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New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2022-02-26 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 2 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 56.4%
NYI: 43.6%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.67
NYI: 2.71
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
C. Petersen
NYI
Semyon Varlamov - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatLAKNYI
Season SV%—0.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—0.00
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. Petersen2826292.9%2.9210.92
NYISemyon Varlamov3631586.1%4.673-0.33
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 NYI: 5-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-13NYI 2 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2026-03-05LAK 5 - 3 NYILAKLAK
2025-03-11LAK 4 - 1 NYILAKLAK
2024-12-10NYI 1 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2024-03-11LAK 3 - 0 NYILAKLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1601.29
1NYI910.71
2LAK2211.48
2NYI1100.78
3LAK1521.90
3NYI1901.44
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: 56.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.7 - 2.7