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Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2023-05-10 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 1 Vegas Golden Knights

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 63.6%
VGK: 36.4%
Expected Goals
EDM: 4.02
VGK: 2.96
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
StatEDMVGK
Season SV%0.8960.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.812.73
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
EDMStuart Skinner2625196.2%2.1711.17
VGKAdin Hill3329487.9%3.163-0.84
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% • EDM at home vs VGK: 8-7
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
1EDM1400.94
1VGK700.48
2EDM1711.18
2VGK1200.81
3EDM1021.04
3VGK1310.88
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: 63.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 4 - 1 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 4.0 - 3.0