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Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2025-02-04 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 3 - 0 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Win (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 44.1%
COL: 55.9%
Expected Goals
VAN: 2.93
COL: 3.39
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Thatcher Demko - 8-8-0 | 0.905 SV% | 2.72 GAA
COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
StatVANCOL
Season SV%0.9050.924
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.722.07
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
VANThatcher Demko25250100.0%2.6002.60
COLMackenzie Blackwood3128390.3%4.0051.00
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: 47% • VAN at home vs COL: 3-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-01COL 6 - 8 VANVANCOL
2025-12-02COL 3 - 1 VANCOLCOL
2025-11-09VAN 4 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-04-10COL 1 - 4 VANVANCOL
2025-02-04VAN 3 - 0 COLVANCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1100.60
1COL2001.10
2VAN1721.36
2COL1801.13
3VAN1732.05
3COL700.36
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: 55.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 3 - 0 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4