New York Islanders vs Los Angeles Kings 22 October 2026 Prediction

After a slow start to the regular season, the New York Islanders have improved and now have 11 points. The Los Angeles Kings also struggled early on. They recently beat Washington, but the win did little to improve their place in the standings. Los Angeles won both meetings with New York last season.

Islanders Move Up the Standings

The Islanders have won three of their last four games. Their only loss in that stretch came against Ottawa in a shootout, 2-1, so they still earned a point. They followed it with wins over Toronto, 4-1, and Anaheim, 3-2. Peter DeBoer’s team scored all three of its goals against the Ducks in the first period.

Despite their position in the standings, the Islanders remain one of the league’s stronger defensive teams. They allow 2.2 goals per game and have given up fewer than three in each of their last four. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin has a .934 save percentage this season.

New York Islanders Predicted Lineup: Sorokin (Varlamov); Stanley, Schaefer; Holmstrom, Horvat, Palmieri

Other Roster Players: Defensemen: Pelech, Pulock, Kessel, DeAngelo; forwards: Heineman, Schenn, Eklund, Palat, Pageau, Duclair, MacLean, Cizikas, Chaffee

Unavailable: Barzal, Romanov, Ritchie, Maccelli (all injured)

Manager: Peter DeBoer

Kings End Their Losing Streak

Los Angeles ended its losing streak with a 5-2 win over Washington. The Kings converted 19.2% of their shots. They scored five goals on 2.7 expected goals, while Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists. Los Angeles also scored on one of its two power-play opportunities.

Scoring has been the Kings’ main problem. They average 2.4 goals per game and scored just once in four of their previous five outings. Manager Peter Laviolette will hope the win over Washington marks an improvement.

Los Angeles Kings Predicted Lineup: Kuemper (Forsberg); Gustafsson, Clarke; Panarin, Laferriere, Kempe

Other Roster Players: Defensemen: Edmundson, Doughty, Anderson, Dumoulin; forwards: Moore, Laughton, Zuccarello, Haula, Helenius, Armia, Lee, Pederson, Perry

Unavailable: Fiala, Turcotte (both injured); Byfield (questionable)

Manager: Peter Laviolette

Kings Won Both Meetings Last Season

Los Angeles won both matchups in the previous regular season. In their most recent meeting, the Kings scored three times in the first period. The Islanders pulled within one, but Los Angeles held on for a 3-2 win.

Key Stats

Los Angeles allows 1.4 goals per second period on average. Only five teams allow more.

The Islanders have an 87.5% penalty-kill rate, among the league’s top five.

The Kings have an 8.5% shooting percentage, fifth lowest in the league.

New York Islanders vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction: Islanders Moneyline

Main prediction: The Islanders have earned 61% of available points this season, compared with 29% for the Kings. New York has also won four of its last five home games, allowing more than two goals only once in that span. The pick is the Islanders moneyline at 1.87, with a projected 3-2 final score.

Goals prediction: Each of the Islanders’ last four games and four of the Kings’ last five finished with fewer than six goals. The same was true in five of their last six head-to-head meetings. The additional pick is under 5.5 goals at 2.07.