Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2026-10-24 • Prudential Center

New Jersey Devils 3 - 1 Los Angeles Kings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

NJD: 71.8%

LAK: 28.2%

Expected Goals

NJD: 3.74

LAK: 2.40

Total Goals

Median: 6.1

Over 5.5: 62%

Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD

Jake Allen - 11-8-1 | 0.912 SV% | 2.52 GAA

LAK

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

Stat	NJD	LAK
Season SV%	0.912	0.901
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.52	2.70

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
NJD	Jake Allen	13	12	1	92.3%	1.38	1	0.38
LAK	Anton Forsberg	26	23	3	88.5%	4.31	3	1.31

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: 73% • NJD at home vs LAK: 4-2

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-10-24	NJD 3 - 1 LAK	NJD	NJD
2026-03-14	NJD 6 - 4 LAK	NJD	NJD
2025-11-01	LAK 1 - 4 NJD	NJD	LAK
2025-01-01	LAK 3 - 0 NJD	LAK	LAK
2024-12-12	NJD 3 - 1 LAK	NJD	NJD

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NJD	12	0	0.69
1	LAK	6	0	0.32
2	NJD	21	0	1.48
2	LAK	7	0	0.37
3	NJD	14	3	2.15
3	LAK	9	1	0.69

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: 71.8%

Total Goals

Actual: 4.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown