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Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2022-10-20 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 1 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 76.7%
LAK: 23.3%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.25
LAK: 2.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 76%
Over 6.5: 61%

🥅 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 Jarry4039197.5%3.9622.96
LAKC. Petersen3428682.4%2.660-3.34
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
1PIT1000.56
1LAK1911.02
2PIT1500.91
2LAK2011.93
3PIT1501.19
3LAK1501.00
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: 76.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.3
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 1 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.3 - 2.1