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Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2025-04-12 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 5 - 3 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 64.3%
NSH: 35.7%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.37
NSH: 2.86
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
NSH
Justus Annunen - 3-5-1 | 0.875 SV% | 3.29 GAA
StatVGKNSH
Season SV%0.8880.875
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.733.29
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
VGKAdin Hill1714382.4%1.771-1.23
NSHJustus Annunen2924582.8%4.492-0.51
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: 62% • VGK at home vs NSH: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-13NSH 2 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-21NSH 4 - 1 VGKNSHVGK
2026-01-17VGK 7 - 2 NSHVGKVGK
2025-12-31VGK 2 - 4 NSHNSHVGK
2025-04-12VGK 5 - 3 NSHVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1911.36
1NSH700.34
2VGK1401.35
2NSH900.52
3VGK1411.79
3NSH1310.91
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: 64.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 5 - 3 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.4 - 2.9