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Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2022-01-30 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 64.5%
LAK: 35.5%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.18
LAK: 3.01
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
LAK
C. Petersen
StatPITLAK
Season SV%0.892—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.12—
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
PITTristan Jarry3834489.5%2.781-1.22
LAKC. Petersen2623388.5%2.941-0.06
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: 40% • PIT at home vs LAK: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-09PIT 2 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2025-10-16LAK 2 - 4 PITPITLAK
2025-01-20LAK 1 - 5 PITPITLAK
2024-12-17PIT 3 - 2 LAKPITLAK
2024-02-18PIT 1 - 2 LAKLAKPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT1300.77
1LAK1400.60
2PIT1611.67
2LAK1700.88
3PIT1100.50
3LAK1511.31
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 64.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.2 - 3.0