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Florida Panthers at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2025-01-08 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 4 Florida Panthers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 47.3%
FLA: 52.7%
Expected Goals
UTA: 2.91
FLA: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
StatUTAFLA
Season SV%0.8950.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.682.80
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
UTAKarel Vejmelka3329487.9%4.1550.15
FLASergei Bobrovsky2625196.2%3.2512.25
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: 50% • UTA at home vs FLA: 0-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-27FLA 3 - 4 UTAUTAFLA
2025-12-10UTA 3 - 4 FLAFLAUTA
2025-03-28FLA 2 - 1 UTAFLAFLA
2025-01-08UTA 1 - 4 FLAFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1000.65
1FLA1400.38
2UTA2311.66
2FLA2011.39
3UTA1400.94
3FLA1942.38
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: 52.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 4 Florida Panthers
Expected: 2.9 - 3.1