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Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2022-03-09 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 3 Washington Capitals (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 62.1%
WSH: 37.9%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.23
WSH: 3.21
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
M. Koskinen
WSH
I. Samsonov
StatEDMWSH
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
EDMM. Koskinen3229390.6%3.2710.27
WSHI. Samsonov4036490.0%4.9820.98
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% • EDM at home vs WSH: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-24EDM 6 - 5 WSHEDMEDM
2025-11-19WSH 7 - 4 EDMWSHWSH
2025-02-23WSH 7 - 3 EDMWSHEDM
2025-01-21EDM 2 - 3 WSHWSHEDM
2024-03-13EDM 7 - 2 WSHEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM2422.23
1WSH1400.71
2EDM1201.05
2WSH2211.44
3EDM1501.49
3WSH1100.75
4EDM200.21
4WSH200.37
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: 62.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 3 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.2 - 3.2