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Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2022-02-16 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 0 - 2 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Loss (67% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 67.2%
COL: 32.8%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.43
COL: 3.06
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
L. Brossoit
COL
D. Kuemper
StatVGKCOL
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
VGKL. Brossoit2523292.0%2.6510.65
COLD. Kuemper29290100.0%2.9012.90
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: 42% • VGK at home vs COL: 5-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-26VGK 2 - 1 COLVGKCOL
2026-05-24VGK 5 - 3 COLVGKCOL
2026-05-22COL 1 - 3 VGKVGKCOL
2026-05-20COL 2 - 4 VGKVGKCOL
2026-04-11COL 2 - 3 VGKVGKCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1411.19
1COL1211.05
2VGK1100.66
2COL1401.16
3VGK1801.04
3COL1100.44
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: 67.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 2.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 0 - 2 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 3.4 - 3.1