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Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2023-02-27 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 0 Vegas Golden Knights
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 49.5%
VGK: 50.5%
Expected Goals
COL: 2.96
VGK: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
StatCOLVGK
Season SV%0.8970.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.022.73
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
COLAlexandar Georgiev31310100.0%1.7701.77
VGKAdin Hill3431391.2%2.892-0.11
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: 42% • COL at home vs VGK: 4-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-26VGK 2 - 1 COLVGKCOL
2026-05-24VGK 5 - 3 COLVGKCOL
2026-05-22COL 1 - 3 VGKVGKCOL
2026-05-20COL 2 - 4 VGKVGKCOL
2026-04-11COL 2 - 3 VGKVGKCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1510.80
1VGK1300.58
2COL2201.28
2VGK1300.65
3COL810.81
3VGK1300.54
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: 50.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 0 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1