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Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2022-11-20 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 5 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 47.4%
PIT: 52.6%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.63
PIT: 3.60
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA
PIT
C. DeSmith
StatCHIPIT
Season SV%0.873—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.02—
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
CHIArvid Soderblom2520580.0%3.281-1.72
PITC. DeSmith3229390.6%2.932-0.07
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: 70% • CHI at home vs PIT: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-29PIT 6 - 2 CHIPITPIT
2025-12-28CHI 3 - 7 PITPITPIT
2025-04-08PIT 5 - 0 CHIPITPIT
2025-04-06CHI 3 - 1 PITCHICHI
2024-02-15CHI 1 - 4 PITPITCHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI1711.09
1PIT1000.67
2CHI1210.79
2PIT1100.68
3CHI1501.06
3PIT1311.92
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: 52.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 5 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 2.6 - 3.6