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Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2022-10-25 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 52.2%
TBL: 47.8%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.62
TBL: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
J. Quick
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
LAKJ. Quick2523292.0%2.7110.71
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3329487.9%3.251-0.75
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
1LAK1011.23
1TBL1100.63
2LAK1501.07
2TBL1211.20
3LAK1900.95
3TBL1000.87
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: 52.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning
Expected: 3.6 - 3.2