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Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2023-02-23 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 7 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Loss (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 52.1%
EDM: 47.9%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.41
EDM: 3.33
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatPITEDM
Season SV%0.8920.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.122.81
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
PITTristan Jarry4437784.1%3.420-3.58
EDMStuart Skinner2422291.7%2.1600.16
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% • PIT at home vs EDM: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-22EDM 2 - 6 PITPITEDM
2025-12-16PIT 4 - 6 EDMEDMEDM
2025-01-09PIT 5 - 3 EDMPITEDM
2024-10-25EDM 4 - 0 PITEDMEDM
2024-03-10PIT 0 - 4 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT600.30
1EDM2000.87
2PIT1501.05
2EDM1601.43
3PIT1600.81
3EDM1801.12
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: 52.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 7 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.4 - 3.3