Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-03-16 • Crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

Win Probability

LAK: 63.3%

CBJ: 36.7%

Expected Goals

LAK: 3.73

CBJ: 2.79

Total Goals

Median: 6.6

Over 5.5: 69%

Over 6.5: 51%

LAK

Pheonix Copley - 0-0-0 | 0.833 SV% | 4.37 GAA

CBJ

Daniil Tarasov - 8-11-3 | 0.908 SV% | 3.18 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
LAK	Pheonix Copley	30	29	1	96.7%	2.35	1	1.35
CBJ	Daniil Tarasov	36	32	4	88.9%	2.75	1	-1.25

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 80% • LAK at home vs CBJ: 4-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-09	CBJ 4 - 5 LAK	LAK	CBJ
2025-12-22	LAK 1 - 3 CBJ	CBJ	LAK
2025-01-25	CBJ 3 - 2 LAK	CBJ	CBJ
2024-11-09	LAK 5 - 2 CBJ	LAK	LAK
2024-02-20	LAK 5 - 1 CBJ	LAK	LAK

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	LAK	18	1	0.95
1	CBJ	11	0	0.84
2	LAK	16	0	0.89
2	CBJ	14	0	0.47
3	LAK	11	0	0.91
3	CBJ	16	1	1.04

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 63.3%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 6.5

Score Breakdown

Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

Expected: 3.7 - 2.8