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Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-12-17 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 1 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 58.0%
NSH: 42.0%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.06
NSH: 2.96
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatCOLNSH
Season SV%0.8970.897
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.022.93
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
COLAlexandar Georgiev2625196.2%1.7100.71
NSHJuuse Saros3027390.0%3.6220.62
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: 52% • COL at home vs NSH: 9-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-16COL 3 - 7 NSHNSHCOL
2025-12-13COL 4 - 2 NSHCOLCOL
2025-12-09NSH 4 - 3 COLNSHCOL
2025-11-22NSH 0 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2025-02-22NSH 2 - 1 COLNSHCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1200.78
1NSH1300.55
2COL1811.43
2NSH1000.49
3COL1511.41
3NSH1300.67
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: 58.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 1 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.1 - 3.0