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Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-12-27 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Loss (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 53.4%
COL: 46.6%
Expected Goals
UTA: 2.93
COL: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 71% • UTA at home vs COL: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-25UTA 2 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2025-12-23COL 1 - 0 UTACOLCOL
2025-10-21UTA 4 - 3 COLUTAUTA
2025-10-09COL 2 - 1 UTACOLCOL
2024-12-27UTA 1 - 4 COLCOLUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1220.83
1COL2011.08
2UTA1200.77
2COL1621.28
3UTA2511.51
3COL1432.25
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 53.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.9 - 3.0