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St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2024-10-29 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 8 - 1 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 54.2%
STL: 45.8%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.97
STL: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
Linus Ullmark - 14-8-5 | 0.881 SV% | 2.95 GAA
STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
StatOTTSTL
Season SV%0.8810.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.952.87
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
OTTLinus Ullmark2726196.3%2.1011.10
STLJoel Hofer3527877.1%2.630-5.37
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: 55% • OTT at home vs STL: 2-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-13OTT 2 - 7 STLSTLSTL
2025-12-06OTT 1 - 2 STLSTLOTT
2025-11-28STL 4 - 3 OTTSTLSTL
2025-01-03STL 4 - 0 OTTSTLSTL
2024-10-29OTT 8 - 1 STLOTTOTT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1OTT2001.15
1STL1000.42
2OTT1500.91
2STL1100.41
3OTT1200.56
3STL1711.27
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: 54.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 8 - 1 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 4.0 - 2.9