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St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions

2023-01-03 • Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 6 St. Louis Blues (SO)
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TOR: 63.6%
STL: 36.4%
Expected Goals
TOR: 4.02
STL: 3.06
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TOR
I. Samsonov
STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
StatTORSTL
Season SV%—0.869
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.56
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
TORI. Samsonov3628877.8%6.374-1.63
STLJordan Binnington2821775.0%5.324-1.68
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: 50% • TOR at home vs STL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28STL 5 - 1 TORSTLSTL
2025-11-18TOR 3 - 2 STLTORSTL
2024-11-02STL 4 - 2 TORSTLTOR
2024-10-24TOR 1 - 5 STLSTLTOR
2024-02-19STL 2 - 4 TORTORTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TOR1300.88
1STL1200.86
2TOR1410.97
2STL1711.66
3TOR1501.09
3STL700.29
4TOR200.17
4STL600.70
5TOR432.21
5STL432.87
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: 63.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 7.1
Score Breakdown
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 6 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 4.0 - 3.1