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Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-05-03 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 7 - 2 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 50.9%
NSH: 49.1%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.47
NSH: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 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. Kuemper2523292.0%1.811-0.19
NSHD. Rittich4538784.4%3.471-3.53
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
1COL2401.34
1NSH600.33
2COL1511.27
2NSH1310.88
3COL2200.86
3NSH1200.60
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: 50.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 7 - 2 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1