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Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2025-01-22 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Winnipeg Jets
🚨 Upset Loss (59% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 59.4%
WPG: 40.6%
Expected Goals
COL: 4.17
WPG: 2.56
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
WPG
Connor Hellebuyck - 9-10-3 | 0.907 SV% | 2.51 GAA
StatCOLWPG
Season SV%0.9240.907
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.072.51
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 Blackwood2522388.0%2.302-0.70
WPGConnor Hellebuyck2725292.6%3.1431.14
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: 44% • COL at home vs WPG: 4-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28COL 2 - 4 WPGWPGCOL
2026-03-26WPG 2 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2026-03-14WPG 3 - 1 COLWPGCOL
2025-12-19COL 3 - 2 WPGCOLCOL
2025-01-22COL 2 - 3 WPGWPGCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1500.82
1WPG1000.53
2COL1621.29
2WPG1311.03
3COL1111.02
3WPG910.71
4COL000.00
4WPG100.04
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: 59.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Winnipeg Jets
Expected: 4.2 - 2.6