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Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks NHL Predictions

2022-01-15 • SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose Sharks 1 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SJS: 50.7%
PIT: 49.3%
Expected Goals
SJS: 3.31
PIT: 3.76
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SJS
A. Hill
PIT
L. Domingue
StatSJSPIT
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
SJSA. Hill2725292.6%2.3000.30
PITL. Domingue4140197.6%4.0823.08
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% • SJS at home vs PIT: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-13PIT 5 - 6 SJSSJSPIT
2025-10-18SJS 0 - 3 PITPITPIT
2025-01-27SJS 2 - 1 PITSJSPIT
2024-11-16PIT 4 - 3 SJSPITPIT
2024-03-14PIT 6 - 3 SJSPITPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SJS1311.03
1PIT900.45
2SJS2101.66
2PIT1300.73
3SJS1611.31
3PIT1500.97
4SJS100.08
4PIT100.15
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: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 7.1
Score Breakdown
San Jose Sharks 1 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.3 - 3.8