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Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2022-05-11 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 5 - 3 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 62.6%
WSH: 37.4%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.56
WSH: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
WSH
I. Samsonov
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 Bobrovsky3330390.9%3.7240.72
WSHI. Samsonov3833586.8%5.2260.22
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
1FLA1911.65
1WSH1311.02
2FLA2021.83
2WSH1511.03
3FLA1331.75
3WSH1721.66
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: 62.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 5 - 3 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.6 - 3.1