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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2024-10-24 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 74.9%
SJS: 25.1%
Expected Goals
LAK: 4.01
SJS: 1.83
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
David Rittich - 16-14-2 | 0.886 SV% | 2.84 GAA
SJS
Mackenzie Blackwood - 10-25-4 | 0.899 SV% | 3.45 GAA
StatLAKSJS
Season SV%0.8860.899
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.843.45
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
LAKDavid Rittich2624292.3%1.871-0.13
SJSMackenzie Blackwood3027390.0%2.922-0.08
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% • LAK at home vs SJS: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-07LAK 3 - 4 SJSSJSLAK
2025-11-20SJS 4 - 3 LAKSJSLAK
2025-10-28SJS 3 - 4 LAKLAKLAK
2025-03-30LAK 8 - 1 SJSLAKLAK
2024-11-25SJS 7 - 2 LAKSJSLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK2011.45
1SJS1000.38
2LAK810.57
2SJS1100.66
3LAK1400.90
3SJS1610.83
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: 74.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 4.0 - 1.8