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Utah Hockey Club at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2025-03-07 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 Utah Hockey Club
🚨 Upset Win (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 43.3%
UTA: 56.7%
Expected Goals
CHI: 3.05
UTA: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Spencer Knight - 11-11-6 | 0.909 SV% | 2.63 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatCHIUTA
Season SV%0.9090.895
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.632.68
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
CHISpencer Knight3936392.3%4.6021.60
UTAKarel Vejmelka2521484.0%2.201-1.80
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: 50% • CHI at home vs UTA: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12UTA 2 - 3 CHICHIUTA
2026-03-09CHI 3 - 2 UTACHIUTA
2026-03-01UTA 0 - 4 CHICHIUTA
2025-10-13CHI 3 - 1 UTACHICHI
2025-03-30CHI 2 - 5 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI700.31
1UTA1011.24
2CHI1611.30
2UTA2111.69
3CHI600.29
3UTA2101.31
4CHI300.30
4UTA300.35
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: 56.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1