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Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-01-05 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 2 - 5 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 49.9%
BOS: 50.1%
Expected Goals
LAK: 2.95
BOS: 3.30
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Pheonix Copley - 0-0-0 | 0.833 SV% | 4.37 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatLAKBOS
Season SV%0.8330.903
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.372.84
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
LAKPheonix Copley2217577.3%2.221-2.78
BOSJeremy Swayman2927293.1%2.4500.45
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 BOS: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10BOS 2 - 1 LAKBOSBOS
2025-11-21LAK 1 - 2 BOSBOSLAK
2025-03-23LAK 7 - 2 BOSLAKLAK
2024-10-12BOS 2 - 1 LAKBOSBOS
2024-02-17BOS 4 - 5 LAKLAKLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1000.79
1BOS1100.72
2LAK1901.02
2BOS800.47
3LAK1000.64
3BOS911.03
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: 50.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 2 - 5 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.0 - 3.3