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Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers Head to Head

Los Angeles Kings logo
LAK
vs
New York Rangers logo
NYR
common line 6.5 345678 total goals, one dot per meeting
10 meetings since 2022. 6 finished at 5 goals or fewer, 3 at 7 or more, and 1 landed on 6.

Here is what the record between these two clubs looks like, and how ArakIce reads their next meeting.

The last 10 meetings

10
meetings since 2022
5.40
goals per game
7 of 10
won by the home team
3 of 10
over 6.5

Kings lead the recent series 6 wins to 4. Where the game is played has mattered more than who is better. The home team won 7 of the 10 (70%).

6 of the 10 finished at 5 goals or fewer. 3 finished at 7 or more. 1 landed on 6. The busiest was Nov 22, 2022, Rangers 5, Kings 3, 8 goals between them. 1 of the 10 needed overtime. Most recent meeting: Mar 16, 2026, Kings 4, Rangers 1.

Every Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers meeting since 2022
DateResultHostGoals
Mar 16, 2026Kings 4, Rangers 1Rangers5
Jan 20, 2026Kings 4, Rangers 3Kings7
Mar 25, 2025Kings 3, Rangers 1Kings4
Dec 14, 2024Kings 5, Rangers 1Rangers6
Jan 20, 2024Kings 2, Rangers 1Kings3
Dec 10, 2023Rangers 4, Kings 1Rangers5
Feb 26, 2023Rangers 5, Kings 2Rangers7
Nov 22, 2022Rangers 5, Kings 3Kings8
Jan 24, 2022Rangers 3, Kings 2 (OT)Rangers5
Jan 10, 2022Kings 3, Rangers 1Kings4

Compiled from ArakIce's own game database, covering every meeting between these clubs since 2022. Percentages appear only for matchups with at least 8 meetings.

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When Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers are on the slate, ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for the game.

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How the model reads Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers

The projection starts with expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up. That holds up better than goals scored, which swing on shooting luck. From there it adjusts for what is true only of this game: who is confirmed in net, whether either club is playing a second night in a row or sitting deep in a road trip, the travel and the time zones, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

What tends to move Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers

These clubs meet rarely, so unfamiliarity, travel and scheduling quirks carry more weight than usual. Those are exactly the situations the model is built to read. Beyond that, the biggest movers are goaltending confirmations, home ice, and whether either side is playing a second night in a row or finishing a long trip.