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Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2021-10-15 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 5 Vancouver Canucks (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 39.7%
VAN: 60.3%
Expected Goals
PHI: 2.90
VAN: 5.27
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 56%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
C. Hart
VAN
Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA
StatPHIVAN
Season SV%—0.905
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.72
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
PHIC. Hart4135685.4%5.794-0.21
VANThatcher Demko3632488.9%2.590-1.41
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: 70% • PHI at home vs VAN: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-30VAN 3 - 6 PHIPHIPHI
2025-12-22PHI 5 - 2 VANPHIPHI
2024-10-19PHI 0 - 3 VANVANVAN
2024-10-11VAN 2 - 3 PHIPHIPHI
2023-12-28VAN 1 - 4 PHIPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI2101.07
1VAN700.42
2PHI1400.69
2VAN1711.50
3PHI1000.48
3VAN1811.63
4PHI200.24
4VAN600.62
5PHI200.12
5VAN221.62
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 60.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 8.2
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 5 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 2.9 - 5.3