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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2024-12-28 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 3 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 49.8%
EDM: 50.2%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.12
EDM: 2.93
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatLAKEDM
Season SV%0.9130.896
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.272.81
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
LAKDarcy Kuemper2724388.9%2.682-0.32
EDMStuart Skinner2925486.2%2.941-1.06
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: 68% • LAK at home vs EDM: 6-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11LAK 1 - 0 EDMLAKEDM
2026-02-26LAK 1 - 8 EDMEDMEDM
2026-01-10EDM 3 - 4 LAKLAKEDM
2025-05-01EDM 6 - 4 LAKEDMEDM
2025-04-29LAK 1 - 3 EDMEDMLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1700.74
1EDM1621.33
2LAK1500.99
2EDM1300.86
3LAK700.59
3EDM900.43
4LAK610.63
4EDM100.07
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 50.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 4 - 3 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.1 - 2.9