Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2025-01-16 • Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Predators 3 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

Win Probability

NSH: 65.7%

CHI: 34.3%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.78

CHI: 2.43

Total Goals

Median: 6.0

Over 5.5: 59%

Over 6.5: 43%

NSH

Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA

CHI

Arvid Soderblom - 4-7-1 | 0.873 SV% | 4.02 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
NSH	Juuse Saros	28	25	3	89.3%	2.93	1	-0.07
CHI	Arvid Soderblom	44	39	5	88.6%	6.77	4	1.77

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 75% • NSH at home vs CHI: 5-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-22	CHI 2 - 3 NSH	NSH	CHI
2026-02-26	NSH 4 - 2 CHI	NSH	NSH
2026-01-10	NSH 0 - 3 CHI	CHI	NSH
2025-11-28	CHI 3 - 4 NSH	NSH	NSH
2025-03-08	NSH 3 - 2 CHI	NSH	NSH

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	10	0	0.74
1	CHI	12	0	0.77
2	NSH	19	0	1.29
2	CHI	9	0	0.46
3	NSH	20	1	1.45
3	CHI	8	0	0.61
4	NSH	6	0	0.61
4	CHI	3	0	0.17
5	NSH	3	3	2.69
5	CHI	2	1	0.91

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 65.7%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 6.2

Score Breakdown

Nashville Predators 3 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

Expected: 3.8 - 2.4