.6 goals a game to forwards, 15th most in the league. Kempe averages 0.5 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest18th of 32, goalsSoftest
Goals over 0.52/10avg 0.5 · 18th of 32 vs F · +160BetRivers

Brandt Clarke vs Islanders

Brandt ClarkeD, LAK
VS
IslandersDefense vs defensemen
Tough matchup for Brandt ClarkeIslanders allow 0.3 goals a game to defensemen, 5th fewest in the league. Clarke averages 0.2 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest5th of 32, goalsSoftest
Goals over 0.52/10avg 0.2 · 5th of 32 vs D · +550BetRivers

Betting trends

  • Islanders are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings with the Kings.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Islanders vs Kings defense vs position

What each defense allows per game this season to everyone listed at a position, combined, so a row covers more than the starter. The small number is the rank across 32 teams: 1st allows the fewest. Green is the softest third of the league, red the toughest.

Islanders defense facing the Kings

Pos Goals Assists Points Shots Hits Blocks
F 2.618th 3.28th 5.810th 22.230th 15.315th 6.927th
D 0.35th 1.820th 2.116th 7.110th 5.411th 7.710th

Softest spot: 22.2 shots a game to forwards, 3rd most in the league.

Toughest spot: 0.3 goals a game to defensemen, 5th fewest in the league.

Kings defense facing the Islanders

Pos Goals Assists Points Shots Hits Blocks
F 2.922nd 4.226th 7.124th 20.821st 15.211th 6.925th
D 0.623rd 1.717th 2.319th 7.312th 5.914th 9.026th

Softest spot: 4.2 assists a game to forwards, 7th most in the league.

Toughest spot: 15.2 hits a game to forwards, 11th fewest in the league.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

New York Islanders

Bo Horvat C1.0 PTS · 3.3 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/9 @ SJS 22:42 0 1 7 2
11/7 vs NJD 20:32 0 2 2 1
11/5 vs CAR 20:56 0 0 3 2
10/31 vs EDM 20:29 0 0 3 1
10/29 @ MIN 20:57 1 0 3 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LA
PTS 1.0 (17) 1.1 (8) 0.8 (68) 1.0 (3)
0 · 2 · 1
SOG 3.3 (17) 3.3 (8) 3.3 (68) 3.3 (3)
5 · 1 · 4

Matthew Schaefer D1.0 PTS · 3.6 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/9 @ SJS 30:51 0 1 5 0
11/7 vs NJD 23:37 1 0 3 2
11/5 vs CAR 30:01 0 1 2 0
10/31 vs EDM 24:33 0 0 2 3
10/29 @ MIN 30:01 2 1 6 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LA
PTS 1.0 (17) 0.9 (8) 0.7 (82) 1.0 (3)
1 · 1 · 1
SOG 3.6 (17) 3.4 (8) 2.7 (82) 4.7 (3)
9 · 3 · 2

Brayden Schenn C0.8 PTS · 1.8 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/9 @ SJS 18:39 0 1 1 2
11/7 vs NJD 14:32 0 1 3 4
11/5 vs CAR 18:17 1 1 1 3
10/31 vs EDM 17:48 0 0 0 3
10/29 @ MIN 14:18 0 0 1 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LA
PTS 0.8 (17) 0.6 (8) 0.5 (80) 0.5 (4)
1 · 0 · 1 · 0
SOG 1.8 (17) 1.4 (8) 1.5 (80) 2.0 (4)
3 · 1 · 1 · 3

Los Angeles Kings

Artemi Panarin L1.1 PTS · 3.2 SOG · 0.5 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 vs NSH 18:38 0 0 3 1
11/7 vs PIT 21:12 0 1 3 0
11/4 vs SJS 18:02 0 4 3 0
10/31 vs BUF 24:50 0 0 3 0
10/29 vs OTT 24:07 1 1 7 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs NYI
PTS 1.1 (16) 0.9 (8) 1.1 (82) 1.0 (5)
2 · 1 · 2 · 0 · 0
SOG 3.2 (16) 3.4 (8) 2.8 (82) 3.8 (5)
4 · 4 · 2 · 4 · 5

Adrian Kempe R0.9 PTS · 3.3 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 vs NSH 17:07 0 0 3 0
11/7 vs PIT 19:17 0 1 2 2
11/4 vs SJS 17:23 3 1 4 0
10/29 vs OTT 22:01 0 0 5 0
10/27 @ CHI 22:01 0 0 1 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs NYI
PTS 0.9 (15) 0.9 (7) 0.9 (85) 1.3 (3)
1 · 1 · 2
SOG 3.3 (15) 2.7 (7) 2.7 (85) 4.0 (3)
5 · 4 · 3

