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Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2025-05-01 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 6 - 4 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 53.8%
LAK: 46.2%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.18
LAK: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
Calvin Pickard - 4-5-2 | 0.874 SV% | 3.69 GAA
LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA
StatEDMLAK
Season SV%0.8740.913
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.692.27
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
EDMCalvin Pickard2723485.2%3.864-0.14
LAKDarcy Kuemper2923679.3%4.887-1.12
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: 68% • EDM at home vs LAK: 8-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11LAK 1 - 0 EDMLAKEDM
2026-02-26LAK 1 - 8 EDMEDMEDM
2026-01-10EDM 3 - 4 LAKLAKEDM
2025-05-01EDM 6 - 4 LAKEDMEDM
2025-04-29LAK 1 - 3 EDMEDMLAK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM1721.76
1LAK1511.10
2EDM1320.97
2LAK1110.82
3EDM1332.15
3LAK2121.94
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: 53.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 6 - 4 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1