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Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2024-12-22 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 5 - 2 Seattle Kraken

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 79.4%
SEA: 20.6%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.55
SEA: 2.42
Total Goals
Median: 5.6
Over 5.5: 51%
Over 6.5: 37%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
SEA
Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA
StatCOLSEA
Season SV%0.9240.903
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.072.77
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
COLMackenzie Blackwood1917289.5%1.570-0.43
SEAJoey Daccord2924582.8%4.015-0.99
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: 89% • COL at home vs SEA: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-16COL 2 - 0 SEACOLCOL
2026-03-12SEA 1 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-12-16SEA 3 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2024-12-22COL 5 - 2 SEACOLCOL
2024-11-05COL 6 - 3 SEACOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1310.63
1SEA300.27
2COL1421.58
2SEA1400.74
3COL1421.80
3SEA1300.55
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: 79.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 5 - 2 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 3.6 - 2.4