Penguins vs Kings Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 7, 2026)

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Pittsburgh Penguins logo

Penguins5-11 · 8-8 ATS15th in the East
9:00 PM ETSat, Nov 7
Los Angeles Kings logo

Kings5-9 · 9-5 ATS14th in the West

NHL · Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 9:00 PM ET · crypto.com Arena

Team Moneyline Spread Total
Pittsburgh Penguins +105 +1.5 -235 O 6.5 +102
Los Angeles Kings -120 -1.5 +200 U 6.5 -110

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Penguins vs Kings preview

Los Angeles is a -125 moneyline favorite against Pittsburgh, with the Kings at -1.5 on the spread and the total at 6.5. The opening DraftKings line was the same. The last meeting on November 9, 2025, saw Pittsburgh lose 2-3 at home; in the last six meetings Pittsburgh is 4-2, with a 1-1 ATS and 1-1 O/U split. Pittsburgh is 5-11 overall and 8-8 ATS this season, including 2-8 and 4-6 ATS in its last 10, after a 2-6 loss to Boston on November 5. Los Angeles is 5-9 and 9-5 ATS, with a 5-5 and 6-4 ATS last 10, after a 7-2 win over San Jose on November 4. Useful angles include LA’s power-play points allowed at 3.64 per game (rank 31) against Pittsburgh’s 1.31 (rank 6), and the pace split: LA 56.4 (rank 7), PIT 54.6 (rank 18). StatsBench projects Erik Karlsson over 0.5 points at 0.8; he has cleared that prop in 7 of last 10 at -154. Brandt Clarke’s over 0.5 points is +120, cleared 7 of last 10, with a 0.5 projection.

StatsBench picks for this game

  • Nick Robertson OVER 1.5 SOG (+105): pending

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Top Penguins vs Kings player props

Player Prop Best price Last 10 Last 5 Projection
Nick Robertson PIT Over 1.5 shots on goal +105 DraftKings 80% (8/10) 80% –
Artemi Panarin LAK Over 2.5 shots on goal -140 DraftKings 80% (8/10) 80% –
Brandt Clarke LAK Over 0.5 points +144 Kalshi 70% (7/10) 80% 0.5
Joel Armia LAK Over 1.5 shots on goal +125 BetMGM 70% (7/10) 80% –
Erik Karlsson PIT Over 0.5 points -130 ESPN BET 70% (7/10) 60% 0.8

Hit rate = how often the player cleared this line in recent games. Projection = StatsBench’s model estimate for tonight. Best price across 30+ sportsbooks, DFS apps and exchanges as of 2:34 PM ET.

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Trevor MooreOver 1.5 shots on goal7/10
Ben KindelOver 1.5 shots on goal7/10
Rickard RakellOver 2.5 shots on goal6/10

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.

Nick Robertson vs Kings

Nick RobertsonF, PIT
VS
KingsDefense vs forwards
Good matchup for Nick RobertsonKings allow 21.3 shots a game to forwards, 8th most in the league. Robertson averages 2.3 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest25th of 32, shotsSoftest
Shots on goal over 1.58/10avg 2.3 · 25th of 32 vs F · +105DraftKings
Points over 0.53/10avg 0.4 · 24th of 32 vs F · +185BetMGM
Goals over 0.53/10avg 0.4 · 21st of 32 vs F · +456Kalshi

Ben Kindel vs Kings

Ben KindelF, PIT
VS
KingsDefense vs forwards
Good matchup for Ben KindelKings allow 21.3 shots a game to forwards, 8th most in the league. Kindel averages 1.9 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest25th of 32, shotsSoftest
Shots on goal over 1.57/10avg 1.9 · 25th of 32 vs F · -165DraftKings
Points over 0.51/10avg 0.2 · 24th of 32 vs F · +108Kalshi
Goals over 0.51/10avg 0.1 · 21st of 32 vs F · +317Kalshi

Artemi Panarin vs Penguins

Artemi PanarinF, LAK
VS
PenguinsDefense vs forwards
Even matchupPenguins allow 20.6 shots a game to forwards, 12th most in the league. Panarin averages 3 against a line of 2.5.
Toughest21st of 32, shotsSoftest
Shots on goal over 2.58/10avg 3 · 21st of 32 vs F · -140DraftKings
Points over 1.55/10avg 1.3 · 29th of 32 vs F · +170Hard Rock
Goals over 0.54/10avg 0.5 · 27th of 32 vs F · +170Kalshi

Joel Armia vs Penguins

Joel ArmiaF, LAK
VS
PenguinsDefense vs forwards
Even matchupPenguins allow 20.6 shots a game to forwards, 12th most in the league. Armia averages 1.7 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest21st of 32, shotsSoftest
Shots on goal over 1.57/10avg 1.7 · 21st of 32 vs F · +125BetMGM
Points over 0.55/10avg 0.5 · 29th of 32 vs F · +230BetRivers
Goals over 0.52/10avg 0.2 · 27th of 32 vs F · +614Kalshi

