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Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-02-11 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 6 - 0 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 68.3%
PIT: 31.7%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.55
PIT: 2.54
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Pheonix Copley - 0-0-0 | 0.833 SV% | 4.37 GAA
PIT
C. DeSmith
StatLAKPIT
Season SV%0.833—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.37—
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 Copley25250100.0%2.9622.96
PITC. DeSmith3125680.6%4.885-1.12
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% • LAK at home vs PIT: 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
1LAK1411.44
1PIT1811.04
2LAK1722.10
2PIT1200.90
3LAK1221.34
3PIT1611.01
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: 68.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 6 - 0 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.6 - 2.5