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Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Monday, October 26, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday, October 26, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV , NHLN, TVAS and MSG.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 4 of a road trip: Washington, NY Islanders and New Jersey, now NY Rangers.

  1. 162026-10-16: no game
  2. 172026-10-17: vs BOS
  3. 182026-10-18: no game
  4. 192026-10-19: no game
  5. 202026-10-20: at WSH
  6. 212026-10-21: no game
  7. 222026-10-22: at NYI
  8. 232026-10-23: no game
  9. 242026-10-24: at NJD
  10. 252026-10-25: no game
  11. 262026-10-26: at NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,544 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Rangers

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Toronto and Ottawa).

  1. 162026-10-16: no game
  2. 172026-10-17: at CBJ
  3. 182026-10-18: no game
  4. 192026-10-19: vs ANA
  5. 202026-10-20: no game
  6. 212026-10-21: no game
  7. 222026-10-22: at TOR
  8. 232026-10-23: no game
  9. 242026-10-24: at OTT
  10. 252026-10-25: no game
  11. 262026-10-26: vs LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~329 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~875 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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