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Utah Hockey Club at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2024-11-30 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 0 - 6 Utah Hockey Club

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 46.6%
UTA: 53.4%
Expected Goals
VGK: 2.56
UTA: 3.29
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Ilya Samsonov - 16-9-4 | 0.891 SV% | 2.82 GAA
UTA
J. Stauber
StatVGKUTA
Season SV%0.891—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.82—
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
VGKIlya Samsonov2822678.6%2.903-3.10
UTAJ. Stauber29290100.0%2.7312.73
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: 75% • VGK at home vs UTA: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-01UTA 1 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-04-29VGK 5 - 4 UTAVGKVGK
2026-04-27UTA 4 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-04-24UTA 4 - 2 VGKUTAVGK
2026-04-21VGK 2 - 3 UTAUTAVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1801.12
1UTA1921.32
2VGK1410.81
2UTA1511.16
3VGK1100.79
3UTA900.42
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: 53.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 0 - 6 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 2.6 - 3.3