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Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2023-03-11 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 5 - 2 Ottawa Senators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 50.8%
OTT: 49.2%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.02
OTT: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA
OTT
Mads Sogaard - 1-1-0 | 0.800 SV% | 5.24 GAA
StatVANOTT
Season SV%0.9050.800
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.725.24
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
VANThatcher Demko2018290.0%3.5611.56
OTTMads Sogaard3025583.3%4.715-0.29
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% • VAN at home vs OTT: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-09VAN 0 - 2 OTTOTTOTT
2026-01-13OTT 2 - 1 VANOTTOTT
2024-12-21VAN 4 - 5 OTTOTTOTT
2024-11-23OTT 3 - 4 VANVANOTT
2024-01-02VAN 6 - 3 OTTVANVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1811.53
1OTT900.86
2VAN920.95
2OTT1200.87
3VAN1922.22
3OTT1311.83
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: 50.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 5 - 2 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.0 - 2.9