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St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2025-03-18 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 1 - 4 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 54.7%
STL: 45.3%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.23
STL: 3.28
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
StatNSHSTL
Season SV%0.8970.901
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.932.87
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 Saros2117481.0%2.343-1.66
STLJoel Hofer2322195.7%1.8000.80
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: 73% • NSH at home vs STL: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02NSH 6 - 5 STLNSHNSH
2025-12-27STL 3 - 2 NSHSTLSTL
2025-12-15STL 2 - 5 NSHNSHSTL
2025-12-11NSH 7 - 2 STLNSHSTL
2025-03-27NSH 2 - 3 STLSTLSTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH1100.75
1STL1010.64
2NSH1200.60
2STL910.80
3NSH1200.45
3STL910.90
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: 54.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 1 - 4 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.2 - 3.3