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Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2024-11-16 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 83.1%
DET: 16.9%
Expected Goals
LAK: 4.38
DET: 2.63
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
David Rittich - 16-14-2 | 0.886 SV% | 2.84 GAA
DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
StatLAKDET
Season SV%0.8860.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.842.99
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 Rittich1817194.4%1.5700.57
DETCam Talbot4137490.2%5.6861.68
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 DET: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-27DET 1 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2025-10-30LAK 3 - 4 DETDETLAK
2025-01-27DET 5 - 2 LAKDETDET
2024-11-16LAK 4 - 1 DETLAKLAK
2024-01-13DET 5 - 3 LAKDETLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK2411.71
1DET700.62
2LAK2111.11
2DET800.50
3LAK1942.86
3DET1000.45
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: 83.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 4.4 - 2.6