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Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-10-08 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 5 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 54.6%
CHI: 45.4%
Expected Goals
UTA: 4.23
CHI: 3.28
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Connor Ingram - 9-8-4 | 0.882 SV% | 3.27 GAA
CHI
Petr Mrazek - 18-31-4 | 0.907 SV% | 3.05 GAA
StatUTACHI
Season SV%0.8820.907
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.273.05
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
UTAConnor Ingram2624292.3%3.1021.10
CHIPetr Mrazek2722581.5%4.494-0.51
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: 50% • UTA at home vs CHI: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12UTA 2 - 3 CHICHIUTA
2026-03-09CHI 3 - 2 UTACHIUTA
2026-03-01UTA 0 - 4 CHICHIUTA
2025-10-13CHI 3 - 1 UTACHICHI
2025-03-30CHI 2 - 5 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1210.99
1CHI700.23
2UTA1700.90
2CHI1611.47
3UTA1732.60
3CHI2111.40
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 54.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 7.5
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 5 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 4.2 - 3.3