New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors LA; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Rangers- Alexis LafreniereAssists1
- Alexis LafrenierePoints1
Kings- Kevin FialaGoals2
- Anze KopitarAssists1
- Kevin FialaPoints2
Scoring summary
- P319:45Kevin Fiala Goal (28) Backhand, assists: none1–3
- P217:48Phillip Danault Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (18), Warren Foegele (20)1–2
- P210:54Kevin Fiala Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Kuzmenko (16), Anze Kopitar (39)1–1
- P22:10J.T. Miller Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (26), Braden Schneider (13)1–0
Turning points
The 4 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P22:10J.T. Miller Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (26), Braden Schneider (13)NYR 1 – 0 LA · NYR 40% → 58% +18NYR 40% → 58%+18 pts
- P210:54Kevin Fiala Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Kuzmenko (16), Anze Kopitar (39)NYR 1 – 1 LA · LA 38% → 59% +21LA 38% → 59%+21 pts
- P217:48Phillip Danault Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (18), Warren Foegele (20)NYR 1 – 2 LA · LA 58% → 79% +21LA 58% → 79%+21 pts
- P319:45Kevin Fiala Goal (28) Backhand, assists: noneNYR 1 – 3 LA · LA >99% → 100% +0LA >99% → 100%+0 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Kings 62%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 60–65% have won 62.4% of 599 graded games.
- Market
- LA 62%
- ML NYR +155 / LA -185
- Pre-line forecast
- LA 60%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- LA 58%
- Ratings vs. market
- −4.5 pts
- LA: Elo 57.9%, market 62.3%
- Fair odds
- LA -166
- NYR +166 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYR 2.4 – 3.1 LA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 5.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | NYR | LA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1516 | 1533 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +1 | +4 | NYR: Igor Shesterkin: team allows 0.03 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈46 weighted starts) · LA: Darcy Kuemper: team allows 0.11 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈38 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LA +55 Elo | LA 57.9% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LA 61.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LA 60.4% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | LA 62.3% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| NYR | Stat | LA |
|---|---|---|
| 15th of 323.0 | Goals scored | 2.918th of 32 |
| 18th of 323.0 | Goals allowed | 2.62nd of 32 |
| 15th of 320.0 | Margin | +0.49th of 32 |
| 25th of 3248.5% | Shot share | 52.4%6th of 32 |
| 14th of 3290.4% | Save percentage | 90.6%10th of 32 |
| 26th of 323–7 | Last 10 | 8–21st of 32 |
| 10th of 3217–17 | Road vs home | 25–71st of 32 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  NYR |  LA |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 29–42 | 33–36 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 6–4 |
| Favorite | 18–32 | 16–26 |
| Underdog | 11–10 | 17–10 |
| Overs–unders | 32–39 | 28–41 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 3–7 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
NYR 1–2 LA in their last 3 meetings; the forecast called 2 of 3.