Squaring off for the final time this season, the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers face off at Madison Square Garden. The game gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, February 4, and fans at home are able to watch this cross-country matchup live on Fox Sports West.
Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers Odds
With a moneyline of -135, New York enters the matchup as the favorite. The line for Los Angeles now stands at +115 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. If gamblers want to wager on this game’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -115 for the over and -105 on the under.
The Rangers are 22-29 straight-up (SU) and have not been kind to moneyline bettors (to the tune of -0.1 units) thus far. That early-season winning percentage hasn’t moved much from what the team posted during the 2017-18 season (34-48). Through 51 regular season contests, 26 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team’s 13-13 SU at home this season.
New York has connected on 21.4 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s good enough for 10th-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.6 percent of all penalties.
As a team, NY has been penalized 4.0 times per game overall this season, and 3.0 per game over its last five outings at home. The team’s had to defend opposition power plays for just 6.4 minutes per game over its last five matchups, in total.
With a .907 save percentage and 28.9 saves per game, Henrik Lundqvist (16-21-7) has been the primary option in goal for the Rangers this season. If head coach David Quinn decides to rest him, however, the team might turn to Alexandar Georgiev (6-11-11 record, .897 save percentage, 3.28 goals against average).
The Broadway Blueshirts will continue to rely on leadership from Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Zibanejad (50 points) has tallied 20 goals and 30 assists and has recorded two or more points on 12 different occasions this year. Kreider has 23 goals and 16 assists to his name and has recorded a point in 25 games.
On the other side of the ice, Los Angeles is 20-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 11.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 51 regular season outings, 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 21 have gone over and just one has pushed. Los Angeles’ 8-17 SU as the visiting team this season.
Los Angeles has converted on just 15.0 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places it in the bottom-five overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 30th overall and it’s successfully defended 74.0 percent of all penalties.
Los Angeles’ players have been penalized only 3.3 times per game in total this season, 3.2 per game over their last five games total, and 3.4 per game over their last five games as the visiting team. The team has been forced to stave off opponent power plays 8.8 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Jonathan Quick (2.97 goals against average and .904 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Los Angeles. Quick is averaging 27.0 saves per game and owns a 9-16-3 record.
Leading the offensive counter for the visiting Kings will be Anze Kopitar (15 goals, 21 assists) and Dustin Brown (12 goals, 19 assists).
Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Rangers, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- New York (5-2 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. Los Angeles has only participated in two shootouts this year, winning one and losing the other.
- The total has gone under in three of New York’s last five games.
- Over Los Angeles’ last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-5 in those games).
- The Rangers this season have recorded the seventh-most hits per game in the NHL (25.9).
