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Utah Hockey Club at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2024-12-30 • Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle Kraken 5 - 2 Utah Hockey Club
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SEA: 49.5%
UTA: 50.5%
Expected Goals
SEA: 2.92
UTA: 3.23
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 44%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • SEA at home vs UTA: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02SEA 2 - 6 UTAUTAUTA
2026-01-17UTA 6 - 3 SEAUTAUTA
2025-12-12UTA 5 - 3 SEAUTAUTA
2025-04-08UTA 7 - 1 SEAUTAUTA
2025-03-14SEA 4 - 2 UTASEAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1SEA1901.22
1UTA1100.76
2SEA1600.51
2UTA2701.29
3SEA1411.66
3UTA2101.03
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: 50.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Seattle Kraken 5 - 2 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 2.9 - 3.2