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Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-12-27 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 44.8%
COL: 55.2%
Expected Goals
UTA: 2.76
COL: 3.18
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 36%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.896 SV% | 2.75 GAA
COL
Scott Wedgewood - 31-6-6 | 0.921 SV% | 2.02 GAA
StatUTACOL
Season SV%0.8950.919
Last 5 SV%0.8810.968
SV% vs Opponent0.8950.945
GAA2.682.13
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 57% • 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 COLUTACOL
2025-10-09COL 2 - 1 UTACOLUTA
2024-12-27UTA 1 - 4 COLCOLCOL

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 55.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.8 - 3.2