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Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-12-21 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 1 Montreal Canadiens (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 59.6%
MTL: 40.4%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.40
MTL: 2.72
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
MTL
J. Allen
StatCOLMTL
Season SV%0.897—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.02—
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
COLAlexandar Georgiev2019195.0%1.4800.48
MTLJ. Allen3634294.4%2.8500.85
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: 60% • COL at home vs MTL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-29MTL 7 - 3 COLMTLMTL
2025-11-29COL 7 - 2 MTLCOLCOL
2025-03-22MTL 4 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-01-04COL 1 - 2 MTLMTLCOL
2024-03-26COL 1 - 2 MTLMTLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1600.53
1MTL1700.84
2COL2001.34
2MTL600.25
3COL1400.85
3MTL300.22
4COL100.14
4MTL100.18
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: 59.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 1 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.4 - 2.7