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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: 55.1%
SJS: 44.9%
Expected Goals
VAN: 2.75
SJS: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 5.6
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 36%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 7-19-4 | 0.876 SV% | 3.67 GAA
SJS
Yaroslav Askarov - 17-15-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.53 GAA
StatVANSJS
Season SV%0.8850.896
Last 5 SV%0.7930.874
SV% vs Opponent0.5000.919
GAA3.413.36
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 55% • VAN at home vs SJS: 4-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-27VAN 2 - 5 SJSSJSVAN
2025-12-27VAN 3 - 6 SJSSJSVAN
2025-11-28SJS 3 - 2 VANSJSSJS
2025-04-14VAN 2 - 1 SJSVANVAN
2025-02-06SJS 1 - 2 VANVANSJS

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

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 55.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 4 - 3 San Jose Sharks
Expected: 2.7 - 3.1