Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2025-12-27 • Crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles Kings 6 - 1 Anaheim Ducks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

LAK: 54.3%

ANA: 45.7%

Expected Goals

LAK: 3.27

ANA: 2.99

Total Goals

Median: 5.9

Over 5.5: 57%

Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK

Anton Forsberg - 6-6-3 | 0.901 SV% | 2.70 GAA

ANA

Lukas Dostal - 13-9-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.15 GAA

Stat	LAK	ANA
Season SV%	0.901	0.888
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.70	3.15

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

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
LAK	Anton Forsberg	26	25	1	96.2%	2.30	2	1.30
ANA	Lukas Dostal	30	24	6	80.0%	3.20	1	-2.80

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: 58% • LAK at home vs ANA: 4-2

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-01-17	ANA 2 - 1 LAK	ANA	LAK
2026-01-16	LAK 2 - 3 ANA	ANA	LAK
2025-12-27	LAK 6 - 1 ANA	LAK	LAK
2025-11-28	ANA 5 - 4 LAK	ANA	LAK
2025-04-10	LAK 6 - 1 ANA	LAK	LAK

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	LAK	26	1	1.80
1	ANA	10	1	0.50
2	LAK	7	0	0.35
2	ANA	21	1	1.30
3	LAK	19	0	1.05
3	ANA	11	0	0.50

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 54.3%

Total Goals

Actual: 7.0

Expected: 6.3

Score Breakdown