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2026-27 Season Live

Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2023-04-29 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 5 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 48.1%
EDM: 51.9%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.05
EDM: 3.31
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 68%
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. Korpisalo2621580.8%3.062-1.94
EDMStuart Skinner4440490.9%3.642-0.36
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
1LAK1900.82
1EDM1701.23
2LAK1811.80
2EDM910.99
3LAK1311.01
3EDM1210.85
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: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 5 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.1 - 3.3