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Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2025-01-26 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 47.1%
COL: 52.9%
Expected Goals
NYR: 2.80
COL: 3.44
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
StatNYRCOL
Season SV%0.9100.924
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.512.07
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
NYRIgor Shesterkin2217577.3%2.762-2.24
COLMackenzie Blackwood3733489.2%3.903-0.10
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: 70% • NYR at home vs COL: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-06NYR 2 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2025-11-20COL 6 - 3 NYRCOLCOL
2025-01-26NYR 4 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-01-14COL 3 - 2 NYRCOLCOL
2024-03-28COL 2 - 3 NYRNYRCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR1511.28
1COL1621.32
2NYR2011.48
2COL1600.98
3NYR2011.14
3COL600.46
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: 52.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.8 - 3.4