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2026-27 Season Live

Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2022-01-24 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 3 - 2 Los Angeles Kings (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 51.2%
LAK: 48.8%
Expected Goals
NYR: 2.99
LAK: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
LAK
J. Quick
StatNYRLAK
Season SV%0.910—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.51—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
NYRIgor Shesterkin4238490.5%4.3520.35
LAKJ. Quick3530585.7%6.4851.48
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 70% • NYR at home vs LAK: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-16NYR 1 - 4 LAKLAKLAK
2026-01-20LAK 4 - 3 NYRLAKLAK
2025-03-25LAK 3 - 1 NYRLAKLAK
2024-12-14NYR 1 - 5 LAKLAKLAK
2024-01-20LAK 2 - 1 NYRLAKLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR710.40
1LAK1200.67
2NYR1701.63
2LAK1600.78
3NYR1811.14
3LAK1800.91
4NYR600.62
4LAK200.13
5NYR632.69
5LAK621.86
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 51.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 3 - 2 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2