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Edmonton Oilers at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-11-29 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 3 - 4 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 29.6%
EDM: 70.4%
Expected Goals
UTA: 2.50
EDM: 3.45
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 39%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
EDM
Calvin Pickard - 4-5-2 | 0.874 SV% | 3.69 GAA
StatUTAEDM
Season SV%0.8950.874
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.683.69
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
UTAKarel Vejmelka3228487.5%2.892-1.11
EDMCalvin Pickard3128390.3%2.772-0.23
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: 100% • UTA at home vs EDM: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07UTA 6 - 5 EDMUTAUTA
2026-03-24UTA 2 - 5 EDMEDMEDM
2025-10-28EDM 6 - 3 UTAEDMEDM
2025-03-18EDM 7 - 1 UTAEDMEDM
2024-12-31EDM 4 - 1 UTAEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1721.37
1EDM910.94
2UTA1600.86
2EDM1110.90
3UTA1200.55
3EDM1700.63
4UTA000.00
4EDM300.42
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: 70.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 3 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 2.5 - 3.4