Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions

2026-04-06 • Crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles Kings 3 - 2 Nashville Predators (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

LAK: 62.6%

NSH: 37.4%

Expected Goals

LAK: 3.60

NSH: 2.89

Total Goals

Median: 5.9

Over 5.5: 58%

Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

LAK

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

NSH

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

Stat	LAK	NSH
Season SV%	0.901	0.897
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.70	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	Anton Forsberg	33	31	2	93.9%	3.45	1	1.45
NSH	Juuse Saros	30	27	3	90.0%	3.50	1	0.50

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	21	0	0.99
1	NSH	9	0	0.30
2	LAK	15	0	0.85
2	NSH	26	1	2.14
3	LAK	6	0	0.45
3	NSH	11	0	0.47
4	LAK	2	0	0.15
4	NSH	3	0	0.34
5	LAK	3	1	1.06
5	NSH	3	0	0.21

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: 62.6%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 6.5

Score Breakdown

Los Angeles Kings 3 - 2 Nashville Predators

Expected: 3.6 - 2.9