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Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2025-01-16 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Loss (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 56.5%
EDM: 43.5%
Expected Goals
COL: 2.96
EDM: 3.05
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatCOLEDM
Season SV%0.9240.896
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.072.81
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
COLMackenzie Blackwood2824485.7%3.703-0.30
EDMStuart Skinner2522388.0%2.560-0.44
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: 56% • COL at home vs EDM: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-13EDM 1 - 2 COLCOLCOL
2026-03-10COL 3 - 4 EDMEDMCOL
2025-11-08EDM 1 - 9 COLCOLCOL
2025-02-07EDM 4 - 5 COLCOLEDM
2025-01-16COL 3 - 4 EDMEDMCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL800.89
1EDM1511.03
2COL1100.70
2EDM2121.98
3COL1800.97
3EDM800.69
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: 56.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1