Winnipeg Jets at Los Angeles Kings, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors LA; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Jets- Gabriel VilardiGoals1
- Nikolaj EhlersAssists1
- Gabriel VilardiPoints1
Kings- Anze KopitarGoals1
- Alex LaferriereAssists2
- Anze KopitarPoints2
Scoring summary
- P317:04Adrian Kempe Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (20), Vladislav Gavrikov (7)1–4
- P35:21Kevin Fiala Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Brandt Clarke (12), Joel Edmundson (4)1–3
- P29:12Gabriel Vilardi Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (15), Kyle Connor (15)1–2
- P27:10Phillip Danault Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Turcotte (6), Alex Laferriere (8)0–2
- P11:52Anze Kopitar Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Adrian Kempe (12), Alex Laferriere (7)0–1
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P11:52Anze Kopitar Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Adrian Kempe (12), Alex Laferriere (7)WPG 0 – 1 LA · LA 48% → 62% +15LA 48% → 62%+15 pts
- P27:10Phillip Danault Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Turcotte (6), Alex Laferriere (8)WPG 0 – 2 LA · LA 67% → 83% +15LA 67% → 83%+15 pts
- P29:12Gabriel Vilardi Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (15), Kyle Connor (15)WPG 1 – 2 LA · WPG 16% → 32% +16WPG 16% → 32%+16 pts
- P35:21Kevin Fiala Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Brandt Clarke (12), Joel Edmundson (4)WPG 1 – 3 LA · LA 76% → 93% +16LA 76% → 93%+16 pts
- P317:04Adrian Kempe Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (20), Vladislav Gavrikov (7)WPG 1 – 4 LA · LA >99% → >99% +0LA >99% → >99%+0 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Jets 52%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 51.2% of 926 graded games.
- Market
- WPG 52%
- ML WPG -120 / LA +100
- Pre-line forecast
- WPG 51%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- WPG 55%
- Ratings vs. market
- +2.6 pts
- WPG: Elo 54.7%, market 52.2%
- Fair odds
- WPG -109
- LA +109 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- WPG 2.8 – 2.7 LA
- Margin from the forecast, posted total 5.5
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | WPG | LA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1572 | 1504 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +9 | +8 | WPG: Connor Hellebuyck: team allows 0.22 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈40 weighted starts) · LA: David Rittich: team allows 0.21 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈26 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | WPG +33 Elo | WPG 54.7% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LA 50.3% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | WPG 50.7% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | WPG 52.2% | Follows the market (vig removed): in testing, adding the ratings made it less accurate | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| WPG | Stat | LA |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd of 324.0 | Goals scored | 3.016th of 32 |
| 1st of 322.4 | Goals allowed | 2.911th of 32 |
| 1st of 32+1.7 | Margin | 0.014th of 32 |
| 14th of 3250.6% | Shot share | 53.9%4th of 32 |
| 1st of 3292.4% | Save percentage | 89.0%25th of 32 |
| 1st of 327–3 | Last 10 | 5–513th of 32 |
| 3rd of 329–3 | Road vs home | 6–37th of 32 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Against the line
How each team has done against the closing spread and total, coming into this game.
| This season |  WPG |  LA |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 13–9 | 10–12 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 4–6 |
| Favorite | 10–5 | 4–8 |
| Underdog | 3–4 | 6–4 |
| Overs–unders | 10–12 | 9–13 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 2–8 | 4–6 |
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Head to head
WPG 2–1 LA in their last 3 meetings; the forecast called 1 of 3.