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Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2023-02-25 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 7 - 0 Philadelphia Flyers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 71.6%
PHI: 28.4%
Expected Goals
NJD: 3.42
PHI: 2.77
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
A. Schmid
PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
StatNJDPHI
Season SV%—0.868
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.09
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
NJDA. Schmid23230100.0%1.9311.93
PHISamuel Ersson3629780.6%5.047-1.96
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: 67% • NJD at home vs PHI: 5-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07NJD 1 - 5 PHIPHIPHI
2025-11-29NJD 3 - 5 PHIPHINJD
2025-11-22PHI 6 - 3 NJDPHIPHI
2025-03-09PHI 1 - 3 NJDNJDPHI
2025-01-29NJD 5 - 0 PHINJDNJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NJD1410.94
1PHI1600.79
2NJD2042.29
2PHI1100.58
3NJD1821.81
3PHI1310.56
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: 71.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 7 - 0 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 3.4 - 2.8