New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Lost

Kings +1.5 1.48

Confidence66%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 63%

Full game

1X2WonDevilsodds down 1.98Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostO4.5odds up 1.39Confidence 69%
Best tip of the game: HandicapLostKings +1.5odds up 1.48Confidence 66%
Winner (incl. OT)WonDevilsodds down 1.55Confidence 57%
Double chanceWonDevils or drawodds down 1.35Confidence 69%
Draw no betWonDevilsodds down 1.56Confidence 59%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYesodds up 1.08Confidence 87%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostDevilsodds down 2.47Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderLostO1.5odds up 1.80Confidence 54%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Devils 32

Kings

Final 3–1

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 4

Draw after 60 minDraw 23% Decided in regulation

New Jersey to winTo win 56% NJD won

Score details

Correct scoreLost3–2After 60 min3–13%chance
1st period correct scoreLost2–01st period0–08%chance
Highest scoring periodLost3rd periodMost goalsTie · 2nd & 3rd30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 3-2
By period 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
Likeliest 3-2 (3%), 4-3 (2%), 5-4 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 20+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record6-4-02-4-2

Home / road split5-2-02-1-2

StreakW2W2

Rest1 day1 day

Goals for3.32.5

Goals against3.13.6

In the standings2nd7th

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game+0.2−1.5

Goals for3.32.3

Goals against3.13.8

Shots on goal35.028.3

Shots against24.928.6

Shooting %9.4%8.1%

Save %88.0%88.5%

Power-play %20.0%11.9%

Penalty kill %73.1%75.6%

Faceoff %51.3%49.5%

Penalty minutes6.313.1

Blocked shots19.514.6

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Devils 31

Kings

New Jersey won three of the last four meetings

Goals a gameGoals 5.5 NJD 3.3 · LAK 2.3

Over 5.5 goalsOver 5.5 1 of 4 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 0 of 4 All decided in regulation

Mar 14, 2026: New Jersey Devils 6, Los Angeles Kings 4.
Nov 1, 2025: Los Angeles Kings 1, New Jersey Devils 4.
Jan 1, 2025: Los Angeles Kings 3, New Jersey Devils 0.
Dec 12, 2024: New Jersey Devils 3, Los Angeles Kings 1.

Last five games

Devils 4-1-0

Win, 4–1 against Anaheim Ducks, Oct 22. Odds: Devils 1.67, Ducks 3.80.
Win, 4–3 against Colorado Avalanche, Oct 20. Odds: Devils 2.32, Avalanche 2.42.
Loss, 2–4 at Washington Capitals, Oct 17. Odds: Capitals 2.35, Devils 2.42.
Win, 7–1 against New York Rangers, Oct 15. Odds: Devils 2.18, Rangers 2.67.
Win, 5–4 at Detroit Red Wings, after overtime, Oct 13. Odds: Red Wings 2.48, Devils 2.51.

Kings 2-2-1

Win, 3–2 at New York Islanders, after overtime, Oct 22. Odds: Islanders 2.50, Kings 2.40.
Win, 5–2 at Washington Capitals, Oct 20. Odds: Capitals 1.98, Kings 3.15.
Loss, 1–4 against Boston Bruins, Oct 17. Odds: Kings 2.07, Bruins 2.92.
Loss, 1–4 against Edmonton Oilers, Oct 13. Odds: Kings 2.72, Oilers 2.30.
Overtime loss, 1–2 at Vegas Golden Knights, after overtime, Oct 10. Odds: Golden Knights 1.86, Kings 3.25.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period0-0

03:09 2 min New Jersey Devils: Pesce B. Hooking
15:58 2 min Los Angeles Kings: Helenius S. Hooking

2nd period1-1

13:25 2 min Los Angeles Kings: Laughton S. Tripping
15:57 Goal Los Angeles Kings: Laughton S. assists: Kempe A., Lee A. 0-1
18:43 Goal New Jersey Devils: Mantha A. assists: Boqvist J., Rodrigues E. 1-1

3rd period2-0

08:08 Goal New Jersey Devils: Pesce B. assists: Evangelista L., Gritsyuk A. 2-1
12:59 2 min New Jersey Devils: Meier T. Tripping
18:55 Goal ENG New Jersey Devils: Gritsyuk A. assists: Hughes J., Bratt J. 3-1

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

In goal: Allen J. for New Jersey Devils (6-3-1 in the last 10 starts), Forsberg A. for Los Angeles Kings (2-6-2 in the last 10 starts).
Goal differential gap of 1.7 per game — New Jersey Devils +0.2, Los Angeles Kings −1.5 over their recent games.
3-1 in the last 4 meetings for New Jersey Devils.
4-1-0 in the last five for New Jersey Devils.
5.5 goals per meeting across the last 4 head-to-head games; the total is 5.5.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (NJD)	1.91	1.91	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.20	4.20	No change
1X2: 2 (LAK)	3.33	3.33	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	5.5	No change
Handicap NJD	−1.5	−1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NHL standings

Regular Season · Metropolitan Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Carolina Hurricanes	19	14	3	2	30	.789	78	45	+33
2	New Jersey Devils	19	13	6	0	26	.684	68	55	+13
3	New York Rangers	19	10	8	1	21	.553	56	55	+1
4	Washington Capitals	16	10	6	0	20	.625	56	53	+3
5	New York Islanders	17	7	6	4	18	.529	49	52	−3
6	Philadelphia Flyers	20	5	10	5	15	.375	45	66	−21
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	16	7	9	0	14	.438	41	51	−10
8	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	6	10	2	14	.389	58	65	−7

Regular Season · Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Edmonton Oilers	19	13	3	3	29	.763	78	56	+22
2	Vegas Golden Knights	19	12	5	2	26	.684	64	51	+13
3	Anaheim Ducks	18	10	7	1	21	.583	69	66	+3
4	Seattle Kraken	16	9	6	1	19	.594	57	57	0
5	Calgary Flames	18	8	9	1	17	.472	46	63	−17
6	San Jose Sharks	20	8	11	1	17	.425	51	71	−20
7	Los Angeles Kings	16	5	9	2	12	.375	45	55	−10
8	Vancouver Canucks	20	3	16	1	7	.175	56	90	−34

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings prediction

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