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Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2024-12-08 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 5 - 7 Seattle Kraken

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 49.3%
SEA: 50.7%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.25
SEA: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Jonathan Quick - 3-6-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.11 GAA
SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
StatNYRSEA
Season SV%0.9240.920
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.112.32
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
NYRJonathan Quick2215768.2%2.782-4.22
SEAPhilipp Grubauer3732586.5%3.402-1.60
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: 67% • NYR at home vs SEA: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-12NYR 2 - 4 SEASEANYR
2025-11-01SEA 2 - 3 NYRNYRSEA
2024-12-08NYR 5 - 7 SEASEASEA
2024-11-17SEA 0 - 2 NYRNYRNYR
2024-01-16NYR 5 - 2 SEANYRNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR1610.80
1SEA1200.32
2NYR2411.64
2SEA1400.91
3NYR1800.96
3SEA1121.55
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: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 12.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 5 - 7 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1