Kings vs. Rangers Prediction, Picks & Odds

Dimers' prediction and analysis for Kings vs. Rangers in the NHL on Monday, October 26, 2026 including our projected final score and probabilities for the moneyline, puck line, game total, and player props.
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NHL
Kings
6
3
Madison Square Garden
Rangers
Madison Square Garden
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Kings
3 2 1 6
Rangers
1 1 1 3
Live Probabilities
Win %
  • Kings
    100%
  • Rangers
    0%
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Kings
3 2 1 6
Rangers
1 1 1 3
P3 18:58 Adam Fox shot blocked by Joel Armia
P3 16:37 Goal scored by Joel Edmundson
P3 16:18 J.T. Miller shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:06 Shot missed by Tye Kartye
P3 15:24 Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 11:32 J.T. Miller shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
P3 11:26 Shot missed by Vladislav Gavrikov
P3 09:05 Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 07:31 Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Dylan Garand
P3 07:05 Drew Doughty shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
P3 04:04 Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 03:53 Power play - Brandt Clarke shot blocked by teammate
P3 02:29 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Dylan Garand
P3 01:15 Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
P2 19:27 Power play - Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Dylan Garand
P2 17:21 Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Darcy Kuemper
P2 17:21 Shot on goal by Rangers saved by Darcy Kuemper
P2 17:10 Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
P2 14:16 Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Darcy Kuemper
P2 14:12 Luke Glendening shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 18:58
    SHOT
    Adam Fox shot blocked by Joel Armia
  3. P3 18:56
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
  4. P3 18:53
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
  5. P3 18:53
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  6. P3 17:03
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  7. P3 17:03
    Stoppage - Offside
  8. P3 16:37
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Luke Glendening in neutral zone
  9. P3 16:37
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Joel Edmundson
    6-3
  10. P3 16:31
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  11. P3 16:18
    SHOT
    J.T. Miller shot blocked by teammate
  12. P3 16:17
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  13. P3 16:17
    Stoppage - Icing
  14. P3 16:08
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Will Cuylle in neutral zone
  15. P3 16:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tye Kartye
  16. P3 15:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Darcy Kuemper
  17. P3 14:52
    Erik Haula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  18. P3 14:33
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  19. P3 13:48
    Erik Haula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  20. P3 13:48
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  21. P3 12:12
    Mika Zibanejad credited with hit on Erik Haula in offensive zone
  22. P3 11:40
    Adrian Kempe won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  23. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    J.T. Miller shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  24. P3 11:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vladislav Gavrikov
  25. P3 10:51
    Adrian Kempe won faceoff against J.T. Miller in offensive zone
  26. P3 10:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  27. P3 09:59
    Alex Laferriere won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  28. P3 09:39
    Takeaway by Adam Fox in neutral zone
  29. P3 09:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Darcy Kuemper
  30. P3 09:03
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
  31. P3 09:03
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  32. P3 08:59
    Erik Haula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  33. P3 07:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Dylan Garand
  34. P3 07:05
    SHOT
    Drew Doughty shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  35. P3 05:49
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Luke Glendening in offensive zone
  36. P3 05:49
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  37. P3 04:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Darcy Kuemper
  38. P3 03:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Brandt Clarke shot blocked by teammate
  39. P3 02:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Laferriere saved by Dylan Garand
  40. P3 01:58
    Adrian Kempe won faceoff against Luke Glendening in offensive zone
  41. P3 01:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  42. P3 01:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
  43. P3 00:12
    Shorthanded - Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Adrian Kempe in defensive zone
  44. P3 00:12
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  45. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  46. P2 19:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Dylan Garand
  47. P2 19:19
    Shorthanded - Luke Glendening won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in neutral zone
  48. P2 19:11
    Stoppage - Offside
  49. P2 18:53
    Penalty to Noah Laba 2 minutes for Misconduct
  50. P2 17:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Darcy Kuemper
  51. P2 17:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rangers saved by Darcy Kuemper
  52. P2 17:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  53. P2 14:18
    Erik Haula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  54. P2 14:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Darcy Kuemper
  55. P2 14:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  56. P2 14:12
    SHOT
    Luke Glendening shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  57. P2 13:34
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  58. P2 13:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  59. P2 13:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adrian Kempe saved by Dylan Garand
  60. P2 12:50
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Dylan Garand
  61. P2 12:49
    Shorthanded - Erik Haula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in offensive zone
  62. P2 12:40
    Power play - Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
  63. P2 12:40
    Shorthanded - Erik Haula won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  64. P2 12:09
    Giveaway by Braden Schneider in offensive zone
  65. P2 11:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tye Kartye
  66. P2 10:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Corey Perry
  67. P2 10:13
    SHOT
    Andre Lee shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  68. P2 10:09
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  69. P2 09:55
    SHOT
    Adrian Kempe shot blocked by teammate
  70. P2 08:10
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
  71. P2 08:10
    Penalty to J.T. Miller 2 minutes for Misconduct
