Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2022-01-18 • Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Predators 1 - 3 Vancouver Canucks

Win Probability

NSH: 44.9%

VAN: 55.1%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.12

VAN: 2.94

Total Goals

Median: 6.4

Over 5.5: 58%

Over 6.5: 43%

NSH

D. Rittich

VAN

Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
NSH	D. Rittich	24	21	3	87.5%	2.88	1	-0.12
VAN	Thatcher Demko	32	31	1	96.9%	3.02	1	2.02

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 43% • NSH at home vs VAN: 3-8

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-12	VAN 4 - 3 NSH	VAN	NSH
2025-11-03	NSH 4 - 5 VAN	VAN	NSH
2025-10-23	NSH 2 - 1 VAN	NSH	NSH
2025-01-29	NSH 1 - 3 VAN	VAN	NSH
2025-01-03	VAN 0 - 3 NSH	NSH	NSH

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	9	0	0.44
1	VAN	14	1	1.31
2	NSH	20	1	1.61
2	VAN	18	0	0.89
3	NSH	15	0	0.97
3	VAN	8	0	0.68

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 55.1%

Total Goals

Actual: 4.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown

Nashville Predators 1 - 3 Vancouver Canucks

Expected: 3.1 - 2.9