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Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2023-03-04 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 51.1%
PIT: 48.9%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.49
PIT: 3.18
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
PIT
C. DeSmith
StatFLAPIT
Season SV%0.888—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.80—
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
FLASergei Bobrovsky3231196.9%2.2401.24
PITC. DeSmith4238490.5%4.0120.01
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% • FLA at home vs PIT: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-05PIT 5 - 2 FLAPITPIT
2026-04-04PIT 9 - 4 FLAPITPIT
2025-10-23FLA 3 - 5 PITPITFLA
2025-03-23FLA 4 - 3 PITFLAFLA
2025-01-03FLA 3 - 2 PITFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1400.86
1PIT800.32
2FLA2322.13
2PIT1800.90
3FLA1701.02
3PIT1501.02
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: 51.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.5 - 3.2