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Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2023-04-18 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Seattle Kraken
🚨 Upset Loss (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 53.1%
SEA: 46.9%
Expected Goals
COL: 2.90
SEA: 2.95
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Alexandar Georgiev - 38-18-5 | 0.897 SV% | 3.02 GAA
SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
StatCOLSEA
Season SV%0.8970.920
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.022.32
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
COLAlexandar Georgiev3027390.0%2.370-0.63
SEAPhilipp Grubauer3534197.1%3.0622.06
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: 59% • COL at home vs SEA: 5-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-16COL 2 - 0 SEACOLCOL
2026-03-12SEA 1 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-12-16SEA 3 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2024-12-22COL 5 - 2 SEACOLCOL
2024-11-05COL 6 - 3 SEACOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1110.62
1SEA2001.08
2COL1711.39
2SEA1600.82
3COL2201.06
3SEA800.47
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 53.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 2.9 - 2.9