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Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2021-12-18 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 Ottawa Senators (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 50.4%
OTT: 49.6%
Expected Goals
PHI: 3.52
OTT: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
M. Jones
OTT
Anton Forsberg - 11-12-3 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
StatPHIOTT
Season SV%—0.901
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
PHIM. Jones3128390.3%2.581-0.42
OTTAnton Forsberg3834489.5%2.840-1.16
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: 60% • PHI at home vs OTT: 2-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-05PHI 1 - 2 OTTOTTOTT
2025-11-08PHI 2 - 3 OTTOTTOTT
2025-10-23OTT 2 - 1 PHIOTTOTT
2025-04-13OTT 4 - 3 PHIOTTOTT
2025-03-11PHI 2 - 5 OTTOTTPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI2101.20
1OTT1000.58
2PHI1801.19
2OTT1501.01
3PHI800.24
3OTT1611.00
4PHI200.21
4OTT000.00
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: 50.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1