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2026-27 Season Live

Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2022-12-31 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 6 Toronto Maple Leafs

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 49.9%
TOR: 50.1%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.27
TOR: 3.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
TOR
Matt Murray - 1-1-0 | 0.879 SV% | 3.54 GAA
StatCOLTOR
Season SV%0.8970.879
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.023.54
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 Georgiev3226681.2%2.921-3.08
TORMatt Murray2826292.9%2.0510.05
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 TOR: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-25TOR 1 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2026-01-12COL 3 - 4 TORTORCOL
2025-03-19TOR 2 - 1 COLTORTOR
2025-03-08COL 7 - 4 TORCOLCOL
2024-02-24COL 3 - 4 TORTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL600.27
1TOR1400.82
2COL2011.03
2TOR1400.61
3COL1400.75
3TOR911.50
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: 50.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 6 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.3 - 3.1