Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/13/26

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The Los Angeles Kings continue their 5-game East Coast road trip on Friday night with a matchup against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. The Kings made the move to trade for Artemi Panarin just before the deadline, and while Panarin has been a steady contributor offensively, the Kings are just 3-4-1 with him in the lineup. Furthermore, Los Angeles’ plans for their forward group with Panarin in the mix got turned sideways then Kevin Fiala went down with a season-ending lower body injury in the Olympics. Fiala is still second on the team with 40 points this season, and not having him in the lineup is a tough blow for the Kings.

On the other side, the Islanders are happy to be returning home following a lengthy 4-game road trip on the West Coast. New York has been strong on home ice all season long, owning a record of 17-10-2 at UBS Arena. The Isles enter this matchup coming off back-to-back wins against the Sharks and Blues and have won 7 of their last 9 games. Ilya Sorokin continues to be in fine form between the pipes, and he is slated to get the starting nod in this one. He seems to have a favorable matchup on his hands, as the Kings rank 29th in the NHL by scoring 2.58 goals per game. Let’s back the Islanders at home.

Kings vs Islanders prediction: New York ML (-140) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.