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Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2023-03-05 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 4 - 3 Montreal Canadiens

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 61.9%
MTL: 38.1%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.72
MTL: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
J. Quick
MTL
J. Allen
StatVGKMTL
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
VGKJ. Quick2825389.3%2.364-0.64
MTLJ. Allen2824485.7%2.700-1.30
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: 70% • VGK at home vs MTL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-27MTL 3 - 2 VGKMTLMTL
2025-11-28VGK 1 - 4 MTLMTLVGK
2024-12-31VGK 2 - 3 MTLMTLVGK
2024-11-23MTL 2 - 6 VGKVGKVGK
2023-11-16MTL 5 - 6 VGKVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1801.34
1MTL700.26
2VGK1300.69
2MTL1621.09
3VGK1400.67
3MTL1521.01
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: 61.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 4 - 3 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.7 - 3.3