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Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2024-10-31 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 1 Anaheim Ducks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 65.8%
ANA: 34.2%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.46
ANA: 2.82
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Alex Nedeljkovic - 14-15-5 | 0.894 SV% | 3.12 GAA
ANA
Lukas Dostal - 13-9-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.15 GAA
StatPITANA
Season SV%0.8940.888
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.123.15
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
PITAlex Nedeljkovic2322195.7%1.5400.54
ANALukas Dostal4543295.6%3.8631.86
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% • PIT at home vs ANA: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-09PIT 3 - 4 ANAANAPIT
2025-10-14ANA 4 - 3 PITANAANA
2025-01-23ANA 5 - 1 PITANAPIT
2024-10-31PIT 2 - 1 ANAPITPIT
2023-11-07ANA 0 - 2 PITPITPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT2511.27
1ANA1100.60
2PIT1411.07
2ANA1400.27
3PIT2711.24
3ANA1100.68
4PIT200.28
4ANA000.00
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: 65.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 1 Anaheim Ducks
Expected: 3.5 - 2.8