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Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2021-10-12 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 4 - 3 Seattle Kraken
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 48.6%
SEA: 51.4%
Expected Goals
VGK: 2.94
SEA: 3.47
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
R. Lehner
SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
StatVGKSEA
Season SV%—0.920
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.32
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
VGKR. Lehner3128390.3%2.682-0.32
SEAPhilipp Grubauer3026486.7%3.331-0.67
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 42% • VGK at home vs SEA: 8-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15VGK 4 - 1 SEAVGKVGK
2026-04-09SEA 4 - 3 VGKSEAVGK
2026-01-31VGK 2 - 3 SEASEAVGK
2025-10-11SEA 2 - 1 VGKSEAVGK
2025-04-10VGK 2 - 1 SEAVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1100.82
1SEA1500.56
2VGK2401.56
2SEA1911.43
3VGK1210.96
3SEA1010.69
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 4 - 3 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 2.9 - 3.5