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Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2025-04-05 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
🚨 Upset Win (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 38.5%
COL: 61.5%
Expected Goals
STL: 2.81
COL: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
Jordan Binnington - 7-10-6 | 0.869 SV% | 3.56 GAA
COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
StatSTLCOL
Season SV%0.8690.924
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.562.07
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
STLJordan Binnington3935489.7%3.591-0.41
COLMackenzie Blackwood2217577.3%2.862-2.14
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: 55% • STL at home vs COL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07STL 1 - 3 COLCOLCOL
2026-04-05COL 2 - 3 STLSTLCOL
2025-12-31COL 6 - 1 STLCOLCOL
2025-04-05STL 5 - 4 COLSTLCOL
2025-03-29COL 1 - 2 STLSTLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL1700.86
1COL2201.55
2STL500.37
2COL1211.15
3STL1021.62
3COL1600.89
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: 61.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche
Expected: 2.8 - 3.0