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New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-03-14 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 2 New York Islanders

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 53.6%
NYI: 46.4%
Expected Goals
LAK: 2.96
NYI: 3.24
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
J. Korpisalo
NYI
Ilya Sorokin - 12-10-2 | 0.910 SV% | 2.55 GAA
StatLAKNYI
Season SV%—0.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.55
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. Korpisalo2826292.9%2.7110.71
NYIIlya Sorokin3732586.5%4.973-0.03
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 NYI: 5-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-13NYI 2 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2026-03-05LAK 5 - 3 NYILAKLAK
2025-03-11LAK 4 - 1 NYILAKLAK
2024-12-10NYI 1 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2024-03-11LAK 3 - 0 NYILAKLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK2121.83
1NYI1611.02
2LAK2101.53
2NYI900.77
3LAK1411.61
3NYI1200.92
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: 53.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 2 New York Islanders
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2