St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions
2025-03-27 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 2 - 3 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)
📊 Pre-Game Predictions
Win Probability
NSH: 53.6%
STL: 46.4%
Expected Goals
NSH: 3.39
STL: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 44%
🥅 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
| Stat | NSH | STL |
|---|---|---|
| Season SV% | 0.897 | 0.901 |
| Last 5 SV% | — | — |
| SV% vs Opponent | — | — |
| GAA | 2.93 | 2.87 |
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
| Team | Goalie | SA | Saves | GA | SV% | xGA | HD Faced | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | Juuse Saros | 21 | 18 | 3 | 85.7% | 1.94 | 1 | -1.06 |
| STL | Joel Hofer | 18 | 16 | 2 | 88.9% | 1.87 | 1 | -0.13 |
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: 53% • NSH at home vs STL: 5-4
| Date | Score | Winner | Model Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | NSH 6 - 5 STL | NSH | NSH |
| 2025-12-27 | STL 3 - 2 NSH | STL | NSH |
| 2025-12-15 | STL 2 - 5 NSH | NSH | NSH |
| 2025-12-11 | NSH 7 - 2 STL | NSH | NSH |
| 2025-03-27 | NSH 2 - 3 STL | STL | NSH |
Shot Quality by Period
| Period | Team | Shots | High Danger | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSH | 10 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 1 | STL | 4 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2 | NSH | 13 | 1 | 0.80 |
| 2 | STL | 8 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 3 | NSH | 11 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 3 | STL | 15 | 1 | 1.05 |
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: 53.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 2 - 3 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.4 - 2.9
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