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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-04-23 • Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Kings 6 - 2 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
LAK: 56.4%
EDM: 43.6%
Expected Goals
LAK: 3.17
EDM: 3.06
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatLAKEDM
Season SV%0.9130.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.272.81
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 Kuemper2624292.3%1.680-0.32
EDMStuart Skinner3125680.6%3.874-2.13
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: 64% • LAK at home vs EDM: 9-13
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-13LAK 1 - 4 EDMEDMEDM
2026-04-11LAK 1 - 0 EDMLAKEDM
2026-02-26LAK 1 - 8 EDMEDMLAK
2026-01-10EDM 3 - 4 LAKLAKEDM
2025-05-01EDM 6 - 4 LAKEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1LAK810.69
1EDM1600.81
2LAK2332.46
2EDM1400.49
3LAK1500.73
3EDM800.39
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: 56.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Los Angeles Kings 6 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1