Los Angeles at New York

Dylan Garand gave up five goals in each of his last two starts, a 5-4 loss at Toronto on Thursday and a 7-4 loss at Ottawa on Saturday, where two of Ottawa's goals were empty-netters. Saturday was his seventh straight start since Igor Shesterkin was lost for the season, and the Rangers have lost four of their last five. New York is 7-5-1, and Los Angeles is 2-5-2. The Rangers scored four goals in each of those last two games, so the offense is still producing. The Kings' recent results are better than their record. They have allowed two, two, and three goals in their last three games: a 5-2 win at Washington, a 3-2 overtime win at the Islanders, then a 3-1 loss at New Jersey. Adrian Kempe scored twice against the Capitals, and Artemi Panarin scored twice against the Islanders. Both of them scored in a game on this trip, and Garand has been giving up goals at a rate that rewards that kind of scoring. Panarin and Kempe each scored twice in a game on this trip, which is why I make Los Angeles the right side on the moneyline tonight.