Kings vs Rangers Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 26, 2026)

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Los Angeles Kings logo

Kings2-7 · 4-5 ATS14th in the West
FINAL6 – 3
New York Rangers logo

Rangers7-6 · 8-5 ATS13th in the East

NHL · Monday, October 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Madison Square Garden

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Kings 3 2 1 6
Rangers 1 1 1 3

How the bets settled

MoneylineKings wonClosed at +110
SpreadKings coveredKings +1.5, by 4.5
TotalOver 5.59 scored, 3.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 6-3 on October 26, with the game swinging in the first period as the Kings built a 3-1 lead and kept control from there.

Drew Doughty led the Kings with a goal and two assists, while Tye Kartye had a goal and an assist for New York. The shots were even and the Rangers won more faceoffs and landed more hits, but Los Angeles had more power-play chances, fewer giveaways and more takeaways, which helped explain the separation.

For bettors, the Rangers closed at -1.5, but the Kings covered by 4.5, and the closing total of 5.5 went over by 3.5. StatsBench’s posted picks had Noah Laba’s over 1.5 hits winning with 3, while Alexis Lafrenière’s over 0.5 goals and Will Cuylle’s over 0.5 points both lost.

How our picks did

  • Alexis Lafrenière OVER 0.5 GOALS (+165): LOST (0)
  • Noah Laba OVER 1.5 HITS (-121): WON (3)
  • Will Cuylle OVER 0.5 POINTS (+145): LOST (0)

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Against the spread, start to finish

RangersKings
The score margin against the closing spread (Rangers -1.5). Blue: Rangers covering. Orange: Kings covering.
+5.5Largest LA cover
100%LA covering
+0Largest NYR cover
0%NYR covering

Top performers

Kings

  • GoalsDrew Doughty1
  • AssistsDrew Doughty2
  • PointsDrew Doughty3

Rangers

  • GoalsTye Kartye1
  • AssistsTye Kartye1
  • PointsTye Kartye2

Team stats

KingsRangers
26Shots26
41.0%Faceoffs won59.0%
1Power play goals1
19Hits24
13Blocked shots14
6Takeaways4
15Giveaways18
4Penalty minutes8

Box score

Los Angeles KingsNew York Rangers

Los Angeles Kings

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Joel Armia RW 0 1 0 2 1 17:50 22 2 2 2 0 0 0.0
Quinton Byfield RW 0 0 0 2 1 17:10 25 0 0 0 0 0 25.0
Erik Haula LW 0 0 0 0 1 16:44 22 1 1 0 0 0 45.5
Samuel Helenius C 0 0 0 0 1 10:11 15 2 0 0 1 0 20.0
Adrian Kempe RW 0 0 0 7 0 18:26 27 0 1 0 1 0 40.0
Alex Laferriere RW 0 2 0 2 1 18:17 26 3 0 1 0 0 60.0
Scott Laughton C 0 1 0 0 1 17:23 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Andre Lee LW 0 0 0 0 1 9:15 15 1 0 1 0 0 0.0
Trevor Moore LW 0 1 0 0 1 14:01 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Artemi Panarin LW 1 1 0 3 1 19:52 26 0 0 0 2 0 0.0
Corey Perry RW 0 1 0 1 1 10:19 15 0 0 0 0 0 100.0
Taylor Ward RW 1 0 0 1 0 12:33 18 3 0 0 0 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Mikey Anderson D 1 0 0 2 -1 17:23 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Brandt Clarke D 1 0 0 1 1 20:10 22 1 4 0 2 0 0.0
Drew Doughty D 1 2 0 1 3 21:37 24 0 2 1 2 2 0.0
Brian Dumoulin D 0 0 0 1 -1 16:42 23 2 0 0 2 2 0.0
Joel Edmundson D 1 1 0 2 3 20:00 25 0 1 0 2 0 0.0
Erik Gustafsson D 0 1 0 1 1 20:23 23 0 2 1 2 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Darcy Kuemper G 3 26 0 0 23 .885 23 0 0 59:19 0 0

New York Rangers

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Oliver Bjorkstrand RW 0 0 0 1 2 16:12 22 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
Will Cuylle LW 0 0 0 4 0 15:58 22 3 0 0 0 0 0.0
Pavel Dorofeyev RW 0 1 0 1 -2 16:14 20 0 1 0 2 0 0.0
Luke Glendening C 0 0 0 1 0 7:31 13 2 1 1 0 0 55.6
Tye Kartye LW 1 1 0 2 1 17:57 25 5 0 0 1 0 0.0
Noah Laba C 0 0 0 0 -2 13:30 19 3 0 0 2 2 63.6
Alexis Lafreniere LW 0 1 0 2 -3 18:27 26 0 0 0 3 0 0.0
J.T. Miller LW 1 0 0 6 0 20:32 29 0 1 1 0 2 64.7
Gabe Perreault RW 0 0 0 1 -3 17:07 26 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Taylor Raddysh RW 0 0 0 0 -1 5:58 9 2 1 0 0 0 0.0
Eeli Tolvanen RW 0 0 0 0 1 8:49 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Mika Zibanejad C 0 0 0 1 -3 19:15 29 1 0 0 1 0 59.1

