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Montreal Canadiens at Arizona Coyotes NHL Predictions

2022-12-19 • Mullett Arena
Arizona Coyotes 2 - 3 Montreal Canadiens (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
ARI: 43.4%
MTL: 56.6%
Expected Goals
ARI: 3.07
MTL: 3.60
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

ARI
K. Vejmelka - 12-21-0 | 0.891 SV% | 3.67 GAA
MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
StatARIMTL
Season SV%0.8910.863
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.673.52
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
ARIK. Vejmelka2623388.5%2.691-0.31
MTLSamuel Montembeault3937294.9%3.9011.90
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: 67% • ARI at home vs MTL: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2024-02-27MTL 4 - 2 ARIMTLMTL
2023-11-02ARI 3 - 2 MTLARIARI
2022-12-19ARI 2 - 3 MTLMTLMTL
2022-10-20MTL 6 - 2 ARIMTLMTL
2022-03-15MTL 3 - 6 ARIARIMTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1ARI2412.41
1MTL900.51
2ARI1701.05
2MTL1500.87
3ARI1000.45
3MTL1211.06
4ARI000.00
4MTL200.25
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: 56.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Arizona Coyotes 2 - 3 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.1 - 3.6