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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-03-30 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 8 - 1 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 82.3%
SJS: 17.7%
Expected Goals
LAK: 4.61
SJS: 2.35
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
David Rittich - 16-14-2 | 0.886 SV% | 2.84 GAA
SJS
Georgi Romanov - 0-6-0 | 0.877 SV% | 3.89 GAA
StatLAKSJS
Season SV%0.8860.877
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.843.89
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
LAKDavid Rittich2322195.7%2.1311.13
SJSGeorgi Romanov3628877.8%3.992-4.01
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: 58% • LAK at home vs SJS: 6-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-03SJS 5 - 4 LAKSJSSJS
2026-01-07LAK 3 - 4 SJSSJSLAK
2025-11-20SJS 4 - 3 LAKSJSSJS
2025-10-28SJS 3 - 4 LAKLAKLAK
2025-03-30LAK 8 - 1 SJSLAKLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK1410.92
1SJS1700.92
2LAK2512.28
2SJS1410.88
3LAK1600.79
3SJS900.33
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: 82.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 8 - 1 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 4.6 - 2.4