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Los Angeles Kings at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2025-12-08 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 2 - 4 Los Angeles Kings
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 64.0%
LAK: 36.0%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.52
LAK: 2.34
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 51%
Over 6.5: 36%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.896 SV% | 2.75 GAA
LAK
Darcy Kuemper - 19-14-15 | 0.891 SV% | 2.78 GAA
StatUTALAK
Season SV%0.8950.913
Last 5 SV%0.8810.833
SV% vs Opponent0.9140.845
GAA2.682.27
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • UTA at home vs LAK: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28LAK 2 - 6 UTAUTALAK
2026-03-22UTA 4 - 3 LAKUTAUTA
2025-12-08UTA 2 - 4 LAKLAKUTA
2025-04-03UTA 2 - 4 LAKLAKLAK
2025-02-22LAK 5 - 3 UTALAKLAK

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Los Angeles Kings at Utah Hockey Club

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 64.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 2 - 4 Los Angeles Kings
Expected: 3.5 - 2.3