Alex Laferriere R0.7 PTS · 3.1 SOG · 0.2 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 vs NSH 16:36 0 0 5 2
11/7 vs PIT 18:39 1 0 7 1
11/4 vs SJS 16:59 0 1 4 4
10/31 vs BUF 23:13 0 0 3 4
10/29 vs OTT 22:18 0 0 7 5
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs NYI
PTS 0.7 (16) 0.5 (8) 0.6 (86) 0.7 (3)
1 · 0 · 1
SOG 3.1 (16) 4.1 (8) 2.6 (86) 3.0 (3)
2 · 2 · 5

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Islanders 7-10 9-8 8-9 4-5 3-5
Kings 5-11 9-7 7-9 2-6 3-5

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Islanders vs Kings head-to-head

Islanders are 1-6, 1-4 ATS, O/U 1-4 in the last 7 meetings. Last time: Islanders lost 2-3 on October 22, 2026.

Date Venue Islanders result ATS O/U
Oct 22, 26 Islanders home L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Mar 13, 26 Islanders home L 2-3 L -1.5 U 5.5
Mar 5, 26 Kings home L 3-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Mar 11, 25 Kings home L 1-4 – –
Dec 10, 24 Islanders home L 1-3 – –
Mar 11, 24 Kings home L 0-3 L -2.5 U 8.5
Dec 9, 23 Islanders home W 3-2 L -1.5 U 5.5

Recent form

New York Islanders: last 10 (4-6, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 9, 26 @ SJ L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Nov 7, 26 vs NJ L 4-5 W +1.5 O 5.5
Nov 5, 26 vs CAR L 3-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 31, 26 vs EDM L 0-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 29, 26 @ MIN W 4-3 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 27, 26 @ NSH W 4-3 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 25, 26 @ DAL L 3-6 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 22, 26 vs LA L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 20, 26 vs ANA W 3-2 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 17, 26 @ TOR W 4-1 W +1.5 U 6.5

Los Angeles Kings: last 10 (5-5, 6-4 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 10, 26 vs NSH L 0-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Nov 7, 26 vs PIT L 2-5 L -1.5 O 6.5
Nov 4, 26 vs SJ W 7-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 31, 26 vs BUF L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 29, 26 vs OTT W 6-5 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 27, 26 @ CHI L 1-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 26, 26 @ NYR W 6-3 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 24, 26 @ NJ L 1-3 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 22, 26 @ NYI W 3-2 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 20, 26 @ WSH W 5-2 W +1.5 O 5.5

Injury report

New York Islanders

  • Calum Ritchie (C): Injured Reserve, Lower Body
  • Mathew Barzal (C): Injured Reserve, Barzal
  • Alexander Romanov (D): Injured Reserve, Knee
  • Matias Maccelli (L): Injured Reserve, Maccelli
  • Ryan Pulock (D): Out, Upper Body

Los Angeles Kings

  • Kevin Fiala (L): Injured Reserve, Fiala
  • Erik Gustafsson (D): Day-To-Day, day-to-day

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Islanders defense Kings defense
Goals allowed per game 2.94 (10th of 32) 3.44 (23rd of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 29.24 (26th of 32) 28 (18th of 32)
Points allowed per game 7.88 (10th of 32) 9.31 (25th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.41 (7th of 32) 3.38 (31st of 32)
Pace (possessions) 55.1 (16th) 56 (7th)

Venue and weather

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Islanders vs Kings odds by sportsbook

Book NYI spread LA spread NYI ML LA ML Over Under
bet365 +1.5 -240 -1.5 +195 +106 -126 O 5.5 -126 U 5.5 +106
BetRivers +1.5 -278 -1.5 +215 +100 -118 O 5.5 -116 U 5.5 -106
Caesars +1.5 -235 -1.5 +194 +108 -127 O 6 -102 U 6 -121
DraftKings +1.5 -238 -1.5 +195 +105 -125 O 5.5 -125 U 5.5 +105
FanDuel +1.5 -235 -1.5 +186 +105 -126 O 5.5 -128 U 5.5 +104
Fanatics +1.5 -240 -1.5 +190 +105 -125 O 5.5 -125 U 5.5 +105

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Line movement from the open

Line Open Now Move
Kings spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 5.5 5.5 –
Islanders moneyline +114 +105 +2.1% win chance
Kings moneyline -135 -125 -1.9% win chance

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