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Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2022-11-17 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 5 - 4 Washington Capitals (SO)
🚨 Upset Win (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 46.7%
WSH: 53.3%
Expected Goals
STL: 2.62
WSH: 3.11
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
T. Greiss
WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatSTLWSH
Season SV%—0.887
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.07
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
STLT. Greiss5752591.2%6.4231.42
WSHCharlie Lindgren2822678.6%4.983-1.02
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: 60% • STL at home vs WSH: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24STL 3 - 0 WSHSTLSTL
2025-11-05WSH 6 - 1 STLWSHWSH
2025-02-27WSH 2 - 5 STLSTLSTL
2024-11-09STL 1 - 8 WSHWSHWSH
2024-01-20STL 3 - 0 WSHSTLSTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL1100.72
1WSH1510.81
2STL1111.26
2WSH2501.86
3STL600.35
3WSH2712.17
4STL700.75
4WSH300.32
5STL621.90
5WSH611.26
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: 53.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 5 - 4 Washington Capitals
Expected: 2.6 - 3.1