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Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2024-11-17 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 3 - 5 Nashville Predators
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 51.2%
NSH: 48.8%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.31
NSH: 3.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatVANNSH
Season SV%0.8850.897
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.412.93
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 Lankinen2217577.3%2.533-2.47
NSHJuuse Saros2724388.9%1.990-1.01
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: 40% • VAN at home vs NSH: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12VAN 4 - 3 NSHVANVAN
2025-11-03NSH 4 - 5 VANVANNSH
2025-10-23NSH 2 - 1 VANNSHNSH
2025-01-29NSH 1 - 3 VANVANNSH
2025-01-03VAN 0 - 3 NSHNSHNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1100.39
1NSH1210.68
2VAN2101.27
2NSH2200.86
3VAN800.33
3NSH520.99
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: 51.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 3 - 5 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.3 - 3.2