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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: 70.2%
SJS: 29.8%
Expected Goals
LAK: 4.04
SJS: 2.39
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 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: 55% • LAK at home vs SJS: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-07LAK 3 - 4 SJSSJSLAK
2025-11-20SJS 4 - 3 LAKSJSLAK
2025-10-28SJS 3 - 4 LAKLAKLAK
2025-03-30LAK 8 - 1 SJSLAKLAK
2024-11-25SJS 7 - 2 LAKSJSLAK

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: 70.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 8 - 1 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 4.0 - 2.4