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New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2023-03-03 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 4 - 3 New Jersey Devils (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 52.3%
NJD: 47.7%
Expected Goals
VGK: 2.90
NJD: 3.05
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
NJD
A. Schmid
StatVGKNJD
Season SV%0.888—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.73—
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
VGKAdin Hill5451394.4%5.0622.06
NJDA. Schmid3127487.1%3.891-0.11
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: 60% • VGK at home vs NJD: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-17VGK 1 - 2 NJDNJDVGK
2025-12-05NJD 0 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2025-03-02VGK 2 - 0 NJDVGKVGK
2025-02-06NJD 1 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2024-03-17VGK 3 - 1 NJDVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK900.37
1NJD2211.51
2VGK1901.41
2NJD1100.72
3VGK1400.99
3NJD2311.43
4VGK000.00
4NJD1101.13
5VGK411.12
5NJD400.26
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: 52.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 4 - 3 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 2.9 - 3.1