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NHL Prop Bets: New York Rangers vs Los Angeles Kings (October 26, 2026)

The Los Angeles Kings (2-5-2) face the New York Rangers (7-5-1) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup. The Rangers are favored to win at -135. They're currently +190 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Kings are -230 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Kings have a 3-6 Puck Line record this season, while the Rangers hold a record of 8-5.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.

  • The Kings have a 3-6-0 O/U record this season (meaning three games have gone over the total points line and six have gone under). The Rangers have a 7-5-1 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Kings are averaging 2.33 goals per game this season (T28th in the league). Comparatively, the Rangers are averaging +0.8 more at 3.15 goals (T14th).
  • Defensively, the Kings are giving up a whopping 3.56 goals per game this season (28th in the league), while the Rangers are giving up an average of 2.77 goals (6th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Los Angeles is averaging 27.2 shots per game this season (17th in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Rangers is allowing its opposition 26.3 shots per game (11th).
  • Flipping that script, the Kings are allowing 29.1 shots per game (23rd in the NHL), while the Rangers are averaging 24.5 shots (28th).

Power Play

  • Los Angeles holds a power play percentage of 14.8%, ranking 27th in the league this season, while NY Rangers sits 20th with 18.9% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Kings have a penalty kill rate of just 65.5% (ranked 31st), compared to the Rangers at 92.3% (T2nd).

P1 Result

Los Angeles is +200 to win the first period, while NY Rangers is +170.

  • Here are their first period records in 2026/27.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Los Angeles 4-2-3 2-1-0 2-1-3 4-3-3
    NY Rangers 7-3-3 5-0-1 2-3-2 5-3-2

To Go To Overtime

Monday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.

  • The Kings have played in 37 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Rangers have appeared in 19.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Kings have played in 14 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Rangers have appeared in 4.

Last Time They Met

Los Angeles recorded a 4-1 victory over NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden when these teams last met on March 16, 2026. Alex Laferriere led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 2 assists. The Kings have now won five straight against the Rangers.