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Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2022-04-16 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 0 Vegas Golden Knights
🚨 Upset Win (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 47.4%
VGK: 52.6%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.03
VGK: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 73%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
M. Smith
VGK
L. Thompson
StatEDMVGK
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. Smith39390100.0%2.5702.57
VGKL. Thompson3632488.9%3.893-0.11
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: 47% • EDM at home vs VGK: 8-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04EDM 1 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-26VGK 3 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2026-03-08VGK 2 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2025-12-21EDM 4 - 3 VGKEDMEDM
2025-05-14VGK 0 - 1 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM1401.12
1VGK1700.72
2EDM2321.62
2VGK1400.55
3EDM1111.15
3VGK2001.31
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: 52.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 0 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1