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New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2022-12-21 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 2 - 4 New Jersey Devils
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 57.4%
NJD: 42.6%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.00
NJD: 3.39
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
NJD
M. Blackwood
StatFLANJD
Season SV%0.888—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.80—
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
FLASergei Bobrovsky3329487.9%4.3620.36
NJDM. Blackwood3634294.4%4.4742.47
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: 47% • FLA at home vs NJD: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-03NJD 5 - 1 FLANJDNJD
2025-11-20FLA 1 - 0 NJDFLAFLA
2025-10-16NJD 3 - 1 FLANJDNJD
2025-01-14NJD 1 - 2 FLAFLANJD
2024-11-14FLA 2 - 6 NJDNJDNJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1631.88
1NJD1200.68
2FLA1701.00
2NJD2201.62
3FLA1811.59
3NJD1222.05
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: 57.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 2 - 4 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.0 - 3.4