NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 3/25/2025

New York Rangers (34-31-6, 74 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (39-21-9, 87 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 10:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MSG /FDSN W 
Radio:
New York – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New York  +1.5 ML +142
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -170
O/U 5.5

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New York Rangers News & Notes: 

The Rangers snapped a three-skid with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. They improved to 5-5-2 in March and are averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. They are one point behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final wild-card spot.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings picked up their third straight win on Sunday with a 7-2 win over the Boston Bruins. They’ve now won eight of their last and are averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game. They scored seven goals in back-to-back games over the weekend and are getting goals from everywhere.

New York Rangers Projected Lines:

Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Cuylle-Miller-Zibanejad
Kreider-Carrick-Brodzinski
Othmann-Parssinen-Rempe

K Miller-Borgen
Soucy-Fox
Jones-Schneider

Quick
Shesterkin

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Lewis
Jeannot-Helenius-Turcotte

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Spence
Edmunson-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

New York Rangers

Artemi Panarin this season has 75 points on 31 goals and 44 assists. He’s faced the Kings 19 times in his career recording 16 points on six goals and ten assists; he recorded an assist in the previous meeting this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Quinton Byfield this season has 44 points on 19 goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Rangers five times in his career recording three points on two goals and an assist; in the meeting earlier this season, he scored a goal and added an assist.  

Injury Report:

New York Rangers

LW Adam Edstrom – IR
RW Arthur Kaliyev – OUT

Los Angeles Kings

F Trevor Lewis – DTD

Next Game

New York – March 28 at Anaheim Ducks   
Los Angeles– March 27 at Colorado Avalanche

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