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Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Kings logo
Kings
Los Angeles
3
vs
Predators logo
Predators
Nashville
2
LAK 57%43% NSH
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Los Angeles Kings 57% 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 Predators (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 52% (−5)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: LAK 54% (−3)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: LAK 57% (0)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: LAK 56% (−1)

Win probability movement

LAK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement62%57%52%Apr 3Apr 6

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

Predators (away)
Kings (home)
43%
Win probability
57%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Kings defeated the Predators 3-2.

Our model predicted the Kings would win with 57% 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 Kings and was a notable factor: Kings are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Kings and was a contributing factor: Kings defense (2.9 Opp PPG) better than Predators (3.4 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Predators and was a contributing factor: Predators offense (2.9 PPG) outpaces Kings (2.6 PPG)

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

Kings won 3-2

Kings won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Kings at 57%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Los Angeles Kings
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Los Angeles Kings
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Nashville Predators
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Kings

Our Model57%

Predators

Our Model43%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/6/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Predators

Isak PoschG
Juuse SarosG
Justus AnnunenG
Ross ColtonC
Mavrik BourqueC

Kings

Carter GeorgeG
Anton ForsbergG
Darcy KuemperG
Alex TurcotteC
Liam LefebvreC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kings has a 57% win probability, while Predators has a 43% 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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