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Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-03-11 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 1 - 2 Nashville Predators (SO)
🚨 Upset Loss (59% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 59.4%
NSH: 40.6%
Expected Goals
LAK: 2.95
NSH: 2.90
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Pheonix Copley - 0-0-0 | 0.833 SV% | 4.37 GAA
NSH
K. Lankinen
StatLAKNSH
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 Copley3230293.8%3.5421.54
NSHK. Lankinen3029196.7%3.3032.30
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: 53% • LAK at home vs NSH: 3-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-06LAK 3 - 2 NSHLAKLAK
2026-04-02LAK 4 - 5 NSHNSHLAK
2025-10-25NSH 5 - 4 LAKNSHNSH
2025-03-15LAK 1 - 0 NSHLAKLAK
2024-12-21NSH 3 - 2 LAKNSHNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1500.89
1NSH1800.80
2LAK1221.17
2NSH1100.46
3LAK1710.87
3NSH1310.85
4LAK400.18
4NSH600.43
5LAK300.20
5NSH211.00
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 59.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 1 - 2 Nashville Predators
Expected: 2.9 - 2.9