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Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2024-12-27 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 7 - 4 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 55.3%
NSH: 44.7%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.57
NSH: 2.58
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatSTLNSH
Season SV%0.9010.897
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.872.93
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
STLJoel Hofer3026486.7%2.872-1.13
NSHJuuse Saros3023776.7%3.794-3.21
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: 73% • STL at home vs NSH: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02NSH 6 - 5 STLNSHNSH
2025-12-27STL 3 - 2 NSHSTLSTL
2025-12-15STL 2 - 5 NSHNSHSTL
2025-12-11NSH 7 - 2 STLNSHSTL
2025-03-27NSH 2 - 3 STLSTLSTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL1600.78
1NSH1311.16
2STL1300.67
2NSH1110.81
3STL1342.35
3NSH1600.90
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: 55.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 7 - 4 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.6 - 2.6