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Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2021-12-06 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 0 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 66.8%
LAK: 33.2%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.09
LAK: 2.76
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA
LAK
C. Petersen
StatVANLAK
Season SV%0.905—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.72—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
VANThatcher Demko31310100.0%2.1722.17
LAKC. Petersen3026486.7%3.470-0.53
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 44% • VAN at home vs LAK: 4-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14VAN 4 - 3 LAKVANVAN
2026-04-09LAK 4 - 1 VANLAKLAK
2026-03-26VAN 0 - 4 LAKLAKLAK
2025-11-29LAK 2 - 1 VANLAKLAK
2025-02-26LAK 2 - 3 VANVANLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1400.97
1LAK1511.04
2VAN2201.77
2LAK1610.93
3VAN1000.73
3LAK800.20
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 66.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 0 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.1 - 2.8