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Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2022-05-03 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 2 - 4 Washington Capitals
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 54.8%
WSH: 45.2%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.19
WSH: 3.76
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
WSH
V. Vanecek
StatFLAWSH
Season SV%0.888—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.80—
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
FLASergei Bobrovsky3834489.5%4.0330.03
WSHV. Vanecek3230293.8%2.2010.20
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: 76% • FLA at home vs WSH: 9-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-17WSH 2 - 5 FLAFLAWSH
2025-12-29FLA 5 - 3 WSHFLAFLA
2025-11-13FLA 6 - 3 WSHFLAFLA
2025-03-22WSH 6 - 3 FLAWSHWSH
2025-02-04WSH 6 - 3 FLAWSHWSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1500.33
1WSH2421.71
2FLA1410.93
2WSH1801.26
3FLA1800.93
3WSH811.06
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: 54.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 2 - 4 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.2 - 3.8