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Utah Hockey Club at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2025-04-14 • Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators 3 - 7 Utah Hockey Club

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NSH: 38.2%
UTA: 61.8%
Expected Goals
NSH: 2.93
UTA: 3.57
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
UTA
M. Villalta
StatNSHUTA
Season SV%0.897—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.93—
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
NSHJuuse Saros3629780.6%3.882-3.12
UTAM. Villalta3128390.3%3.2720.27
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: 71% • NSH at home vs UTA: 1-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-09UTA 4 - 1 NSHUTAUTA
2026-01-24NSH 2 - 5 UTAUTAUTA
2025-12-29UTA 3 - 4 NSHNSHUTA
2025-10-11NSH 2 - 3 UTAUTAUTA
2025-04-14NSH 3 - 7 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NSH2011.72
1UTA1200.69
2NSH1011.05
2UTA1901.63
3NSH1500.51
3UTA1321.56
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: 61.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Nashville Predators 3 - 7 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 2.9 - 3.6