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St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2021-10-16 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Loss (68% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 68.0%
STL: 32.0%
Expected Goals
COL: 2.27
STL: 3.95
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
D. Kuemper
STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
StatCOLSTL
Season SV%—0.869
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.56
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
COLD. Kuemper2823582.1%3.081-1.92
STLJordan Binnington3229390.6%3.1800.18
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: 54% • COL at home vs STL: 6-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07STL 1 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-05COL 2 - 3 STLSTLCOL
2025-12-31COL 6 - 1 STLCOLCOL
2025-04-05STL 5 - 4 COLSTLCOL
2025-03-29COL 1 - 2 STLSTLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1000.35
1STL1300.78
2COL2401.61
2STL600.39
3COL1501.22
3STL1711.92
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: 68.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 2.3 - 3.9