Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils Final — October 24, 2026
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Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.
Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
2025-26 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.
2025-26 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.
Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 24, 12:40 p.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Kings (2-4-2) visited the Devils (6-4-0) on Saturday, October 24 at 3:30 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Kings scored 2.74 goals per game (29th of 32) and allowed 3.01 (12th). The Devils scored 2.80 goals per game (27th of 32) and allowed 3.10 (17th). The Kings earned 54.9% of available standings points (20th) and the Devils 53.0% (21st).
Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Kings 52.2% (7th), Devils 49.7% (18th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Kings 52.2% (8th), Devils 51.4% (10th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Kings 52.7% (12th), Devils 48.9% (18th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The total closed 5.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Kings +160, Devils -190) prices the Kings at 37% and the Devils at 63%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Los Angeles Kings 1, New Jersey Devils 3
New Jersey Devils won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (New Jersey Devils -1.5): New Jersey Devils covered.
- Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 5.5: Under.
- New Jersey Devils closed at -190 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).
Actual result
New Jersey Devils 3
Before the game: market and G&W
From open to close the market moved 4 points toward New Jersey Devils.
Market numbers are the consensus moneyline with the bookmaker margin removed.
Win probability
Each team's chance of winning through the game, starting from the market's closing price (Los Angeles Kings 37%, New Jersey Devils 63%) and moving with every goal, penalty and the clock until the final.
Biggest swings
- 2nd 15:57 — Los Angeles Kings goal (1-0)Los Angeles Kings 41% → 66% (+24 pts)
- 2nd 18:43 — New Jersey Devils goal (1-1)New Jersey Devils 33% → 58% (+26 pts)
- 3rd 8:08 — New Jersey Devils goal (1-2)New Jersey Devils 57% → 85% (+28 pts)
New Jersey Devils won after falling as low as 33% (2nd 18:43).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of chances each team created, New Jersey Devils won 86% of G&W replays (Los Angeles Kings 14%). The result went to the side that created the better chances.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record. Expected goals count regulation chances with both goalies in net; empty-net goals are not included. Season xG tables count every game state, empty nets included, so their totals differ.
Game DNA
The Chance Quality Result above favoured New Jersey Devils. Here is where that came from.
| Kings | Goals | Devils |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 5-on-5 chancesexpected goals | 2.4 |
| 0.0 | Power-play chancesexpected goals | 0.8 |
| 0.0 | Other situations4-on-4, 3-on-3, short-handed | 0.0 |
| 0.9 | Chance Quality Result chancesthe three rows above, as in the result | 3.2 |
| 0.3 | Overtime and pulled-goalie chancesnot part of the Chance Quality Result | 0.0 |
| 0.1 | Second chancesrebounds and flurries, part of the above | 0.6 |
| -0.3 | Finishinggoals vs expected on own shots | -1.2 |
| +1.2 | Goaltendingsaves vs expected · Anton Forsberg 23/25 · Jake Allen 12/13 | +0.3 |
| 0 | Empty-net goals | 1 |
How the margin was built, from New Jersey Devils's side:
The first three rows add up to the Chance Quality Result's expected goals. Overtime chances and chances with a goalie pulled are listed on their own, and empty-net goals are not in expected goals. A team's finishing and the other team's goaltending are the same goals seen from each end.
The official play, graded
The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.
Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.
Line review
New Jersey Devils closed as the market favourite at 63% and won.
The line moved toward New Jersey Devils before puck drop, and they won.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Kings +1.5 (-210)
Kings +1.5 (-165)
Devils -157 59%
Devils -190 63%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Kings won 7 and the Devils 7.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | Kings 4, Devils 6 Devils won | Devils -155 favorite won | 5.5 over |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Devils 4, Kings 1 Devils won | Kings -120 underdog won | 6 under |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Devils 0, Kings 3 Kings won | Devils -117 underdog won | 5.5 under |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Kings 1, Devils 3 Devils won | Devils -155 favorite won | 5.5 under |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Devils 1, Kings 5 Kings won | Kings -125 favorite won | 6.5 under |
Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.
Teams
Los Angeles Kings
- Los Angeles Kings team stats
- Los Angeles Kings 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Oct 27)
- Los Angeles Kings 6, New York Rangers 3 (Oct 26)
- Los Angeles Kings 3, New York Islanders 2 (Oct 22)
New Jersey Devils
- New Jersey Devils team stats
- New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (Oct 28)
- New Jersey Devils 5, Dallas Stars 1 (Oct 27)
- Anaheim Ducks 1, New Jersey Devils 4 (Oct 22)
- Colorado Avalanche 3, New Jersey Devils 4 (Oct 20)
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