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Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Predictions

2025-04-02 • United Center
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CHI: 24.2%
COL: 75.8%
Expected Goals
CHI: 2.39
COL: 3.76
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CHI
Spencer Knight - 11-11-6 | 0.909 SV% | 2.63 GAA
COL
Scott Wedgewood - 17-1-4 | 0.919 SV% | 2.13 GAA
StatCHICOL
Season SV%0.9090.919
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.632.13
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
CHISpencer Knight3430488.2%6.7032.70
COLScott Wedgewood2421387.5%3.1330.13
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: 73% • CHI at home vs COL: 2-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-20CHI 1 - 4 COLCOLCOL
2026-02-28COL 3 - 1 CHICOLCOL
2025-11-23CHI 0 - 1 COLCOLCOL
2025-04-02CHI 2 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2025-03-10COL 3 - 0 CHICOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CHI1000.39
1COL1701.38
2CHI1210.86
2COL1901.58
3CHI910.71
3COL1911.51
4CHI300.13
4COL300.31
5CHI311.04
5COL321.92
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 75.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.4 - 3.8