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2026-27 forecast · Sat, Jan 23, 5:00 PM ET
Darcy Kuemper · 0.891 SV%
The preseason ratings make Nashville Predators 57.3% to win at home: a modest lean, worth 7.3 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project NSH for 93 points and LAK for 90.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Nashville Predators a 57.3% chance to win on Sat, Jan 23. The matchup detail follows.
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (47.8% to 48.3%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Darcy Kuemper (LAK) saved -22.9 goals above expected to Juuse Saros's -28.0, on save percentages of 0.891 and 0.894.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Nashville Predators over Los Angeles Kings is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
LAK
Darcy Kuemper
50 games, 2025-26
NSH
Juuse Saros
59 games, 2025-26
| LAK | Metric | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 48.3% | xGF% (5v5) | 47.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artemi Panarin | L | 25 | 47 | 72 |
 Adrian Kempe | R | 27 | 31 | 58 |
 Quinton Byfield | R | 22 | 31 | 52 |
 Kevin Fiala | L | 22 | 28 | 50 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Filip Forsberg | L | 32 | 36 | 67 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | 90 | 44.3% |
| Nashville Predators | 93 | 47.6% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: NSH 5, LAK 4
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | NSH @ LAK | NSH 2, LAK 3 | LAK hit |
| 2026-04-02 | NSH @ LAK | NSH 5, LAK 4 | LAK missed |
| 2025-10-25 | LAK @ NSH | LAK 7, NSH 8 | NSH hit |
| 2025-03-15 | NSH @ LAK | NSH 0, LAK 1 | LAK hit |
| 2024-12-21 | LAK @ NSH | LAK 2, NSH 3 | LAK missed |
| 2024-11-04 | LAK @ NSH | LAK 3, NSH 0 | LAK hit |
| 2024-02-22 | NSH @ LAK | NSH 4, LAK 1 | LAK missed |
| 2024-01-31 | LAK @ NSH | LAK 4, NSH 2 | NSH missed |
 Steven Stamkos | C | 31 | 29 | 59 |
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 Ryan O'Reilly | C | 17 | 32 | 49 |
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 Roman Josi | D | 10 | 32 | 43 |
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