Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2026-04-02 • Crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles Kings 4 - 5 Nashville Predators (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

LAK: 47.9%

NSH: 52.1%

Expected Goals

LAK: 2.80

NSH: 3.36

Total Goals

Median: 6.1

Over 5.5: 57%

Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK

Darcy Kuemper - 10-7-6 | 0.913 SV% | 2.27 GAA

NSH

Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA

Stat	LAK	NSH
Season SV%	0.913	0.897
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.27	2.93

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	Darcy Kuemper	40	35	5	87.5%	5.06	3	0.06
NSH	Juuse Saros	39	35	4	89.7%	3.69	4	-0.31

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: 56% • LAK at home vs NSH: 2-3

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-06	LAK 3 - 2 NSH	LAK	LAK
2026-04-02	LAK 4 - 5 NSH	NSH	NSH
2025-10-25	NSH 5 - 4 LAK	NSH	LAK
2025-03-15	LAK 1 - 0 NSH	LAK	LAK
2024-12-21	NSH 3 - 2 LAK	NSH	LAK

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	LAK	15	1	0.61
1	NSH	19	2	1.70
2	LAK	18	2	1.34
2	NSH	20	0	1.07
3	LAK	18	1	1.16
3	NSH	11	0	0.76
4	LAK	1	0	0.04
4	NSH	4	0	0.20
5	LAK	8	0	0.53
5	NSH	8	1	1.33

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: 52.1%

Total Goals

Actual: 9.0

Expected: 6.2

Score Breakdown

Los Angeles Kings 4 - 5 Nashville Predators

Expected: 2.8 - 3.4