Erik Karlsson vs Kings

Erik KarlssonD, PIT
VS
KingsDefense vs defensemen
Even matchupKings allow 2.1 points a game to defensemen, 15th fewest in the league. Karlsson averages 1.1 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest15th of 32, pointsSoftest
Points over 0.57/10avg 1.1 · 15th of 32 vs D · -130ESPN BET
Assists over 0.56/10avg 0.8 · 13th of 32 vs D · +115Hard Rock
Shots on goal over 1.55/10avg 1.7 · 12th of 32 vs D · -182prophetexchange

Brandt Clarke vs Penguins

Brandt ClarkeD, LAK
VS
PenguinsDefense vs defensemen
Even matchupPenguins allow 1.9 points a game to defensemen, 11th fewest in the league. Clarke averages 0.8 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest11th of 32, pointsSoftest
Points over 0.57/10avg 0.8 · 11th of 32 vs D · +144Kalshi
Assists over 0.55/10avg 0.5 · 9th of 32 vs D · +194Kalshi
Goals over 0.53/10avg 0.3 · 13th of 32 vs D · +900Kalshi

Betting trends

  • The over is 7-3 in Penguins’ last 10 games.
  • Kings have covered the spread in 5 straight games.

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

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Projected lines

Projected forward lines, defense pairs and goalies, updated 2:34 PM ET; this page updates whenever they change. The goalies are listed in projected order, which doesn’t confirm the starter. Under each player: his strongest prop line and how often he cleared it over his recent games; green at 70% or better.

Pittsburgh PenguinsProjected

Forwards

L1Rickard RakellOver 2.5 SOG 6/10Sidney CrosbyOver 0.5 points 5/10Evgeni MalkinOver 1.5 SOG 6/10
L2Tommy NovakBen KindelOver 1.5 SOG 7/10Egor ChinakhovOver 1.5 SOG 5/10
L3Ville KoivunenHendrix LapierreJustin Brazeau
L4Connor DewarBlake LizotteNick RobertsonOver 1.5 SOG 8/10

Defense

D1Spencer StastneyErik KarlssonOver 0.5 points 7/10
D2Samuel GirardKaedan Korczak
D3Declan CarlileKris LetangOver 1.5 SOG 5/10

Goalies

GSergei MurashovArturs Silovs

Scratched: Jake Livanavage, Ilya Solovyov, Andrei Kuzmenko
Injured or in doubt: Ryan Graves, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Bryan Rust, Elmer Soderblom

Los Angeles KingsProjected

Forwards

L1Artemi PanarinOver 2.5 SOG 8/10Alex LaferriereOver 0.5 points 5/10Adrian KempeOver 0.5 points 6/10
L2Trevor MooreOver 1.5 SOG 7/10Quinton ByfieldOver 2.5 SOG 5/10Corey Perry
L3Andre LeeScott LaughtonOver 0.5 points 5/10Alex Turcotte
L4Erik HaulaKenny ConnorsJoel ArmiaOver 1.5 SOG 7/10

Defense

D1Erik GustafssonBrandt ClarkeOver 0.5 points 7/10
D2Joel EdmundsonDrew Doughty
D3Mikey AndersonBrian Dumoulin

Goalies

GDarcy KuemperAnton Forsberg

Scratched: Cody Ceci, Samuel Helenius, Martin Chromiak
Injured or in doubt: Kevin Fiala, Mats Zuccarello

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Penguins 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.

Penguins defense facing the Kings

Pos Goals Assists Points Shots Hits Blocks
F 3.127th 4.329th 7.429th 20.621st 16.922nd 6.525th
D 0.413th 1.59th 1.911th 6.64th 7.126th 8.825th

Softest spot: 4.3 assists a game to forwards, 4th most in the league.

Toughest spot: 6.6 shots a game to defensemen, 4th fewest in the league.

Kings defense facing the Penguins

Pos Goals Assists Points Shots Hits Blocks
F 2.821st 4.328th 7.124th 21.325th 16.519th 6.524th
D 0.624th 1.613th 2.115th 7.212th 6.217th 8.826th

Softest spot: 4.3 assists a game to forwards, 5th most in the league.

Toughest spot: 7.2 shots a game to defensemen, 12th 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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Erik Karlsson D1.0 PTS · 1.7 SOG · 0.2 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/5 vs BOS 21:05 0 0 0 0
11/3 vs VGK 24:44 0 0 2 0
10/31 @ MTL 23:37 1 2 4 0
10/29 vs UTA 21:33 1 0 1 0
10/24 vs NSH 26:12 0 1 2 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LA
PTS 1.0 (16) 1.4 (8) 0.9 (81) 1.0 (2)
0 · 2
SOG 1.7 (16) 2.0 (8) 2.3 (81) 2.0 (2)
3 · 1

Evgeni Malkin C0.8 PTS · 2.0 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/5 vs BOS 16:11 0 0 1 0
10/31 @ MTL 17:54 0 0 1 0
10/29 vs UTA 16:23 0 2 4 1
10/22 vs FLA 12:54 1 1 1 0
10/19 @ UTA 16:34 0 0 1 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LA
PTS 0.8 (14) 0.5 (8) 1.0 (62) 1.0 (2)
1 · 1
SOG 2.0 (14) 1.9 (8) 2.5 (62) 3.0 (2)
4 · 2

