🏒 NHLForecasts.com
Data-Driven NHL Predictions & Analytics
2025-26 Season Live

Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-03-15 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 1 - 0 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 61.9%
NSH: 38.1%
Expected Goals
LAK: 2.95
NSH: 2.59
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
NSH
Justus Annunen - 3-5-1 | 0.875 SV% | 3.29 GAA
StatLAKNSH
Season SV%0.9130.875
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.273.29
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 Kuemper24240100.0%1.9801.98
NSHJustus Annunen2120195.2%2.1701.17
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: 56% • LAK at home vs NSH: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-06LAK 3 - 2 NSHLAKLAK
2026-04-02LAK 4 - 5 NSHNSHNSH
2025-10-25NSH 5 - 4 LAKNSHLAK
2025-03-15LAK 1 - 0 NSHLAKLAK
2024-12-21NSH 3 - 2 LAKNSHLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1000.50
1NSH900.37
2LAK800.45
2NSH1200.89
3LAK2300.85
3NSH1400.62
4LAK500.36
4NSH200.10
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: 61.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 1.0
Expected: 5.5
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 1 - 0 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.0 - 2.6