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Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2023-02-18 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 7 - 3 Florida Panthers
🚨 Upset Win (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 45.9%
FLA: 54.1%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.13
FLA: 3.01
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
K. Lankinen
FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
StatNSHFLA
Season SV%—0.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.80
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
NSHK. Lankinen3330390.9%3.4710.47
FLASergei Bobrovsky2619773.1%4.052-2.95
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: 40% • NSH at home vs FLA: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-04FLA 1 - 2 NSHNSHFLA
2025-11-24NSH 3 - 8 FLAFLAFLA
2025-02-25NSH 1 - 4 FLAFLAFLA
2024-11-07FLA 6 - 2 NSHFLAFLA
2024-03-21FLA 0 - 3 NSHNSHFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH1200.87
1FLA1200.72
2NSH1500.89
2FLA1711.57
3NSH1422.28
3FLA1801.18
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 54.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 7 - 3 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.1 - 3.0