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Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2023-05-06 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 1 - 5 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 41.8%
EDM: 58.2%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.02
EDM: 3.49
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
L. Brossoit
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatVGKEDM
Season SV%—0.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.81
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
VGKL. Brossoit3631586.1%4.283-0.72
EDMStuart Skinner3130196.8%2.6001.60
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: 47% • VGK at home vs EDM: 4-11
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04EDM 1 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-26VGK 3 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2026-03-08VGK 2 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2025-12-21EDM 4 - 3 VGKEDMEDM
2025-05-14VGK 0 - 1 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK500.59
1EDM2412.41
2VGK1500.97
2EDM1621.65
3VGK2001.04
3EDM500.22
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: 58.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 1 - 5 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.0 - 3.5