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Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2022-03-24 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 6 - 1 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 65.4%
NSH: 34.6%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.88
NSH: 2.88
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
L. Thompson
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatVGKNSH
Season SV%—0.897
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.93
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
VGKL. Thompson3635197.2%3.2622.26
NSHJuuse Saros5044688.0%4.433-1.57
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: 73% • VGK at home vs NSH: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-21NSH 4 - 1 VGKNSHVGK
2026-01-17VGK 7 - 2 NSHVGKVGK
2025-12-31VGK 2 - 4 NSHNSHVGK
2025-04-12VGK 5 - 3 NSHVGKVGK
2025-03-29NSH 1 - 3 VGKVGKNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1900.95
1NSH1200.55
2VGK2421.84
2NSH1821.27
3VGK2111.64
3NSH2001.43
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: 65.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 6 - 1 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.9 - 2.9