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Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-04-28 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 5 Nashville Predators (SO)
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 53.9%
NSH: 46.1%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.58
NSH: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
D. Kuemper
NSH
D. Rittich
StatCOLNSH
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
COLD. Kuemper4035587.5%4.183-0.82
NSHD. Rittich4844491.7%3.902-0.10
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: 52% • COL at home vs NSH: 9-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-16COL 3 - 7 NSHNSHCOL
2025-12-13COL 4 - 2 NSHCOLCOL
2025-12-09NSH 4 - 3 COLNSHCOL
2025-11-22NSH 0 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2025-02-22NSH 2 - 1 COLNSHCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL2211.46
1NSH1300.66
2COL1701.06
2NSH1410.86
3COL1611.10
3NSH1711.22
4COL400.14
4NSH500.53
5COL300.14
5NSH310.90
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: 53.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 5 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.6 - 3.1