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Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2022-12-06 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 3 - 0 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 73.9%
CHI: 26.1%
Expected Goals
NJD: 5.14
CHI: 2.84
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
V. Vanecek
CHI
Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA
StatNJDCHI
Season SV%—0.873
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—4.02
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
NJDV. Vanecek24240100.0%2.0312.03
CHIArvid Soderblom2926389.7%3.6040.60
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: 100% • NJD at home vs CHI: 5-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-29NJD 5 - 3 CHINJDNJD
2025-11-12CHI 3 - 4 NJDNJDNJD
2025-03-26CHI 3 - 5 NJDNJDNJD
2024-12-14NJD 4 - 1 CHINJDNJD
2024-01-05NJD 4 - 2 CHINJDNJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NJD1631.73
1CHI1511.04
2NJD1300.77
2CHI800.58
3NJD1711.10
3CHI600.41
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: 73.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 8.0
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 3 - 0 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 5.1 - 2.8