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Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2025-04-03 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 5 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 51.8%
PIT: 48.2%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.63
PIT: 3.40
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatSTLPIT
Season SV%0.9010.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.873.12
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
STLJoel Hofer2824485.7%3.133-0.87
PITTristan Jarry1914573.7%2.683-2.32
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% • STL at home vs PIT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14STL 7 - 5 PITSTLPIT
2025-10-27PIT 6 - 3 STLPITSTL
2025-04-03STL 5 - 4 PITSTLSTL
2025-03-13PIT 5 - 3 STLPITSTL
2023-12-30PIT 4 - 2 STLPITPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL700.35
1PIT1100.59
2STL1621.49
2PIT1021.42
3STL510.59
3PIT1811.12
4STL200.25
4PIT100.01
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: 51.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 5 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.6 - 3.4