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San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2024-12-23 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 3 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 58.0%
SJS: 42.0%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.32
SJS: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 11-26-5 | 0.877 SV% | 3.65 GAA
SJS
Yaroslav Askarov - 21-20-4 | 0.883 SV% | 3.63 GAA
StatVANSJS
Season SV%0.8850.896
Last 5 SV%0.8720.862
SV% vs Opponent0.8420.921
GAA3.413.36
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 58% • VAN at home vs SJS: 4-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11SJS 3 - 4 VANVANSJS
2026-01-27VAN 2 - 5 SJSSJSVAN
2025-12-27VAN 3 - 6 SJSSJSVAN
2025-11-28SJS 3 - 2 VANSJSVAN
2025-04-14VAN 2 - 1 SJSVANVAN

⚡ 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
111:36SJSGoal
114:10VANGoal
216:42VANGoal
217:08VANGoal
217:52VANGoal
304:21VANGoal
319:54VANGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 58.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 3 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 3.3 - 2.9