Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors ANA; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Kings- Alex LaferriereGoals1
- Alex LaferriereAssists1
- Alex LaferrierePoints2
Ducks- Ryan StromeGoals1
- Troy TerryAssists1
- Ryan StromePoints1
Scoring summary
- P31:18Alex Laferriere Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (13), Phillip Danault (10)2–1
- P210:46Alex Turcotte Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Laferriere (9)1–1
- P22:48Ryan Strome Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Drew Helleson (3), Troy Terry (10)0–1
Turning points
The 3 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P22:48Ryan Strome Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Drew Helleson (3), Troy Terry (10)LA 0 – 1 ANA · ANA 38% → 56% +18ANA 38% → 56%+18 pts
- P210:46Alex Turcotte Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Laferriere (9)LA 1 – 1 ANA · LA 40% → 61% +21LA 40% → 61%+21 pts
- P31:18Alex Laferriere Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandt Clarke (13), Phillip Danault (10)LA 2 – 1 ANA · LA 59% → 81% +22LA 59% → 81%+22 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point and the closing line.
Kings 66%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 65–70% have won 67.6% of 306 graded games.
- Market
- LA 66%
- ML LA -215 / ANA +180
- Pre-line forecast
- LA 60%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- LA 55%
- Ratings vs. market
- −10.9 pts
- LA: Elo 54.7%, market 65.6%
- Fair odds
- LA -191
- ANA +191 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- LA 3.2 – 2.3 ANA
- 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 | LA | ANA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1509 | 1439 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | −9 | −6 | LA: Erik Portillo (no track record yet) · ANA: John Gibson: team allows 0.16 more goals than with its usual starter (≈31 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | LA +33 Elo | LA 54.7% | |
| Market-implied ratings | LA 61.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | LA 60.2% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
| Forecast | LA 65.6% | 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.
| LA | Stat | ANA |
|---|---|---|
| 16th of 323.0 | Goals scored | 2.627th of 32 |
| 10th of 322.8 | Goals allowed | 3.012th of 32 |
| 12th of 32+0.2 | Margin | −0.321st of 32 |
| 3rd of 3254.5% | Shot share | 44.5%30th of 32 |
| 25th of 3289.1% | Save percentage | 91.6%4th of 32 |
| 12th of 325–5 | Last 10 | 5–512th of 32 |
| 22nd of 325–8 | Road vs home | 4–730th 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 |  LA |  ANA |
|---|---|---|
| Puck line | 11–12 | 15–6 |
| Last 10 | 4–6 | 8–2 |
| Favorite | 4–8 | 3–1 |
| Underdog | 7–4 | 12–5 |
| Overs–unders | 9–14 | 6–15 |
| Overs–unders, last 10 | 4–6 | 3–7 |
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
LA 4–1 ANA in their last 5 meetings; the forecast called 4 of 5.