NHL
Monday, October 26 at 07:00 PM EDT
10,000 Sim Trials Run
LAK
Los Angeles Kings
Away
3-5-2
(3-2-2 Away)
Form
L
L
W
W
L
Projected Final Score
2.81
—
3.2
NYR
New York Rangers
Home
7-6-1
(6-1-0 Home)
Form
L
L
W
L
L
- Spread
-
LAK +1.5 (-230)NYR -1.5 (+185)
- Total
-
Posted 5.5 (-115)Simulated 6.0
- Moneyline
-
LAK +115NYR -135
Simulated Outcome Probability
Los Angeles Kings
43.2%
New York Rangers
56.8%
No edge at +115
No edge at -135
Our 10,000 iterations project the New York Rangers to win outright in 56.8% of simulated game-runs.
Simulator Cover Probability
Spread
Line: LAK +1.5 / NYR -1.5
LAK covers
(-230)
66.6%
NYR covers
(+185)
33.4%
Total
O/U: 5.5
OVER
(-115)
52.9%
UNDER
(-105)
47.1%
Model Simulation Deciders
- • 🥅 Goaltending: LAK Darcy Kuemper (.894 projected SV%) vs NYR James Reimer (.894 projected SV%).
- • 🏒 Lineup Scoring: LAK dresses 2.5 goals/game of talent (led by Panarin, Kempe, Laferriere) | NYR dresses 2.83 goals/game of talent (led by Fox, Zibanejad, Lafrenière).
- • 📐 Model Rates: LAK 2.7 vs NYR 3.17 regulation goals before the market blend.
- • ⏱️ Overtime: Tied after regulation in 21.0% of trials. Most common finals: 2-3 (7.1%), 3-2 (6.3%), 3-4 (6.2%).
- • 💵 Market Anchor: Blended 60% toward rates implied by the posted prices (NYR 55.3% no-vig, Over 5.5 51.1%).
- • ❌ Injury: LAK - Mats Zuccarello (R) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
- • ❌ Injury: LAK - Kevin Fiala (L) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
- • ❌ Injury: LAK - Alex Turcotte (C) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
- • ❌ Injury: NYR - Adam Sykora (L) is Injured Reserve; removed from the projected lineup.
VegasSims Best Bet & Analysis
Best Bet
Our 10,000 simulations project the New York Rangers winning in 56.8% of trials. Projected score: LAK 2.81 - NYR 3.2. No side clears a 3.0-point edge over the posted prices.
Starting Goalies
Los Angeles Kings
Darcy Kuemper
- Proj SV%
- .894
- Starts
- 37
- Shots Faced
- 939
New York Rangers
James Reimer
- Proj SV%
- .893
- Starts
- 9
- Shots Faced
- 181
Save percentage blends this season and last, weighted by shots faced and regressed toward replacement level, so a hot two-week stretch does not read as elite.
Top Skaters (Per Game)
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W
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Oct 17, 2026
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