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Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2022-12-22 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 6 - 5 Seattle Kraken (SO)
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 49.8%
SEA: 50.2%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.15
SEA: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
S. Martin
SEA
M. Jones
StatVANSEA
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
VANS. Martin3933684.6%4.052-1.95
SEAM. Jones4033782.5%6.333-0.67
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% • VAN at home vs SEA: 3-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-14VAN 2 - 5 SEASEASEA
2026-02-28SEA 5 - 1 VANSEASEA
2026-01-02VAN 3 - 4 SEASEAVAN
2025-12-29SEA 2 - 3 VANVANVAN
2025-04-02VAN 0 - 5 SEASEAVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1401.21
1SEA1200.70
2VAN1801.07
2SEA1811.60
3VAN2011.85
3SEA1700.63
4VAN500.31
4SEA200.08
5VAN321.88
5SEA311.03
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: 50.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 6 - 5 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 3.2 - 3.2