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Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2022-12-10 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 2 - 3 Ottawa Senators
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 52.1%
OTT: 47.9%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.20
OTT: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
OTT
C. Talbot
StatNSHOTT
Season SV%0.897—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.93—
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
NSHJuuse Saros3330390.9%3.8230.82
OTTC. Talbot2927293.1%2.8430.84
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: 40% • NSH at home vs OTT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-22NSH 5 - 3 OTTNSHOTT
2025-10-13OTT 1 - 4 NSHNSHOTT
2025-02-03NSH 2 - 5 OTTOTTNSH
2024-12-07OTT 3 - 1 NSHOTTOTT
2024-02-27NSH 4 - 1 OTTNSHNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH910.78
1OTT1821.65
2NSH2121.58
2OTT1711.10
3NSH1200.48
3OTT1301.07
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: 52.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 2 - 3 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.2 - 3.0