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2025-26 Season Live

Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2025-03-20 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 1 - 3 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 24.6%
LAK: 75.4%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.02
LAK: 2.96
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Spencer Knight - 11-11-6 | 0.909 SV% | 2.63 GAA
LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
StatCHILAK
Season SV%0.9090.913
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.632.27
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
CHISpencer Knight3330390.9%2.971-0.03
LAKDarcy Kuemper1716194.1%1.4100.41
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: 67% • CHI at home vs LAK: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-06LAK 6 - 0 CHILAKLAK
2025-12-04LAK 1 - 2 CHICHILAK
2025-10-26CHI 1 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2025-03-20CHI 1 - 3 LAKLAKLAK
2025-03-03CHI 5 - 1 LAKCHILAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI1100.33
1LAK2901.66
2CHI1300.62
2LAK1600.78
3CHI800.46
3LAK710.52
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: 75.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 5.0
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 1 - 3 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 2.0 - 3.0