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St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2025-03-13 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 48.6%
STL: 51.4%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.11
STL: 3.36
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
StatPITSTL
Season SV%0.8920.869
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.123.56
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
PITTristan Jarry3532391.4%2.450-0.55
STLJordan Binnington2217577.3%2.502-2.50
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: 33% • PIT at home vs STL: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14STL 7 - 5 PITSTLPIT
2025-10-27PIT 6 - 3 STLPITPIT
2025-04-03STL 5 - 4 PITSTLPIT
2025-03-13PIT 5 - 3 STLPITSTL
2023-12-30PIT 4 - 2 STLPITPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT500.18
1STL2101.10
2PIT1600.65
2STL1800.62
3PIT1021.68
3STL1100.73
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: 51.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.1 - 3.4