  72. P2 07:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Quinton Byfield saved by Dylan Garand
  73. P2 07:26
    Quinton Byfield won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone
  74. P2 06:59
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in defensive zone
  75. P2 06:54
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  76. P2 06:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mikey Anderson saved by Dylan Garand
  77. P2 06:51
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  78. P2 06:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mikey Anderson saved by Dylan Garand
  79. P2 06:34
    Stoppage
  80. P2 06:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Fox saved by Darcy Kuemper
  81. P2 06:22
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  82. P2 06:06
    Stoppage - Icing
  83. P2 05:48
    Drew Doughty won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  84. P2 05:39
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in offensive zone
  85. P2 05:00
    SHOT
    Luke Glendening shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson
  86. P2 04:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alberts Smits saved by Darcy Kuemper
  87. P2 03:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikey Anderson
  88. P2 02:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Darcy Kuemper
  89. P2 01:50
    SHOT
    Drew Doughty shot blocked by Sean Durzi
  90. P2 01:30
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Artemi Panarin assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Alex Laferriere
    4-1
  91. P2 01:16
    Power play - Quinton Byfield won faceoff against Noah Laba in offensive zone
  92. P2 01:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Braden Schneider
  93. P2 00:57
    Stoppage - Offside
  94. P2 00:38
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Quinton Byfield in defensive zone
  95. P2 00:09
    Tye Kartye credited with hit on Brandt Clarke in offensive zone
  96. P2 00:00
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Alex Laferriere in neutral zone
  97. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  98. P1 19:54
    SHOT
    Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
  99. P1 19:46
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Adrian Kempe
  100. P1 18:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Gustafsson
  101. P1 18:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by James Reimer
  102. P1 17:35
    Oliver Bjorkstrand credited with hit on Mikey Anderson
  103. P1 17:32
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Drew Doughty assisted by Joel Edmundson and Artemi Panarin
    3-1
  104. P1 17:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Drew Doughty
  105. P1 16:34
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Alexis Lafreniere
  106. P1 16:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Darcy Kuemper
  107. P1 16:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
  108. P1 15:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sean Durzi saved by Darcy Kuemper
  109. P1 14:41
    Samuel Helenius credited with hit on Vladislav Gavrikov
  110. P1 14:03
    Luke Glendening credited with hit on Drew Doughty
  111. P1 13:30
    SHOT
    Will Cuylle shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  112. P1 13:21
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Noah Laba
  113. P1 13:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  114. P1 13:01
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers
  115. P1 13:01
    GOAL
    Goal scored by J.T. Miller assisted by Tye Kartye
    2-1
  116. P1 12:32
    SHOT
    Trevor Moore shot blocked by Sean Durzi
  117. P1 11:49
    Kings won faceoff against Rangers
  118. P1 11:41
    Corey Perry won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad
  119. P1 10:45
    Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson
  120. P1 10:42
    SHOT
    Braden Schneider shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  121. P1 10:14
    SHOT
    Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by teammate
  122. P1 10:07
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  123. P1 08:05
    Taylor Raddysh credited with hit on Drew Doughty
  124. P1 07:59
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Luke Glendening
  125. P1 07:36
    SHOT
    Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  126. P1 07:34
    SHOT
    Trevor Moore shot blocked by teammate
  127. P1 06:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikey Anderson
  128. P1 04:52
    Luke Glendening won faceoff against Samuel Helenius
  129. P1 04:50
    SHOT
    Joel Armia shot blocked by teammate
  130. P1 04:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Armia
  131. P1 03:02
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Quinton Byfield
  132. P1 03:02
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  133. P1 02:29
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  134. P1 02:27
    SHOT
    Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Taylor Raddysh
  135. P1 02:06
    Samuel Helenius won faceoff against Luke Glendening
  136. P1 02:06
    Stoppage - Icing
  137. P1 01:15
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Erik Haula
  138. P1 01:15
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Taylor Ward assisted by Drew Doughty and Trevor Moore
    1-0
  139. P1 00:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tye Kartye
  140. P1 00:24
    Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson
  141. P1 00:19
    Alex Laferriere credited with hit on Tye Kartye
Stats
Kings
STATS
Rangers
26Shots on Goal26
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/1
4Penalty Infraction Mins8
19Hits24
13 Shots Blocked 14
15Giveaways18
KingsLA
RangersNYR
26Shots on Goal26
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/1
4Penalty Infraction Mins8
19Hits24
13 Shots Blocked 14
15Giveaways18

Kings vs. Rangers prediction & analysis

Game overview: NHL Monday

  • Teams: Los Angeles Kings vs. NY Rangers Rangers
  • Date: Monday, October 26, 2026
  • Puck drop: 7:00PM ET
  • Venue: Madison Square Garden

Current betting odds

  • Puck line: Kings (+1.5, -212), Rangers (-1.5, +203)
  • Moneyline: Kings +117, Rangers -120
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5 goals (-111/+106)

Dimers’ win probabilities

  • Kings: 44.4%
  • Rangers: 55.6%

Our NHL win probabilities come from a machine learning model that assesses each team’s offensive and defensive performance, calculating multiple factors and accounting for OT and shootout chances.

It draws from these projections to forecast probabilities for the moneyline, puck line, and total goals.

Kings vs. Rangers player props & projections

Our highest anytime goalscorer probabilities for this game are:

  • Artemi Panarin, Kings: 33.5%
  • Adrian Kempe, Kings: 33.5%
  • Pavel Dorofeyev, Rangers: 33.9%
  • Alexis Lafreniere, Rangers: 31.9%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Kings a win probability of 44.4%, while the Rangers have a win probability of 55.6%.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Rangers are more likely to beat the Kings in the NHL game at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

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