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Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2024-10-17 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 2 - 4 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 45.2%
EDM: 54.8%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.29
EDM: 3.62
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
EDM
Calvin Pickard - 4-5-2 | 0.874 SV% | 3.69 GAA
StatNSHEDM
Season SV%0.8970.874
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.933.69
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
NSHJuuse Saros3632488.9%3.613-0.39
EDMCalvin Pickard2725292.6%2.2000.20
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: 89% • NSH at home vs EDM: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-15EDM 3 - 1 NSHEDMEDM
2026-01-13NSH 4 - 3 EDMNSHNSH
2026-01-06EDM 6 - 2 NSHEDMEDM
2024-11-14EDM 3 - 2 NSHEDMEDM
2024-10-31NSH 1 - 5 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH1100.94
1EDM2111.08
2NSH900.56
2EDM1811.30
3NSH1800.70
3EDM1211.23
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: 54.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 2 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.3 - 3.6