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Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-10-12 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 5 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks
🚨 Upset Win (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 44.6%
CHI: 55.4%
Expected Goals
COL: 2.69
CHI: 3.27
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
CHI
Petr Mrazek - 18-31-4 | 0.907 SV% | 3.05 GAA
StatCOLCHI
Season SV%0.8970.907
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.023.05
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
COLAlexandar Georgiev1715288.2%1.491-0.51
CHIPetr Mrazek3530585.7%2.360-2.64
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: 61% • COL at home vs CHI: 8-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-20CHI 1 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2026-02-28COL 3 - 1 CHICOLCOL
2025-11-23CHI 0 - 1 COLCOLCOL
2025-04-02CHI 2 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2025-03-10COL 3 - 0 CHICOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1500.67
1CHI400.22
2COL1500.96
2CHI1000.52
3COL1600.73
3CHI810.75
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: 55.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 5 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 2.7 - 3.3