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Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2023-01-14 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 3 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Loss (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 60.6%
EDM: 39.4%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.48
EDM: 3.11
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
L. Thompson
EDM
Jack Campbell - 1-4-0 | 0.873 SV% | 4.50 GAA
StatVGKEDM
Season SV%—0.873
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—4.50
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
VGKL. Thompson3733489.2%3.792-0.21
EDMJack Campbell3027390.0%2.030-0.97
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% • VGK at home vs EDM: 4-11
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04EDM 1 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-26VGK 3 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2026-03-08VGK 2 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2025-12-21EDM 4 - 3 VGKEDMEDM
2025-05-14VGK 0 - 1 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1200.80
1EDM2001.24
2VGK2000.86
2EDM1400.87
3VGK1100.37
3EDM1621.69
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: 60.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 3 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1