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2026-27 Season Live

Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2022-03-19 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 5 - 1 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 50.7%
LAK: 49.3%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.01
LAK: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
L. Thompson
LAK
C. Petersen
StatVGKLAK
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
VGKL. Thompson3938197.4%2.5801.58
LAKC. Petersen2419579.2%3.282-1.72
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: 47% • VGK at home vs LAK: 5-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-25LAK 4 - 6 VGKVGKLAK
2026-02-05VGK 4 - 1 LAKVGKVGK
2026-01-14LAK 2 - 3 VGKVGKLAK
2025-10-08VGK 5 - 6 LAKLAKVGK
2025-03-09VGK 5 - 6 LAKLAKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1401.27
1LAK1500.97
2VGK1100.82
2LAK1600.78
3VGK921.19
3LAK2200.83
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: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 5 - 1 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1