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Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2025-01-18 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 4 - 2 Los Angeles Kings
🚨 Upset Win (62% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 38.2%
LAK: 61.8%
Expected Goals
SEA: 2.85
LAK: 3.40
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA
Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA
LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
StatSEALAK
Season SV%0.9030.913
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.772.27
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
SEAJoey Daccord3028293.3%2.4600.46
LAKDarcy Kuemper2218481.8%3.434-0.57
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: 42% • SEA at home vs LAK: 3-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13SEA 3 - 5 LAKLAKLAK
2026-02-04LAK 2 - 4 SEASEALAK
2025-12-23LAK 2 - 3 SEASEALAK
2025-12-10SEA 3 - 2 LAKSEASEA
2025-04-15SEA 5 - 6 LAKLAKSEA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA2311.35
1LAK1400.89
2SEA910.69
2LAK1000.59
3SEA521.39
3LAK2700.98
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: 61.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 4 - 2 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 2.8 - 3.4