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Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-04-08 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 51.1%
COL: 48.9%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.15
COL: 3.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Pheonix Copley - 0-0-0 | 0.833 SV% | 4.37 GAA
COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
StatLAKCOL
Season SV%0.8330.897
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.373.02
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 Copley2319482.6%3.071-0.93
COLAlexandar Georgiev4138392.7%4.6631.66
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: 58% • LAK at home vs COL: 2-8
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-26LAK 1 - 5 COLCOLLAK
2026-04-23LAK 2 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-21COL 2 - 1 LAKCOLCOL
2026-04-19COL 2 - 1 LAKCOLCOL
2026-03-02LAK 2 - 4 COLCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK2501.42
1COL800.33
2LAK1912.27
2COL1600.82
3LAK1020.97
3COL1611.92
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2