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NHL · October 26, 2026

Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers Final — October 26, 2026

Los Angeles Kings

2-5-2

Goalie Darcy Kuemper Confirmed

FINAL

New York Rangers

7-5-1

Goalie James Reimer Confirmed

Monday, October 26 · 7:10 PM ET

LAStarting goaliesNYR

This season

Starts

—

.889

Sv%

—

.870

HDSv%

—

−1.9

GSAx

—

Last season

Starts

.891

Sv%

.886

.804

HDSv%

.762

−8.5

GSAx

+0.2

LAOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)NYR

29th2.74

GF/G

2.9023rd

28th6.08

PP GF/60

9.026th

LADefenseNYR

12th3.01

GA/G

3.0513th

30th9.58

PK GA/60

7.4116th

LATeamNYR

20th54.9%

Pts%

47.0%29th

7th52.2%

xGF%

48.4%23rd

8th52.2%

CF%

48.9%20th

12th52.7%

HDCF%

49.0%17th

LA5-on-5NYR

19th2.46

xGF/60

2.2630th

3rd2.26

xGA/60

2.4111th

27th8.4%

Sh%

9.5%17th

3rd91.7%

Sv%

91.4%9th

9th117.2

CF/60 (both)

115.018th

26th−0.21

GAx/G

+0.0714th

18th−0.05

GSAx/G

+0.158th

30th9.2%

Sh%

10.9%12th

13th89.9%

Sv%

90.4%4th

5th54.7%

xGF% (L20)

47.7%22nd

LASpecial teamsNYR

18th7.35

PP xG/60

8.307th

12th80.2

PP FF/60

85.12nd

25th4.5

PP min/G

4.328th

12th7.39

PK xGA/60

8.0421st

12th4.5

PK min/G

4.922nd

LARecent formNYR

Lvs EDM 1-4Lvs BOS 1-4W@ WSH 5-2W@ NYI 3-2L@ NJD 1-3

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ NJD 1-7OTL@ CBJ 0-1Wvs ANA 5-2L@ TOR 4-5L@ OTT 4-7

Game by game

2-5-2

Record

7-5-1

2-3-0

Last 5

1-3-1

3-6

Over–under

—

Last 10

5-4-1

LAHome and roadseason to dateNYR

0-3-0

Home record

6-0-0

2-2-2

Road record

1-5-1

0-3

Home O/U

—

3-3

Road O/U

—

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

LARest & travelNYR

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

9 mi15 km

Travel to the game

Home

LAKey injuriesNYR

Kevin Fiala LWIRQuinton Byfield RWDay-to-day

Players out or limited

Igor Shesterkin GIR

About these numbers

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 26, 3:40 p.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Kings (2-5-2) visited the Rangers (7-5-1) on Monday, October 26 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Kings scored 2.74 goals per game (29th of 32) and allowed 3.01 (12th). The Rangers scored 2.90 goals per game (23rd of 32) and allowed 3.05 (13th). The Kings earned 54.9% of available standings points (20th) and the Rangers 47.0% (29th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Kings 52.2% (7th), Rangers 48.4% (23rd). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Kings 52.2% (8th), Rangers 48.9% (20th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Kings 52.7% (12th), Rangers 49.0% (17th). 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 +110, Rangers -130) prices the Kings at 46% and the Rangers at 54%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Kings 6, New York Rangers 3

Los Angeles Kings won by 3.

Against the closing spread (New York Rangers -1.5): Los Angeles Kings covered.
Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 5.5: Over.
Los Angeles Kings closed at +110 on the moneyline (a 46% no-vig market-implied chance).

Actual result

Final

Los Angeles Kings 6
New York Rangers 3

Decided

In regulation

Los Angeles Kings won

Lead changes

Before the game: market and G&W

46%Market at the close54%

Los Angeles KingsNew York Rangers

45%Market at the open55%

From open to close the market moved 1 point toward Los Angeles Kings.

The G&W pregame win probability for this game is available to Analytics members. See plans

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 46%, New York Rangers 54%) and moving with every goal, penalty and the clock until the final.

Biggest swings

1st 1:15 — Los Angeles Kings goal (1-0)Los Angeles Kings 46% → 61% (+15 pts)
1st 13:01 — New York Rangers goal (2-1)New York Rangers 22% → 37% (+15 pts)
1st 17:32 — Los Angeles Kings goal (3-1)Los Angeles Kings 64% → 79% (+15 pts)

Analytics members also see this chart starting from the G&W pregame win probability. See plans

Chance Quality Result

54%LAK

Share of G&W replays won

46%NYR

2.7

Expected goals

2.4

Final score

Based on the quality of chances each team created, Los Angeles Kings won 54% of G&W replays (New York Rangers 46%). The chances each team created were close to even.

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 had the chances close to even. Here is where each side gained and lost.

Kings	Goals	Rangers
1.8	5-on-5 chancesexpected goals	2.4
0.8	Power-play chancesexpected goals	0.0
0.1	Other situations4-on-4, 3-on-3, short-handed	0.0
2.7	Chance Quality Result chancesthe three rows above, as in the result	2.4
0.3	Overtime and pulled-goalie chancesnot part of the Chance Quality Result	0.3
0.3	Second chancesrebounds and flurries, part of the above	0.5
+2.0	Finishinggoals vs expected on own shots	+0.3
-0.3	Goaltendingsaves vs expected · Darcy Kuemper 23/26 · Dylan Garand 15/17, James Reimer 5/8	-2.0
1	Empty-net goals	0

Bar left: Kings gainedBar right: Rangers gained

How the margin was built, from Los Angeles Kings's side:

Chances +0.3Finishing & goaltending +1.7Empty net +1Los Angeles Kings by 3

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.

Line review

New York Rangers closed as the market favourite at 54% and lost.

The line moved toward Los Angeles Kings before puck drop, and they won.

How the G&W pregame number compared with the close, and whether the line moved toward it, is available to Analytics members. See plans

Market

Closing line and line movement

Puck lineno move

OpenRangers -1.5 (+187)
Kings +1.5 (-232)

CloseRangers -1.5 (+185)
Kings +1.5 (-240)

Totalno move

Open5.5 (o -125 / u +105)

Close5.5 (o -115 / u -105)

Moneyline

OpenKings +115 45%
Rangers -136 55%

CloseKings +110 46%
Rangers -130 54%

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

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Kings won 9 and the Rangers 5.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Mar 16, 2026	Kings 4, Rangers 1 Kings won	Kings -115 favorite won	5.5 under
Jan 20, 2026	Rangers 3, Kings 4 Kings won	Kings -180 favorite won	5.5 over
Mar 25, 2025	Rangers 1, Kings 3 Kings won	Kings -188 favorite won	5.5 under
Dec 14, 2024	Kings 5, Rangers 1 Kings won	Rangers -118 underdog won	5.5 over
Jan 20, 2024	Rangers 1, Kings 2 Kings won	Kings -129 favorite won	6 under

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Teams