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Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2022-04-16 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 54.3%
CHI: 45.7%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.09
CHI: 3.03
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
CHI
K. Lankinen
StatNSHCHI
Season SV%0.897—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.93—
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
NSHJuuse Saros3128390.3%2.071-0.93
CHIK. Lankinen3430488.2%3.562-0.44
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: 74% • NSH at home vs CHI: 7-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22CHI 2 - 3 NSHNSHCHI
2026-02-26NSH 4 - 2 CHINSHNSH
2026-01-10NSH 0 - 3 CHICHINSH
2025-11-28CHI 3 - 4 NSHNSHNSH
2025-03-08NSH 3 - 2 CHINSHNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH1500.61
1CHI600.30
2NSH2211.66
2CHI1210.79
3NSH1111.30
3CHI1600.98
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: 54.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.1 - 3.0