NHL matchup

11/07/20269:00 PMcrypto.com ArenaLos Angeles, CA

Penguins5 – 9 – 2vsKings5 – 7 – 2

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Model trendPittsburgh Penguins games: +11.32 units on model side bets this season

Model side bets in games featuring Pittsburgh Penguins went 14–2 (87.5%) this season, for an estimated profit of 11.32 units when staking one unit per bet.

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Team grades

Team	Skaters	Goalie	Overall
Pittsburgh Penguins	B	C	B-
Los Angeles Kings	D+	B+	C+

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Game lines

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DraftKings

TeamMoneylinePuck Line

PIT+110+1.5 (-230)

LA-130-1.5 (+190)

Total 6.5Over +102Under -122

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Last 3 games

Pittsburgh Penguins

Overall0–3–0W–L–TPuck Line1–2–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
11/5/26	vs BOS	L 2–6	L +1.5	O 6.5
11/3/26	vs VGK	L 2–3	L -1.5	U 6.5
10/31/26	@ MTL	L 4–5	W +1.5	O 6.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Los Angeles Kings

Overall2–1–0W–L–TPuck Line3–0–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
11/4/26	vs SJ	W 7–2	W -1.5	O 6.5
10/31/26	vs BUF	L 2–3	W +1.5	U 5.5
10/29/26	vs OTT	W 6–5	W +1.5	O 5.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Penguins and Kings
	Statistic
28.0 (28.4)	Shots	28.6 (27.6)

Starting goalie context

Expected goalies

PenguinsArturs SilovsExpected

KingsAnton ForsbergExpected

Lineup context

Projected lines

Pittsburgh Penguins

First line

CSidney Crosby
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+12045.5%Under-16562.3%
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LWTommy Novak
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+17037.0%Under-23570.1%
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RWRickard Rakell
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+20033.3%Under-27573.3%
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DSamuel Girard
DErik Karlsson
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over-11553.5%Under-11553.5%
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Los Angeles Kings

First line

CAlex Laferriere
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+13542.6%Under-18064.3%
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LWArtemi Panarin
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over-12555.6%Under-10551.2%
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RWAdrian Kempe
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+13043.5%Under-17563.6%
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DErik Gustafsson
Player props1 of 2 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+16038.5%Under-21568.3%
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DBrandt Clarke
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+17037.0%Under-23570.1%
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Player availability

Injury report

Pittsburgh Penguins

RWBryan RustLower BodyInjured Reserve
Rust (lower body) will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports Thursday.
Updated: Oct 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM EDT
LWElmer SoderblomUpper BodyInjured Reserve
Soderblom (upper body) is week-to-week, per Penguins PR on Monday.
Updated: Nov 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM EST
DRyan GravesKneeInjured Reserve
Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Updated: Sep 27, 2026 at 11:21 AM EDT

Los Angeles Kings

CAlex TurcotteUndisclosedInjured Reserve
Turcotte (undisclosed) has been upgraded to day-to-day according to head coach Peter Laviolette, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site on Friday.
Updated: Nov 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM EST
DJakub DvorakUpper BodyInjured Reserve
CJan JenikUndisclosedInjured Reserve
Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.
Updated: Sep 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM EDT