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Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2023-04-13 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 1 - 3 Vegas Golden Knights
🚨 Upset Loss (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 60.5%
VGK: 39.5%
Expected Goals
SEA: 3.74
VGK: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
VGK
L. Brossoit
StatSEAVGK
Season SV%0.920—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.32—
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
SEAPhilipp Grubauer1916384.2%2.302-0.70
VGKL. Brossoit3130196.8%3.3632.36
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: 42% • SEA at home vs VGK: 4-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15VGK 4 - 1 SEAVGKVGK
2026-04-09SEA 4 - 3 VGKSEAVGK
2026-01-31VGK 2 - 3 SEASEAVGK
2025-10-11SEA 2 - 1 VGKSEAVGK
2025-04-10VGK 2 - 1 SEAVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA2100.75
1VGK700.34
2SEA2032.19
2VGK1100.56
3SEA1200.42
3VGK821.40
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 60.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 1 - 3 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.7 - 3.1