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Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2022-10-28 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 5 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins
🚨 Upset Win (69% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 31.0%
PIT: 69.0%
Expected Goals
VAN: 2.76
PIT: 3.24
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
S. Martin
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatVANPIT
Season SV%—0.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.12
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
VANS. Martin3534197.1%2.9131.91
PITTristan Jarry2924582.8%3.341-1.66
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: 50% • VAN at home vs PIT: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-25VAN 2 - 3 PITPITPIT
2025-10-21PIT 5 - 1 VANPITPIT
2024-11-27PIT 5 - 4 VANPITPIT
2024-10-26VAN 4 - 3 PITVANVAN
2024-02-27VAN 3 - 4 PITPITVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1401.20
1PIT800.49
2VAN1000.53
2PIT1831.71
3VAN1211.62
3PIT1900.71
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: 69.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 5 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 2.8 - 3.2