Kings 6, Rangers 3 — October 26, 2026: recap and analysis

LAKLAK
Los Angeles Kings
2-5-2 · L1 · L10: 2-5-2
L
W
W
L
L
OT
L
OT
L
Final
6—3
Oct 26, 2026 · Madison Square Garden
NYRNYR
New York Rangers
7-5-1 · L2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
L
W
OT
L
W
W
L
W
W

Final score: Los Angeles Kings 6, New York Rangers 3. Kings won with fewer expected goals, 2.42 to 2.55. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Darcy Kuemper (23/26 saves, .885 SV%, −0.3 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Rangers, 75% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
LAK xG
2.42
ACTUAL
6 — 3
NYR xG
2.55
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.25
HIGH xG
LAK1P 01:15Even Strength
LAK 1 - 0 NYR
0.09
MED xG
LAK1P 04:52Even Strength
LAK 2 - 0 NYR
0.23
HIGH xG
NYR1P 13:01Even Strength
J.T. Miller
10
J.T. Miller(4)
C · NYR · #10
Tye Kartye (6)
LAK 2 - 1 NYR
0.02
LOW xG
LAK1P 17:32Even Strength
LAK 3 - 1 NYR
0.06
MED xG
LAK2P 01:30Power Play
LAK 4 - 1 NYR
0.03
LOW xG
LAK2P 06:54Even Strength
Mikey Anderson
44
LAK 5 - 1 NYR
0.06
MED xG
NYR2P 13:05Power Play
LAK 5 - 2 NYR
0.09
MED xG
NYR3P 16:08Even Strength
Tye Kartye
24
Tye Kartye(4)
L · NYR · #24
Sean Durzi (3)
LAK 5 - 3 NYR
LAK3P 16:37Even StrengthEN
LAK 6 - 3 NYR

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Darcy Kuemper
35
Darcy Kuemper
G · LAK · #35
23/26 saves, .885 SV%, −0.3 GSAX
★2
Dylan Garand
33
Dylan Garand
G · NYR · #33
15/17 saves, .882 SV%, −0.5 GSAX
★3
Drew Doughty
8
Drew Doughty
D · LAK · #8
1G, 2A, 1 SOG

Team Stats

LAKNYR
26Shots26
2.42xGF2.55
46.95v5 CF%53.1
41.0FO%59.0
1/3PP1/1
19Hits24
13Blocks14
15Giveaways18
6Takeaways4
4PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodLAK SOGNYR SOGLAK xGNYR xG
1st851.100.84
2nd15131.001.09
3rd380.320.62
Total26262.422.55

Penalties

6 TOTAL
2P 01:16
NYR
Braden SchneiderTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Taylor Ward
2P 08:10
LAK
Drew DoughtyHolding (2 min)
Drawn by J.T. Miller
2P 08:10
NYR
J.T. MillerHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Drew Doughty
2P 12:40
LAK
Brian DumoulinSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by J.T. Miller
2P 18:53
NYR
Noah LabaRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Corey Perry
3P 01:58
NYR
Alberts SmitsInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Taylor Ward

Lineups