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Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2021-12-29 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 4 - 2 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 52.7%
EDM: 47.3%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.27
EDM: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
EDM
M. Smith
StatSTLEDM
Season SV%0.869—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.56—
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
STLJordan Binnington2826292.9%2.2000.20
EDMM. Smith3329487.9%3.350-0.65
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: 67% • STL at home vs EDM: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-13STL 3 - 2 EDMSTLSTL
2026-01-18EDM 5 - 0 STLEDMEDM
2025-11-03STL 3 - 2 EDMSTLEDM
2025-04-09EDM 4 - 3 STLEDMEDM
2025-02-04STL 2 - 3 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL2001.40
1EDM1400.77
2STL1300.70
2EDM1300.70
3STL1301.25
3EDM1200.74
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: 52.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 4 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.3 - 3.1