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Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2025-01-25 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 2 - 1 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 59.1%
WSH: 40.9%
Expected Goals
VAN: 3.33
WSH: 2.34
Total Goals
Median: 5.5
Over 5.5: 50%
Over 6.5: 36%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
WSH
Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA
StatVANWSH
Season SV%0.8850.887
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.413.07
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
VANKevin Lankinen3332197.0%3.4932.49
WSHCharlie Lindgren2523292.0%2.0800.08
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: 33% • VAN at home vs WSH: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-21VAN 4 - 3 WSHVANWSH
2025-10-19WSH 3 - 4 VANVANWSH
2025-01-25VAN 2 - 1 WSHVANVAN
2025-01-08WSH 2 - 1 VANWSHWSH
2024-03-16VAN 1 - 2 WSHWSHVAN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1700.96
1WSH1710.98
2VAN1700.97
2WSH1600.94
3VAN700.15
3WSH1721.57
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: 59.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 2 - 1 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.3 - 2.3