Tommy Novak C0.8 PTS · 1.7 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/5 vs BOS 17:06 0 0 0 0
11/3 vs VGK 19:13 1 1 5 0
10/31 @ MTL 17:58 1 1 3 0
10/29 vs UTA 17:03 0 0 1 0
10/24 vs NSH 19:31 0 0 2 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LA
PTS 0.8 (16) 0.9 (8) 0.5 (88) 0.5 (2)
1 · 0
SOG 1.7 (16) 1.6 (8) 1.6 (88) 0.5 (2)
1 · 0

Los Angeles Kings

Artemi Panarin L1.2 PTS · 3.2 SOG · 0.6 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
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
10/27 @ CHI 23:54 0 0 0 0
10/26 @ NYR 19:52 1 1 3 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs PIT
PTS 1.2 (14) 1.0 (6) 1.1 (82) 0.5 (2)
1 · 0
SOG 3.2 (14) 3.5 (6) 2.8 (82) 1.5 (2)
1 · 2

Kenny Connors C1.0 PTS · 0.0 SOG · 0.0 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/4 vs SJS 11:21 0 1 0 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs PIT
PTS 1.0 (1) 1.0 (1) 0.0 (2) –
SOG 0.0 (1) 0.0 (1) 2.5 (2) –

Adrian Kempe R0.9 PTS · 3.5 SOG · 0.5 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
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
10/26 @ NYR 18:26 0 0 7 0
10/24 @ NJD 20:41 0 1 0 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs PIT
PTS 0.9 (13) 1.0 (5) 0.9 (85) 0.0 (2)
0 · 0
SOG 3.5 (13) 2.8 (5) 2.7 (85) 4.5 (2)
4 · 5

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Penguins 5-11 8-8 10-6 4-4 1-7
Kings 5-9 9-5 6-8 2-4 3-5

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

Penguins vs Kings head-to-head

Penguins are 4-2, 1-1 ATS, O/U 1-1 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Penguins lost 2-3 on November 9, 2025.

Date Venue Penguins result ATS O/U
Nov 9, 25 Penguins home L 2-3 – –
Oct 16, 25 Kings home W 4-2 – –
Jan 20, 25 Kings home W 5-1 – –
Dec 17, 24 Penguins home W 3-2 – –
Feb 18, 24 Penguins home L 1-2 L -1.5 U 5.5
Nov 9, 23 Kings home W 4-3 W +1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Pittsburgh Penguins: last 10 (2-8, 4-6 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 5, 26 vs BOS L 2-6 L +1.5 O 6.5
Nov 3, 26 vs VGK L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 31, 26 @ MTL L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 29, 26 vs UTA L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 24, 26 vs NSH W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 22, 26 vs FLA W 4-0 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 19, 26 @ UTA L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 17, 26 @ VGK L 2-6 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 16, 26 @ COL L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 13, 26 @ CHI L 3-5 L -1.5 O 6.5

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

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
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
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

Injury report

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Trevor van Riemsdyk (D): Injured Reserve, Lower Body
  • Elmer Soderblom (L): Injured Reserve, Soderblom
  • Bryan Rust (R): Injured Reserve, Rust
  • Ryan Graves (D): Injured Reserve, Graves

Los Angeles Kings

  • Mats Zuccarello (R): Injured Reserve, Zuccarello
  • Kevin Fiala (L): Injured Reserve, Head coach Peter Laviolette said Thursday that Fiala
  • Alex Turcotte (C): Injured Reserve, Turcotte

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.

Penguins defense Kings defense
Goals allowed per game 3.56 (29th of 32) 3.36 (22nd of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 27.19 (16th of 32) 28.5 (22nd of 32)
Points allowed per game 9.38 (27th of 32) 9.21 (23rd of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.31 (6th of 32) 3.64 (31st of 32)
Pace (possessions) 54.6 (18th) 56.4 (7th)

Venue and weather

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Penguins vs Kings odds by sportsbook

Book PIT spread LA spread PIT ML LA ML Over Under
bet365 +1.5 -235 -1.5 +190 +104 -124 O 6.5 +100 U 6.5 -120
BetRivers +1.5 -250 -1.5 +195 +105 -125 O 6.5 -112 U 6.5 -110
Caesars +1.5 -240 -1.5 +197 +100 -121 O 6.5 -102 U 6.5 -121
DraftKings +1.5 -245 -1.5 +200 +102 -122 O 6.5 +102 U 6.5 -122
FanDuel +1.5 -235 -1.5 +186 +102 -122 O 6.5 -105 U 6.5 -115
Fanatics +1.5 -240 -1.5 +190 +100 -120 O 6.5 +100 U 6.5 -120

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Line movement from the open

Line Open Now Move
Kings spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 6.5 6.5 –
Penguins moneyline +114 +102 +2.8% win chance
Kings moneyline -135 -122 -2.5% win chance

DraftKings opening and current numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Kings spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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