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2026-27 Season Live

Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2025-02-08 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 76.1%
PIT: 23.9%
Expected Goals
PHI: 3.71
PIT: 2.79
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
Samuel Ersson - 6-5-4 | 0.868 SV% | 3.09 GAA
PIT
J. Blomqvist
StatPHIPIT
Season SV%0.868—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.09—
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
PHISamuel Ersson3331293.9%5.2753.27
PITJ. Blomqvist2017385.0%2.171-0.83
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: 73% • PHI at home vs PIT: 7-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-09-30PHI 0 - 7 PITPITPIT
2026-04-29PHI 1 - 0 PITPHIPIT
2026-04-27PIT 3 - 2 PHIPITPIT
2026-04-25PHI 2 - 4 PITPITPHI
2026-04-22PHI 5 - 2 PITPHIPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI400.24
1PIT1801.04
2PHI1100.81
2PIT1311.03
3PHI1711.13
3PIT1943.19
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: 76.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.7 - 2.8