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Seattle Kraken at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2025-04-08 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 7 - 1 Seattle Kraken

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 66.3%
SEA: 33.7%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.23
SEA: 2.96
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
SEA
Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA
StatUTASEA
Season SV%0.8950.903
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.682.77
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
UTAKarel Vejmelka1918194.7%1.7800.78
SEAJoey Daccord4134782.9%4.994-2.01
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: 67% • UTA at home vs SEA: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02SEA 2 - 6 UTAUTAUTA
2026-01-17UTA 6 - 3 SEAUTAUTA
2025-12-12UTA 5 - 3 SEAUTAUTA
2025-04-08UTA 7 - 1 SEAUTAUTA
2025-03-14SEA 4 - 2 UTASEAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA2422.01
1SEA700.47
2UTA1921.83
2SEA1100.61
3UTA1501.15
3SEA1200.71
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: 66.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 7 - 1 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 3.2 - 3.0