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Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2024-12-19 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 3 - 1 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 66.3%
VAN: 33.7%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.69
VAN: 2.52
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Akira Schmid - 16-6-6 | 0.895 SV% | 2.53 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 7-19-4 | 0.876 SV% | 3.67 GAA
StatVGKVAN
Season SV%0.8950.885
Last 5 SV%0.8910.793
SV% vs Opponent0.9130.839
GAA2.503.41
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • VGK at home vs VAN: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-04VGK 5 - 2 VANVGKVGK
2025-04-16VAN 1 - 4 VGKVGKVAN
2025-04-06VAN 2 - 3 VGKVGKVAN
2025-02-22VGK 3 - 1 VANVGKVGK
2024-12-19VGK 3 - 1 VANVGKVGK

⚡ 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
108:15VANGoal
217:35VGKGoal
319:10VGKGoal
303:44VGKGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 66.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 3 - 1 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.7 - 2.5