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Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Devils logo
Devils
New Jersey
6
vs
Kings logo
Kings
Los Angeles
4
NJD 56%44% LAK
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New Jersey Devils 56% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Devils:

  • Home Field Advantage. Devils are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Recent Form. Devils (31-29) in better form than Kings (25-22)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NJD 52% (−4)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NJD 54% (−2)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NJD 56% (0)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NJD 55% (−1)

Win probability movement

NJD home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 13Mar 14

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

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VenuePrudential Center
Newark, NJ

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Kings (away)
Devils (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Devils defeated the Kings 6-4.

Our model predicted the Devils would win with 56% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Devils and was a contributing factor: Devils are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Recent Form favored the Devils and was a contributing factor: Devils (31-29) in better form than Kings (25-22)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar defensive efficiency (3.0 vs 2.9 Opp PPG)

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

Devils won 6-4

Devils won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Devils at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New Jersey Devils
  • Recent FormFavors New Jersey Devils
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

LAK
NJD
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Favours LAK|Favours NJD

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/14/2026, 8:50:02 AM

Key Players

Kings

Carter GeorgeG
Darcy KuemperG
Anton ForsbergG
Liam LefebvreC
Kenny ConnorsC

Devils

Jake AllenG
Nico DawsG
Remi PoirierG
David RittichG
Dawson MercerC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Devils has a 56% win probability, while Kings has a 44% 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 Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

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