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Sean Durzi D 0 1 0 1 -1 15:10 20 0 3 0 1 0 0.0
Adam Fox D 1 0 0 4 -2 24:25 29 0 2 2 1 0 0.0
Vladislav Gavrikov D 0 0 0 1 0 22:09 28 0 0 0 3 0 0.0
Marcus Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 -1 22:07 26 1 2 0 1 0 0.0
Braden Schneider D 0 0 0 0 0 20:24 25 1 1 0 1 2 0.0
Alberts Smits D 0 0 0 1 -1 13:56 21 1 1 0 1 2 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Dylan Garand G 2 17 0 0 15 .882 10 3 2 38:05 0 0
James Reimer G 3 8 0 0 5 .625 5 0 0 20:00 0 0

Attendance 18,006 · Officials: Jean Hebert, Matt MacPherson, Michael Markovic, Jeremy Faucher

Recap: Kings continue hot Eastern Conference trip with 6-3 win over Rangers (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

Betting trends

  • Kings are 0-3 ATS as favorites in their last 10 games.
  • The over is 3-7 in Kings’ last 10 games.
  • The over has hit in 3 straight Rangers games.
  • The over is 7-3 in Rangers’ last 10 games.
  • Kings are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings with the Rangers.

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

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Kings vs Rangers pre-game preview

The moneyline lists New York at -127 and Los Angeles at +116, with the Rangers -1.5 on the spread and a 5.5 total, unchanged from the DraftKings opener. The last meeting went to Los Angeles 4-1 on the road on March 16, 2026, and the Kings are 5-1 in the last six head-to-head meetings, with a 2-2 ATS mark in the head-to-head data. Los Angeles is 2-7 straight up and 4-5 ATS this season, 2-8 and 4-6 ATS over its last 10, and most recently lost 1-3 at New Jersey. New York is 7-6 straight up and 8-5 ATS, 5-5 and 6-4 ATS over its last 10, and most recently lost 4-7 at Ottawa.

The defensive ranks favor New York: it allows 2.77 goals (sixth) and 0.62 power-play points (second), while Los Angeles allows 3.56 goals (28th) and 3.33 power-play points (30th). New York lists Korpisalo and Shesterkin on IR, with Shesterkin requiring surgery and a lengthy rehab process for his season-ending right knee injury, and Sykora on IR; Los Angeles has Fiala and Turcotte on IR and Byfield day to day.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Kings 2-7 4-5 3-6 0-3 2-4
Rangers 7-6 8-5 8-5 6-0 1-6

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

Kings vs Rangers head-to-head

Kings are 5-1, 2-2 ATS, O/U 1-3 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Kings won 4-1 on March 16, 2026.

Date Venue Kings result ATS O/U
Mar 16, 26 Rangers home W 4-1 W -1.5 U 5.5
Jan 20, 26 Kings home W 4-3 L -1.5 O 5.5
Mar 25, 25 Kings home W 3-1 – –
Dec 14, 24 Rangers home W 5-1 – –
Jan 20, 24 Kings home W 2-1 W +1.5 U 5.5
Dec 10, 23 Rangers home L 1-4 L +1.5 U 5.5

Recent form

Los Angeles Kings: last 10 (2-8, 4-6 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
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
Oct 17, 26 vs BOS L 1-4 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 13, 26 vs EDM L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 10, 26 @ VGK L 1-2 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 6, 26 vs FLA L 1-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 3, 26 @ SJ L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Sep 30, 26 @ COL L 4-8 L +1.5 O 6.5
Apr 16, 26 @ CGY L 1-3 L -1.5 U 6.5

New York Rangers: last 10 (5-5, 6-4 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 @ OTT L 4-7 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 22, 26 @ TOR L 4-5 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 19, 26 vs ANA W 5-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 17, 26 @ CBJ L 0-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 15, 26 @ NJ L 1-7 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs TB W 4-1 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 11, 26 vs VAN W 6-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 9, 26 @ WSH L 1-3 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 6, 26 vs NYI W 5-2 W -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 4, 26 vs UTA W 4-2 W -1.5 O 5.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 4:28 PM ET.

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.

Kings defense Rangers defense
Goals allowed per game 3.46 (25th of 32) 3.07 (14th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 28.23 (23rd of 32) 26.13 (10th of 32)
Points allowed per game 9.46 (26th of 32) 8.07 (10th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 3.46 (32nd of 32) 0.93 (3rd of 32)

Venue and weather

Madison Square Garden · New York, NYIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Kings vs Rangers odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Rangers spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 5.5 5.5 –
Kings moneyline +114 +110 +0.9% win chance
Rangers moneyline -135 -130 -0.9% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Rangers spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 5.5 → 5.5
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