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Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-03-13 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 3 - 0 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 58.2%
WSH: 41.8%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.31
WSH: 2.68
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatLAKWSH
Season SV%0.9130.887
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.273.07
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 Kuemper21210100.0%2.0302.03
WSHCharlie Lindgren2724388.9%2.090-0.91
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: 50% • LAK at home vs WSH: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-02LAK 1 - 3 WSHWSHLAK
2025-11-17WSH 2 - 1 LAKWSHWSH
2025-03-13LAK 3 - 0 WSHLAKLAK
2024-12-22WSH 3 - 1 LAKWSHWSH
2024-01-07WSH 4 - 3 LAKWSHLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1300.66
1WSH1600.64
2LAK1300.77
2WSH1500.66
3LAK1300.66
3WSH1300.73
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: 58.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 3 - 0 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.3 - 2.7