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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-04-23 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 5 Edmonton Oilers (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 57.4%
EDM: 42.6%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.34
EDM: 2.77
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 71%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
J. Korpisalo
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatLAKEDM
Season SV%—0.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.81
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. Korpisalo4237588.1%3.860-1.14
EDMStuart Skinner3935489.7%3.600-0.40
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 EDM: 9-12
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11LAK 1 - 0 EDMLAKEDM
2026-02-26LAK 1 - 8 EDMEDMLAK
2026-01-10EDM 3 - 4 LAKLAKEDM
2025-05-01EDM 6 - 4 LAKEDMEDM
2025-04-29LAK 1 - 3 EDMEDMLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1601.14
1EDM1301.02
2LAK1200.97
2EDM3001.74
3LAK2001.24
3EDM1200.74
4LAK400.25
4EDM700.35
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: 57.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 5 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.3 - 2.8