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Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2024-12-23 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 52.1%
PHI: 47.9%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.48
PHI: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
StatPITPHI
Season SV%0.8920.868
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.123.09
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
PITTristan Jarry2724388.9%2.071-0.93
PHISamuel Ersson2215768.2%3.102-3.90
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: 72% • PIT at home vs PHI: 5-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-29PHI 1 - 0 PITPHIPHI
2026-04-27PIT 3 - 2 PHIPITPIT
2026-04-25PHI 2 - 4 PITPITPIT
2026-04-22PHI 5 - 2 PITPHIPIT
2026-04-20PIT 0 - 3 PHIPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT1411.18
1PHI1000.43
2PIT1100.47
2PHI1611.12
3PIT1011.45
3PHI1000.52
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: 52.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1