Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Kings @ Devils

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Devils 3, Kings 1

Kings at Devils: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameKings1 gameDevils1 game
Goals−2.13−0.26
Goals against−0.30−2.17
Shots−12.5−2.7
Shots against−6.1−14.9
Power-play goals−0.72−0.90
Power-play goals allowed−0.71−0.74
Penalty minutes−5.4−5.7

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Devils

Kings

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

  • The Kings lead the series 66–47–11 since 1974-75. The Devils have won the last 3.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • At home, the Devils' goal differential was 1.05 over expected in 7 games. 7 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.78 over expected.
  • The Kings had lost 8 of their last 10.countits form →Now 9 of 11.
  • On the road, the Kings' shots against were 3.5 over expected in 5 games. 5 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 7.2 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 24, 2026at DevilsDevils 3, Kings 1
Mar 14, 2026at DevilsDevils 6, Kings 4
Nov 1, 2025at KingsDevils 4, Kings 1
Jan 1, 2025at KingsKings 3, Devils 0
Dec 12, 2024at DevilsDevils 3, Kings 1
Mar 3, 2024at KingsKings 5, Devils 1
Feb 15, 2024at DevilsKings 2, Devils 1
Feb 23, 2023at DevilsDevils 4, Kings 3
Jan 14, 2023at KingsDevils 5, Kings 2
Jan 23, 2022at DevilsKings 3, Devils 2

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 23, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.