Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2024-12-07 • Crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild

Win Probability

LAK: 76.2%

MIN: 23.8%

Expected Goals

LAK: 3.09

MIN: 2.27

Total Goals

Median: 5.6

Over 5.5: 56%

Over 6.5: 40%

LAK

Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA

MIN

Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-9-1 | 0.899 SV% | 2.93 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
LAK	Darcy Kuemper	23	22	1	95.7%	2.68	2	1.68
MIN	Marc-Andre Fleury	34	30	4	88.2%	3.01	2	-0.99

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 78% • LAK at home vs MIN: 4-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-01-05	LAK 4 - 2 MIN	LAK	LAK
2026-01-03	LAK 5 - 4 MIN	LAK	LAK
2025-10-13	MIN 4 - 3 LAK	MIN	MIN
2025-03-17	MIN 3 - 1 LAK	MIN	LAK
2024-12-07	LAK 4 - 1 MIN	LAK	LAK

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	LAK	15	0	0.61
1	MIN	10	1	0.71
2	LAK	14	0	0.75
2	MIN	7	0	0.19
3	LAK	16	2	1.65
3	MIN	23	1	1.78

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 76.2%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 5.4

Score Breakdown

Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild

Expected: 3.1 - 2.3