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Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2021-10-14 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 5 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins (OT)
🚨 Upset Win (78% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 22.4%
PIT: 77.6%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.81
PIT: 4.64
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
PIT
C. DeSmith
StatFLAPIT
Season SV%0.888—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.80—
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
FLASergei Bobrovsky4743491.5%3.981-0.02
PITC. DeSmith3934587.2%3.380-1.62
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: 67% • FLA at home vs PIT: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-05PIT 5 - 2 FLAPITPIT
2026-04-04PIT 9 - 4 FLAPITPIT
2025-10-23FLA 3 - 5 PITPITFLA
2025-03-23FLA 4 - 3 PITFLAFLA
2025-01-03FLA 3 - 2 PITFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1601.03
1PIT1511.19
2FLA1601.09
2PIT2301.35
3FLA1700.94
3PIT2101.34
4FLA200.32
4PIT100.10
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: 77.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 8.4
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 5 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.8 - 4.6