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Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2024-12-23 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 3 - 1 Anaheim Ducks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 72.7%
ANA: 27.3%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.79
ANA: 2.45
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
ANA
John Gibson - 13-27-2 | 0.888 SV% | 3.54 GAA
StatVGKANA
Season SV%0.8880.888
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.733.54
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
VGKAdin Hill3231196.9%2.9311.93
ANAJohn Gibson3330390.9%4.9551.95
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: 47% • VGK at home vs ANA: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-14ANA 1 - 5 VGKVGKANA
2026-05-12VGK 3 - 2 ANAVGKVGK
2026-05-10ANA 4 - 3 VGKANAVGK
2026-05-08ANA 2 - 6 VGKVGKANA
2026-05-06VGK 1 - 3 ANAANAVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1621.37
1ANA1300.72
2VGK2321.85
2ANA1100.75
3VGK1711.73
3ANA2311.47
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: 72.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 3 - 1 Anaheim Ducks
Expected: 3.8 - 2.4