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Philadelphia Flyers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2025-01-02 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 5 - 2 Philadelphia Flyers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 51.0%
PHI: 49.0%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.18
PHI: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Ilya Samsonov - 16-9-4 | 0.891 SV% | 2.82 GAA
PHI
Aleksei Kolosov - 5-9-1 | 0.867 SV% | 3.59 GAA
StatVGKPHI
Season SV%0.8910.867
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.823.59
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
VGKIlya Samsonov2523292.0%3.2831.28
PHIAleksei Kolosov2722581.5%3.655-1.35
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: 60% • VGK at home vs PHI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-19VGK 1 - 2 PHIPHIVGK
2025-12-11PHI 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2025-01-02VGK 5 - 2 PHIVGKVGK
2024-11-25PHI 4 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2023-11-18PHI 4 - 3 VGKPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK931.23
1PHI1510.86
2VGK1610.98
2PHI1911.18
3VGK1711.44
3PHI1211.23
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: 51.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 5 - 2 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1