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Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2022-04-27 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 Vegas Golden Knights (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 60.0%
VGK: 40.0%
Expected Goals
CHI: 3.14
VGK: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
K. Lankinen
VGK
L. Thompson
StatCHIVGK
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
CHIK. Lankinen4643393.5%2.710-0.29
VGKL. Thompson4642491.3%3.901-0.10
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: 69% • CHI at home vs VGK: 4-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-09-29VGK 5 - 2 CHIVGKVGK
2026-03-14VGK 4 - 0 CHIVGKVGK
2026-01-04CHI 3 - 2 VGKCHIVGK
2025-12-02VGK 4 - 3 CHIVGKVGK
2025-03-28CHI 3 - 5 VGKVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI2100.96
1VGK2000.89
2CHI1300.67
2VGK1600.74
3CHI1000.73
3VGK1600.42
4CHI500.24
4VGK200.19
5CHI711.30
5VGK700.46
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: 60.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2