2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
14
Games played
12
Points
.429
Points %
-4
Goal diff
5-5
Last 10
33 GF · 30 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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Full schedule

We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

13 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
13
82
Goals for / game
2.77
2.74
+3.0
Goals against / game
3.46
3.01
+0.45
Expected goals for / game
3.02
3.10
−8.0
Expected goals against / game
3.05
2.93
+12.0
Expected-goals share
49.8%
51.4%
−1.7
Shot-attempt share
51.0%
52.0%
−0.9
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
vs San Jose Sharks10:00 PM ET

The Kings are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Buffalo SabresL 3–2

Sabres hold off the Kings

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 6–5

Kings run the Senators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Chicago BlackhawksL 2–1

S. Knight stands tall as the Blackhawks edge the Kings

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at New York RangersW 6–3

Kings pull away from the Rangers

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at New Jersey DevilsL 3–1

Devils run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York Islanders7:30 PM ET

Kings at Islanders: a true toss-up

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at Washington Capitals7:00 PM ET

Kings at Capitals: a genuine coin flip

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vs Boston Bruins9:00 PM ET

The Kings are the model's lean over the Bruins — with PDO regression in play

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vs Edmonton OilersL 4–1

Oilers pull away from the Kings

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at Vegas Golden KnightsL 2–1

Golden Knights edge the Kings in overtime

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vs Florida PanthersL 2–1

Panthers run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at San Jose SharksL 5–4

Sharks steal one from the Kings against the run of play

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at Colorado AvalancheL 8–4

Avalanche pull away from the Kings

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vs Anaheim DucksW 6–2

Kings run the Ducks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Anaheim DucksW 2–1

Kings steal one from the Ducks against the run of play

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vs Utah MammothL 6–3

Mammoth pull away from the Kings

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 4–2

Golden Knights beat the Kings 4-2

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at Calgary FlamesL 3–1

A. Sergeev stands tall as the Flames edge the Kings

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at Vancouver CanucksL 4–3

Canucks steal one from the Kings against the run of play

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at Seattle KrakenW 5–3

Kings run the Kraken off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Edmonton OilersW 1–0

Kings shut out the Oilers, 1-0

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 4–1

Kings pull away from the Canucks

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Kings edge the Predators in a shootout

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 7–6

Kings run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Nashville PredatorsL 5–4

Predators run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs St. Louis BluesW 2–1

Kings edge the Blues in overtime

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vs Utah Hockey ClubL 6–2

Mammoth pull away from the Kings

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at Vancouver CanucksW 4–0

Kings shut out the Canucks, 4-0

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at Calgary FlamesL 3–2

Flames edge the Kings in a shootout

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at Utah Hockey ClubL 4–3

Mammoth edge the Kings in overtime

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vs Buffalo SabresL 4–1

Sabres pull away from the Kings

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 4–3

Flyers edge the Kings in a shootout

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at New York RangersW 4–1

Kings pull away from the Rangers

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at New Jersey DevilsL 6–4

Devils hold off the Kings

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at New York IslandersW 3–2

Kings run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Boston BruinsL 2–1

Bruins run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 5–4

Kings edge the Blue Jackets in overtime

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 4–3

Canadiens steal one from the Kings against the run of play

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vs New York IslandersW 5–3

Kings run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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