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Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2023-03-22 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 48.5%
PIT: 51.5%
Expected Goals
COL: 2.82
PIT: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 76%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatCOLPIT
Season SV%0.8970.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.023.12
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 Georgiev4540588.9%4.723-0.28
PITTristan Jarry3028293.3%3.3511.35
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% • COL at home vs PIT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24PIT 2 - 6 COLCOLCOL
2026-03-16COL 2 - 7 PITPITCOL
2025-03-04COL 4 - 1 PITCOLCOL
2024-12-10PIT 2 - 6 COLCOLCOL
2024-03-24COL 5 - 4 PITCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1611.35
1PIT1500.68
2COL1000.68
2PIT2501.57
3COL1801.31
3PIT2032.47
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: 51.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 2.8 - 3.0