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St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2024-12-10 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 46.0%
STL: 54.0%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.35
STL: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA
STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
StatVANSTL
Season SV%0.9050.901
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.722.87
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
VANThatcher Demko2521484.0%2.701-1.30
STLJoel Hofer2522388.0%3.1430.14
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% • VAN at home vs STL: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-21VAN 1 - 3 STLSTLSTL
2025-10-30STL 3 - 4 VANVANSTL
2025-10-13VAN 2 - 5 STLSTLVAN
2025-03-20STL 4 - 3 VANSTLSTL
2025-01-27STL 2 - 5 VANVANSTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1110.93
1STL1010.81
2VAN1411.13
2STL1601.19
3VAN1311.08
3STL900.52
4VAN000.00
4STL200.18
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: 54.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.4 - 3.1