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Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2022-03-06 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 2 - 1 Ottawa Senators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 72.0%
OTT: 28.0%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.94
OTT: 2.80
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
R. Lehner
OTT
Anton Forsberg - 11-12-3 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
StatVGKOTT
Season SV%—0.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.72
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
VGKR. Lehner4039197.5%3.0522.05
OTTAnton Forsberg4240295.2%2.6100.61
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: 50% • VGK at home vs OTT: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-25OTT 7 - 1 VGKOTTOTT
2025-11-26VGK 3 - 4 OTTOTTVGK
2024-11-21OTT 2 - 3 VGKVGKOTT
2024-10-25VGK 6 - 4 OTTVGKOTT
2024-02-24OTT 4 - 3 VGKOTTOTT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1800.96
1OTT1700.68
2VGK2001.16
2OTT1310.91
3VGK1300.48
3OTT2011.45
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: 72.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 2 - 1 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.9 - 2.8