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Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2024-11-15 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Washington Capitals
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 57.0%
WSH: 43.0%
Expected Goals
COL: 4.79
WSH: 2.44
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 50%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • COL at home vs WSH: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-22WSH 2 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2026-01-19COL 5 - 2 WSHCOLCOL
2024-11-21WSH 1 - 2 COLCOLCOL
2024-11-15COL 2 - 5 WSHWSHCOL
2024-02-13WSH 3 - 6 COLCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1500.61
1WSH1000.59
2COL1410.62
2WSH900.45
3COL1200.61
3WSH1221.67
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 57.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 7.2
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Washington Capitals
Expected: 4.8 - 2.4