Kings vs Rangers Prediction

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10 December 2023

The Los Angeles Kings will play the New York Rangers on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Los Angeles has won three of their last four games, while New York comes into this game on a two game losing streak. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Kings vs Rangers prediction.

Kings Preview

The Los Angeles Kings are 16-4-4 this year after they lost to the Islanders in overtime by a score of 3-2 in their last game. LA led 2-0 in the third period, but they allowed the Islanders to tie the game late and win it in overtime. The Kings out shot New York by a total of 36-30 and went 1-5 on the power play in the game. Los Angeles had won their previous three games against Montreal, Columbus, and Colorado. The Kings are scoring 3.87 goals per game and they are allowing 2.22 goals against per game, while going 20.3% on the power play and 88.9% on the penalty kill. Adrian Kempe has led LA with nine goals, 16 assists, and 82 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Los Angeles is Pheonix Copley, who is 4-0-2 this year with a 3.03 goals against average and a .873 save percentage.

Rangers Preview

The New York Rangers are 18-6-1 this season after they lost to Washington by a score of 4-0 in their last game. New York allowed one goal in the first period and three goals in the second period for the shutout loss. The Rangers out shot Washington by a total of 31-29 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. New York also lost to Ottawa by a score of 6-2 in the game prior to Washington, but they did win three games in a row before that. The Rangers are scoring 3.38 goals per game and they are allowing 2.71 goals against per game, while going 29.7% on the power play and 84.8% on the penalty kill. Artemi Panarin has led the Rangers with 16 goals, 21 assists, and 97 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Jonathan Quick, who is 7-0-1 this year with a 2.34 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.

New York Rangers Team Facts

The Rangers have won 13 of their last 14 games against Pacific Division opponents.
The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games.
The Rangers have won the first period in seven of their last eight games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Rangers' last seven home games against Pacific Division opponents.

Los Angeles Kings Team Facts

The Kings have won each of their last four games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The Kings have lost the first period in five of their last six games at Madison Square Garden.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Kings' last nine games as underdogs.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

Mika Zibanejad has scored at least one goal in each of the Rangers' last five games against Pacific Division opponents at Madison Square Garden.
Chris Kreider has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers' last eight games against Pacific Division opponents at Madison Square Garden.
Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in 11 of the Rangers' last 12 games against Pacific Division opponents.
Chris Kreider ranks 1st in the Metropolitan Division for shooting percentage (23.0) this season.

Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts

Adrian Kempe has scored a goal in each of the Kings' last three games as underdogs.
Kevin Fiala has recorded at least one point in nine of his last 10 appearances with the Kings as underdogs.
Kevin Fiala has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kings' last five games as underdogs.
Drew Doughty ranks 1st in the Pacific Division for time on ice (25:31) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Rangers are one of only two teams in the league to rank top 10 for both power play and penalty kill percentage this season.
The New York Rangers are one of only three teams to lose a game when leading by 2 or more goals after Period 1 this season.
The Los Angeles Kings ranks 2nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (89.47%).
The Los Angeles Kings are one of only two teams in the league to rank top 5 for both goals for and goals against per game this season.

Kings vs Rangers Betting Prediction

The Kings are coming off of an overtime loss on Saturday to the Islanders, which was their first road loss this year. LA is 11-0-1 on the road, but they have a very tough test in this game. New York is also coming off of a loss on Saturday, where they were shut out by the Capitals, but they are 8-2-0 at home. These two teams are towards the top of the NHL and this should be a great matchup, but I am going to side with the Rangers in this game. We saw the Kings lose their first road game of the season on Saturday and I think that loss will disrupt their focus here. Take the Rangers at home.