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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
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Kings
Los Angeles
1
vs
Oilers logo
Oilers
Edmonton
0
LAK 52%48% EDM
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Los Angeles Kings 52% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Kings:

  • Home Field Advantage. Kings are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency. Kings defense (2.9 Opp PPG) better than Oilers (3.4 Opp PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: LAK 48% (−4)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: LAK 55% (+3)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: LAK 53% (+1)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: LAK 50% (−2)

Win probability movement

LAK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement59%53%47%Apr 8Apr 11

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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Venuecrypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, CA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Oilers (away)
Kings (home)
48%
Win probability
52%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Kings defeated the Oilers 1-0.

Our model predicted the Kings would win with 52% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Kings and was a notable factor: Kings are 0-0 at home this season
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Oilers and was a contributing factor: Oilers offense (3.5 PPG) outpaces Kings (2.6 PPG)
  • Rest Days favored the Oilers and was a contributing factor: Oilers rest advantage (2 days rest) over Kings (1 day rest)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Kings won 1-0

Kings won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Kings at 52%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Los Angeles Kings
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Edmonton Oilers
  • Rest DaysFavors Edmonton Oilers
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Los Angeles Kings
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

EDM
LAK
Home Field Advantage
Offensive Efficiency
Rest Days
Defensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Favours EDM|Favours LAK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/11/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Oilers

Connor IngramG
Connor UngarG
Frederik AndersenG
Tristan JarryG
Devon LeviG

Kings

Darcy KuemperG
Anton ForsbergG
Carter GeorgeG
Kenny ConnorsC
Cole GuttmanC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kings has a 52% win probability, while Oilers has a 48% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA.

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