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St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Kings logo
Kings
Los Angeles
2
vs
Blues logo
Blues
St. Louis
1
LAK 60%40% STL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Los Angeles Kings 60% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Kings:

  • Home Field Advantage. Kings are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency. Kings defense (2.9 Opp PPG) better than Blues (3.4 Opp PPG)
  • Rest Days. Kings rest advantage (4 days rest) over Blues (1 day rest)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: LAK 55% (−5)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: LAK 57% (−3)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: LAK 57% (−3)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: LAK 58% (−2)

Win probability movement

LAK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement65%59%54%Mar 29Apr 1

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

Blues (away)
Kings (home)
40%
Win probability
60%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Kings defeated the Blues 2-1.

Our model predicted the Kings would win with 60% 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 Blues (3.4 Opp PPG)
  • Rest Days favored the Kings and was a contributing factor: Kings rest advantage (4 days rest) over Blues (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 2-1

Kings won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Kings at 60%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

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

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Kings

Our Model60%

Blues

Our Model40%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/1/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Blues

Joel HoferG
Georgi RomanovG
Jordan BinningtonG
Tynan LawrenceC
Jack FinleyC

Kings

Anton ForsbergG
Carter GeorgeG
Darcy KuemperG
Cole GuttmanC
Samuel HeleniusC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kings has a 60% win probability, while Blues has a 40% 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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