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Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2025-04-10 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 1 - 4 Vancouver Canucks
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 64.0%
VAN: 36.0%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.44
VAN: 2.63
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
Mackenzie Blackwood - 13-1-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.07 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
StatCOLVAN
Season SV%0.9240.885
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.073.41
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
COLMackenzie Blackwood3026486.7%4.8460.84
VANKevin Lankinen3231196.9%3.1222.12
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: 47% • COL at home vs VAN: 4-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-01COL 6 - 8 VANVANCOL
2025-12-02COL 3 - 1 VANCOLCOL
2025-11-09VAN 4 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-04-10COL 1 - 4 VANVANCOL
2025-02-04VAN 3 - 0 COLVANCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1401.01
1VAN1100.59
2COL1410.84
2VAN2010.99
3COL2111.26
3VAN1353.26
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: 64.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 1 - 4 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.4 - 2.6