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Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2022-01-18 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 6 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 47.7%
TBL: 52.3%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.16
TBL: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
C. Petersen
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatLAKTBL
Season SV%—0.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.33
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
LAKC. Petersen2519676.0%2.892-3.11
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3632488.9%2.980-1.02
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: 70% • LAK at home vs TBL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-01LAK 3 - 5 TBLTBLLAK
2025-12-18TBL 1 - 2 LAKLAKTBL
2025-01-30TBL 3 - 0 LAKTBLTBL
2025-01-04LAK 2 - 1 TBLLAKLAK
2024-03-23LAK 4 - 3 TBLLAKLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK800.47
1TBL600.64
2LAK2301.61
2TBL1210.87
3LAK2000.90
3TBL1311.38
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: 52.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 6 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1