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Vancouver Canucks at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-12-18 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 3 - 2 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 66.0%
VAN: 34.0%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.37
VAN: 2.38
Total Goals
Median: 4.9
Over 5.5: 37%
Over 6.5: 25%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.73 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 11-26-5 | 0.877 SV% | 3.65 GAA
StatUTAVAN
Season SV%0.8950.885
Last 5 SV%0.8780.872
SV% vs Opponent0.9120.750
GAA2.683.41
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 100% • UTA at home vs VAN: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04VAN 4 - 7 UTAUTAUTA
2026-02-02UTA 6 - 2 VANUTAUTA
2025-12-05VAN 1 - 4 UTAUTAUTA
2025-03-16VAN 1 - 3 UTAUTAUTA
2025-02-23UTA 2 - 1 VANUTAUTA

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
212:39VANGoal
302:45VANGoal
309:02VANGoal
315:30UTAGoal
404:48UTAGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 66.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 3 - 2 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.4 - 2.4