New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings 24 October 2026 Prediction

The Los Angeles Kings sit near the bottom of the Western Conference standings. The New Jersey Devils are in better form and back in contention for a top-eight spot in the East. New Jersey has also won its last two meetings with Los Angeles.

New Jersey Is in Good Form

After a slow start to the regular season, New Jersey has won three of its last four games. That stretch includes a 4-3 win over Colorado, in which the Devils held a narrow edge in expected goals, 3.2 to 3.1.

The Devils could not carry that form into their road game against Washington, losing 4-2. Arseny Gritsyuk opened the scoring midway through the first period, but New Jersey could not hold the lead. The Devils allowed three unanswered goals in the second period.

New Jersey Devils Predicted Lineup: Allen (Daws); L. Hughes, Pesce; Gritsyuk, J. Hughes, Bratt

Other Roster Players: Defensemen: Siegenthaler, Hamilton, Chisholm, Kovacevic; forwards: Meier, Hischier, Evangelista, Mantha, Rodrigues, Mercer, Brown, Glass, Boqvist

Out: Casey, Bjugstad (both injured)

Manager: Sheldon Keefe

Los Angeles Continues to Struggle

Los Angeles is near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, ahead of only Calgary. The Kings have lost six of their last seven games, with their lone win in that stretch coming against Washington, 5-2. The Capitals took a two-goal lead in the first period but could not hold it. Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists for Los Angeles.

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

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

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

Manager: Peter Laviolette

Recent Head-to-Head Results

The home team has won four of the last five meetings between New Jersey and Los Angeles. New Jersey won both matchups last season, however: 4-1 in California and 6-4 at home. Anze Kopitar scored twice for the Kings in the second game.

Key Stats

New Jersey generates 3.7 expected goals per game, a top-three mark in the league.

Los Angeles has scored on just 8.5% of its shots on goal. Only four teams have a lower shooting percentage.

The Kings' power play converts at 17.4%, placing them among the league's bottom 10 teams.

New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction: New Jersey Devils Moneyline

Main prediction: Los Angeles has lost six of its last seven games, while New Jersey has won three of four, including a victory over Colorado. The Devils also won both meetings with the Kings last season. The pick is New Jersey Devils moneyline at 1.74. Projected score: 4-2.

Total goals prediction: New Jersey has scored 18 goals in regulation over its last five games, but has also allowed 16 goals in that span. Los Angeles recently gave up four goals apiece to Boston and Edmonton. The pick is over 5.5 total goals at 1.76.