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Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2024-10-26 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 60.0%
PIT: 40.0%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.48
PIT: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
PIT
Alex Nedeljkovic - 14-15-5 | 0.894 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatVANPIT
Season SV%0.8850.894
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.413.12
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
VANKevin Lankinen2421387.5%1.660-1.34
PITAlex Nedeljkovic3430488.2%4.0140.01
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: 67% • VAN at home vs PIT: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-25VAN 2 - 3 PITPITPIT
2025-10-21PIT 5 - 1 VANPITPIT
2024-11-27PIT 5 - 4 VANPITPIT
2024-10-26VAN 4 - 3 PITVANVAN
2024-02-27VAN 3 - 4 PITPITVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1911.50
1PIT1000.59
2VAN2021.78
2PIT1000.44
3VAN910.72
3PIT1700.62
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: 60.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1