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Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2021-12-06 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 1 - 6 Pittsburgh Penguins
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 51.4%
PIT: 48.6%
Expected Goals
SEA: 3.17
PIT: 2.91
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
PIT
C. DeSmith
StatSEAPIT
Season SV%0.920—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.32—
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
SEAPhilipp Grubauer3125680.6%2.881-3.12
PITC. DeSmith2928196.6%1.9520.95
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: 50% • SEA at home vs PIT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-19SEA 3 - 6 PITPITPIT
2025-11-22PIT 2 - 3 SEASEAPIT
2025-01-25SEA 4 - 1 PITSEASEA
2025-01-14PIT 2 - 4 SEASEAPIT
2024-02-29SEA 2 - 0 PITSEASEA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA1200.30
1PIT1000.68
2SEA1421.21
2PIT1611.15
3SEA1100.44
3PIT1401.05
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: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 1 - 6 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.2 - 2.9