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Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2025-02-22 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Win (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 47.5%
COL: 52.5%
Expected Goals
NSH: 2.87
COL: 3.39
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
COL
Scott Wedgewood - 17-1-4 | 0.919 SV% | 2.13 GAA
StatNSHCOL
Season SV%0.8970.919
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.932.13
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
NSHJuuse Saros3231196.9%2.7201.72
COLScott Wedgewood1715288.2%2.3530.35
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: 45% • NSH at home vs COL: 5-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-16COL 3 - 7 NSHNSHCOL
2025-12-13COL 4 - 2 NSHCOLCOL
2025-12-09NSH 4 - 3 COLNSHCOL
2025-11-22NSH 0 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2025-02-22NSH 2 - 1 COLNSHCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH1110.71
1COL1500.71
2NSH1000.44
2COL1400.81
3NSH921.20
3COL1601.21
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: 52.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.9 - 3.4