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Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2021-12-18 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 3 - 5 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 55.4%
EDM: 44.6%
Expected Goals
SEA: 3.18
EDM: 3.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA
C. Driedger
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatSEAEDM
Season SV%—0.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.81
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
SEAC. Driedger4136587.8%3.903-1.10
EDMStuart Skinner1714382.4%1.540-1.46
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: 79% • SEA at home vs EDM: 3-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-31EDM 3 - 0 SEAEDMEDM
2025-12-04EDM 9 - 4 SEAEDMEDM
2025-11-29SEA 0 - 4 EDMEDMEDM
2025-10-25SEA 3 - 2 EDMSEAEDM
2025-03-27SEA 6 - 1 EDMSEASEA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA1100.68
1EDM2511.36
2SEA1000.65
2EDM1100.57
3SEA400.21
3EDM1921.97
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: 55.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 3 - 5 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1