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Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-04-12 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Win (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 47.5%
COL: 52.5%
Expected Goals
LAK: 2.86
COL: 3.38
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
StatLAKCOL
Season SV%0.9130.924
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.272.07
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 Kuemper2622484.6%2.421-1.58
COLMackenzie Blackwood3328584.8%5.1680.16
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: 65% • LAK at home vs COL: 2-8
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-09-30COL 8 - 4 LAKCOLCOL
2026-04-26LAK 1 - 5 COLCOLLAK
2026-04-23LAK 2 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-21COL 2 - 1 LAKCOLCOL
2026-04-19COL 2 - 1 LAKCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK900.54
1COL500.42
2LAK2332.10
2COL1500.73
3LAK1652.52
3COL2011.28
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 52.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4