Kings vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 16

The Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win -- will play on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Kings (-115) versus Rangers (-105) looks rather close, according to the moneyline odds.

Los Angeles was handed a 6-4 loss on the road its last time out on March 14 against the New Jersey Devils. The Kings got three points each out of Artemi Panarin (one goal and two assists) and Brandt Clarke (three assists).

In its most recent game on March 14, New York secured a 4-2 road victory against the Minnesota Wild. Vladislav Gavrikov's three points (one goal and two assists) in that matchup led the Rangers.

Here's our pick for who will capture the victory in Monday's matchup.

Kings vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kings 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.00 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Rangers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Kings-Rangers matchup.

• Favorite: Kings (-115)
• Underdog: Rangers (-105)

Kings Betting Insights

• In the 40 times this season the Kings have been a moneyline favorite, they have gone 17-23 in those games.
• Los Angeles is 15-23 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter (39.5% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Kings' implied win probability is 53.5%.
• In 32 games this season, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Rangers Betting Insights

• This season the Rangers have won 15 of the 39 games, or 38.5%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New York is 15-22 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Rangers.
• New York has played 32 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles ranks 28th in the league with 172 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• The Kings have given up 194 total goals (2.9 per game), the ninth-fewest in league action.
• Its goal differential (-22) ranks 24th in the league.
• The 32 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season (on 190 power-play chances) rank 24th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles' 16.84% power-play conversion rate ranks 25th in the league.
• The Kings have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Los Angeles' 75.48% penalty-kill success rate ranks 28th in the league.
• Los Angeles wins 48.4% of its faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Kings shoot 9.5% as a team (30th in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• With 186 goals (2.8 per game), New York has the NHL's 25th-ranked offense.
• The Rangers concede 3.1 goals per game (205 in total), 20th in the league.
• it has the 22nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -19.
• The Rangers have 40 power-play goals (16th in NHL) on 165 chances.
• New York's power-play percentage (24.24) ranks the team sixth in the league.
• The Rangers have four shorthanded goals (21st in NHL).
• At 78.46%, New York has the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York wins 54.3% of faceoffs, second-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.2%, the Rangers are 13th in the league.