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Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2024-10-22 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 6 - 1 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 54.3%
LAK: 45.7%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.02
LAK: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Ilya Samsonov - 16-9-4 | 0.891 SV% | 2.82 GAA
LAK
David Rittich - 16-14-2 | 0.886 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatVGKLAK
Season SV%0.8910.886
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.822.84
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
VGKIlya Samsonov3534197.1%3.5122.51
LAKDavid Rittich3024680.0%3.025-2.98
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: 55% • VGK at home vs LAK: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-25LAK 4 - 6 VGKVGKVGK
2026-02-05VGK 4 - 1 LAKVGKVGK
2026-01-14LAK 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2025-10-08VGK 5 - 6 LAKLAKVGK
2025-03-09VGK 5 - 6 LAKLAKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1521.13
1LAK2000.96
2VGK1410.61
2LAK1710.81
3VGK1021.29
3LAK2111.74
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: 54.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 6 - 1 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1