Wed, Dec 9 · 9:30 PM ET
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Before the game
Away · SJS
- 2025-26 record
- 39–35–8
- rank
- 26of 32
Home · LAK
- 2025-26 record
- 35–27–20
- rank
- 14of 32
Expected goals per game, 2025-26
| Per game | SJS | LAK |
|---|---|---|
| for | 2.94 | 3.08 |
| against | 3.30 | 2.95 |
The model’s expected goals on each club’s open-play attempts, per game over 82 and 82 games. Last season’s, as the records are.
Pre-game win chance
SJS 41%LAK 59%
The model’s projection, not a betting recommendation. Its accuracy is modest (held-out AUC 0.590, on a scale where 0.5 is a coin flip and 1.0 is perfect).
The box score appears here after the game.